News Blackcurrant: An Online Marketplace for Alternative Fuel A startup in the inaugural cohort of Transform, a data science and AI accelerator, Blackcurrant is looking to accelerate its aggressive growth strategy and capitalize on opportunities for federal funding....
News Profound Trends Have Led to Unique Singularity Event: Samir Mayekar Talks Deep Tech Several trends have culminated in a unique “singularity event,” said former Chicago Deputy Mayer Samir Mayekar at the inaugural Deep Tech Ventures Showcase in June. Deep Tech Ventures at the University...
News Innovating Hydrogen Trading: Blackcurrant Counts Another Win as the 2023 George Shultz Innovation Fund Awardee Blackcurrant adds to its accolades as the winner of the spring cycle of the 2023 George Shultz Innovation Fund – a win that follows its New Venture Challenge success and...
News PropTech Startup Andes STR Makes Magic with Short-Term Rentals in Orlando A year after taking first place in Chicago Booth’s Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), proptech startup Andes STR has $25 million in the bank to acquire investment...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 3 Episode 3: BenchPrep April 29, 2021 Ashish Rangnekar, MBA ’11, grew up in a sleepy town in India where success looked like a white-collar job, not entrepreneurship. But early on...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 1 Episode 1: The Story of NVC April 15, 2021 When it launched 25 years ago, the University of Chicago’s New Venture Challenge (NVC) was a pioneer in helping business school...
News Inaugural Deep Tech Ventures Showcase to Highlight 20 Startups, Keynote from Former Chicago Deputy Mayor Samir Mayekar The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is excited to announce the inaugural Deep Tech Ventures Showcase – which will feature 20 startups across quantum, data science, cleantech, and life...
News Newly Discovered Electrolyte Could Be The Answer To Lithium-Ion Storage Capacity, Stability Researchers at the University of Chicago have discovered a novel ether solvent for lithium-ion batteries that allows for greater storage capacity, more stability, and the ability to operate at a...
News Four Startups Advance to Spring 2023 George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals Four startups innovating in the life sciences, energy, healthcare IT, and medical device spaces will each vie for up to $250,000 in co-investment as finalists in the Spring 2023 cohort...
Technology DMSO-Enhanced CO2 Capture and Conversion System for Efficient Syngas Production A DMSO-based system uses an amine and salt to capture CO2 from industrial off-gas and electrochemically converts it into efficient syngas, offering improved performance over water-based methods. The Unmet Need:…
Technology Microbiome-Based Stratification and Lactulose Therapy for Infection Prevention in Advanced Liver Disease Improved survival and reduced systemic infections in advanced liver disease patients by expanding gut Bifidobacteria through lactulose administration, leveraging metabolomic profiling to stratify candidates for targeted microbiome-based therapeutics The Unmet…
