Page Where Are They Now? Episode 6 Episode 6: Power2Switch May 20, 2021 As a Black founder, Seyi Fabode, MBA ’10, has experienced the challenge of investors taking him seriously. Fabode, an immigrant from Nigeria, recalls an...
News Fireside Chat: Airbnb Cofounder Nathan Blecharczyk Reveals How the Business Grew, Survived COVID-19 and Found Success Thanks to a Publicity Stunt As Airbnb neared the end of its first year in business, its prospects looked grim. The San Francisco-based startup — at the time called AirBed & Breakfast — wasn’t...
News Compass Teams Gain ‘Clarity of Focus,’ Investor-Ready Pitches, and a ‘Deep Network of Experts’ The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s recently-launched Compass accelerator program has concluded its second cohort, which featured four teams working on developing deep tech with applications in various industries. Designed...
News Duality Cohort 1 Company Super.tech Launches New SuperstaQ Platform Super.tech, a participant in the inaugural cohort of the quantum tech startup accelerator Duality, announced the launch of a software platform endeavoring to make quantum computing commercially viable years sooner...
News NanoPattern Receives $1 Million NSF Grant: ‘A Validation of Our Vision,’ Says Cofounder NanoPattern Technologies recently received a $999,428 grant from the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) Phase II Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant program. Cofounded by Dmitri Talapin, Ernest DeWitt Burton Distinguished Service...
News Build Back Better: University of Chicago and mHub Seek Project Proposals, Partnerships to Accelerate Illinois Clean Energy Economy The University of Chicago and mHUB have put out a Request for Proposals (RFP) for projects and programs to participate in a $100 million regional proposal for the U.S. Department...
Page Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition The Polsky Center offers a suite of Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) resources designed to provide students and alumni access to the education, capital, mentorship, and resources necessary...
Page Science and Technology Commercialization The Polsky Center connects ambitious College students with University of Chicago faculty and researchers at the National Laboratories who are specifically looking for talented students to support their startups and...
Page Business Consulting and Internships Business Consulting and Internships The Polsky Center connects College students with entrepreneurs and small business owners on Chicago’s South and West sides. Students play an important role in advising community...
Page Graduate & PhD Students Graduate & PhD Students Transform research into real-world impact through startup accelerators, commercialization resources, interdisciplinary collaboration, and venture-building opportunities across the Polsky innovation ecosystem. *If you are a Chicago Booth...
