News Booth Students Win First Place at Global Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) A team of Chicago Booth students took first place at this year’s global Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC), a unique challenge that puts MBA candidates in the shoes of the...
News $1M Investment Moves Flow Medical Toward Commercialization for Its Novel Medical Device University of Chicago startup Flow Medical is finalizing its product design – taking the next steps on its path to commercialization with a $1 million investment from a medical device...
News 2020 NVC Finals Awards Record $1 Million Investment for Student Startups, Pippin Title Named Winner The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has announced winners of the 24th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), which awarded a record $1 million to 11 student-run startups....
News Polsky Center Teams Up with ChicagoNEXT to Attract Startup Investment to Chicago The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago recently partnered with World Business Chicago’s ChicagoNEXT, an organization focused on driving inclusive growth and opportunity for Chicago’s...
News NVC Alum Foxtrot Closes $42 Million Series B Round with $200,000 Investment from UChicago Foxtrot Market this week announced that it has closed a $42 million Series B round, which included a $200,000 investment from the University of Chicago. The latest investment follows a...
News Foxtrot Announces $100 Million Series C Funding; UChicago Ups Investment in the NVC Alum Foxtrot on Tuesday announced $100 million in new funding and plans to open 50 stores over the next two years, a huge expansion for the Chicago Booth-born startup as it...
News It’s High Season for New Venture Challenge Finals. Watch and Learn From the Startups Competing For Investment. The end of spring quarter is high season for the New Venture Challenge, the Polsky Center’s flagship accelerator program. From mid-May through early June, four of the five tracks of...
Event Info Session: Sterling Partners Investment Thesis Challenge (SPITC) October 16, 2023 The Sterling Partners Investment Thesis Challenge (SPITC) encourages students to form teams to conceive and propose an original investment thesis they wish to work on. Selected teams work with mentors...
Event Application Deadline: The Sterling Partners Investment Thesis Challenge (SPITC) January 4, 2024 The Sterling Partners Investment Thesis Challenge (SPITC) encourages students to form teams to conceive and propose an original investment thesis they wish to work on. Selected teams work with mentors...
News Automated Investment App Investable Takes First Place Prize of $50,000 at the 17th Annual Global New Venture Challenge The 17th Annual Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) has awarded first place to Investable, an automated robo-advisor app linked to your payroll which makes investing effortless. The app deducts a...
Event Info Session: Sterling Partners Investment Thesis Challenge (SPITC) October 21, 2024 The Sterling Partners Investment Thesis Challenge (SPITC) encourages students to form teams to conceive and propose an original investment thesis they wish to work on. Selected teams work with mentors...
Event Application Deadline: The Sterling Partners Investment Thesis Challenge (SPITC) January 10, 2025 The Sterling Partners Investment Thesis Challenge (SPITC) encourages students to form teams to conceive and propose an original investment thesis on which they wish to work. Selected teams work with...
