News Kin Insurance To Go Public, Expand Nationally, With Aim to Save Homeowners Time and Money Kin Insurance this week announced plans to go public and expand across the U.S., supercharging its efforts to make homeowners insurance more convenient and affordable by cutting out the agent....
News Kin Insurance: How Passion and a Focus on Doing Good Gave Rise to Chicago’s Latest Unicorn Sean Harper, AB ’03, MBA ’09, knew his passion from an early age. “Going back to high school, I was the kid who was reading Milton Friedman while programming his...
News The University of Chicago Invests $500,000 In Insurance Tech Company Founded By Alum As Part Of $47 Million Round The UChicago Startup Investment Program has invested in seven companies since launching in 2016.
News Kin Insurance Closes $35 Million Series B Including Second Investment from UChicago Founded in 2016 by a University of Chicago alum, Kin Insurance today announced a $35 million Series B round with participation from the University of Chicago via its Startup Investment...
News 31 Teams Selected to Advance to Phase II for the 2021 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has announced the 31 teams advancing to Phase II of the 2021 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC)....
Event Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Anna Maria Viti-Welch on Learning How to Protect Your Business with Insurance May 6, 2024 Join the Polsky Center and Anna Maria Viti-Welch, President of the Viti Companies, in an informative workshop focusing on protecting your business with the proper insurance. In this session you...
News ETA Spotlight // Andrei Papayanopulos, MBA ’14, Cofounder of Arpa Capital Andrei Papayanopulos started at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with the aspiration to raise a venture capital fund in his native Mexico, where at the time, he...
Page Venture Gallery Venture Gallery View startups founded from across the University of Chicago ecosystem in a range of industries. Welcome to the Venture Gallery! The Polsky Center provides “first look” and early...
News Chicago’s Insure-Tech Boom Could Shift an Age-Old Industry Over the last year, Chicagoland has seen an uptick in the number of venture-backed insurance tech startups. Some of them provide comprehensive insurance, while others simplify only one part of...
News ETA Spotlight // Monica Weaver, MBA ’07 Monica Weaver, MBA 07, acquired TGI Direct in July. After years as a product manager and marketing manager with Owens Corning and USG, Monica decided to launch Carmel Hill Acquisitions...
