News The 10 Days of Polsky: Looking Back at 2020 The past year was unlike any we’ve experienced before. Despite the many challenges caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic, we stayed focused on advancing our Polsky Center mission. We authored...
News 20 Teams Selected for Classroom Portion of the 18th Annual Global New Venture Challenge From Chicago, Hong Kong, and London, 20 teams are advancing to the classroom portion of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s 2025 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC). The GNVC is the...
News 24 Startups Accepted into the 2023 Alumni New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 24 startups accepted into the 2023 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a global competition dedicated to supporting all...
News UChicago invests in next generation AI company automating cognitive work TAIGER is the first recipient outside of the United States and the first in Singapore to secure a venture investment from the UChicago Startup Investment Program. The company’s AI solutions...
News With $4 Million in Funding, Kin Wants to Change How Homeowners Get Insured Insurance is one of those markets where startups see an opportunity to apply new technologies and data to lower costs and improve the consumer experience. And Kin Insurance is one of those...
News Phase II Teams Selected for the 2020 New Venture Challenge 31 teams have advanced to the next phase of the 2020 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge.
News StepStone Cofounder and Booth Alum Tom Keck Talks Investment Trends, Industry Evolution Cofounded by University of Chicago Booth School of Business alumnus, Tom Keck, MBA ’97, the StepStone Group is a global private markets investment firm that last year went public with...
Page Book a Mentor Appointment The mentorship program is a valuable resource offered at the Polsky Center in which entrepreneurs and business owners meet one-on-one with industry leaders. Our mentors bring decades of experience in...
Event Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Incorporation Basics: An Overview of Incorporation Options for Startups November 14, 2023 Join the Polsky Center and facilitator Emily Underwood for a workshop that explores options and the process of incorporation for startups. This workshop will cover: • The types of business...
Event Investing Essentials: Trends vs. Fads in Private Equity (PE) Investing May 2, 2024 How do you identify investments that have a high probability of achieving growth and returning capital over the long-term? How do you separate short-term fads from industries and sectors with...
Event Investing Essentials: Trends vs. Fads in Private Equity (PE) Investing April 22, 2025 How do you identify investments that have a high probability of achieving growth and returning capital over the long-term? How do you separate short-term fads from industries and sectors with...
News 40 Startups to Present at Midwest Deep Tech Demo Day in San Francisco The inaugural Deep Tech Demo Day in 2025, held at Pear VC in San Francisco. The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation today announced the 40 startups from leading Midwest...
