News Record $1.6 Million Awarded in the 25th Anniversary Finals of Chicago Booth’s New Venture Challenge; First-Place Winner Andes STR Lands More Than $660,000 The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University if Chicago has announced a record-breaking investment of $1.6 million in the winners of the 2021 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New...
Program Resources A suite of programs and resources designed to provide graduating students and alumni access to the education, capital, and mentorship necessary to acquire and grow small businesses.
News Flu Antibodies Developed at UChicago Advance with Fast-Track Grant Antibodies developed at the University of Chicago, which target a wide variety of influenza strains, are being commercialized by Celdara Medical. The antibodies were patented by the Polsky Center for...
News Polsky Center I-Corps Teams Test Commercialization Potential of Research The Polsky I-Corps program helps scientists, researchers, and students test the commercial potential of their research and ideas. Supported with funding from the National Science Foundation (NSF) through the Great...
Event Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Managing People: Hiring, Performance Management, Incentives, and Firing November 17, 2025 Join us for an ETA workshop on Managing People: Hiring, Performance Management, Incentives, and Firing. Speakers will include Darrin Shillair, MBA ’16, Jake Levine, MBA ’19, and Josh Hackerson, MBA...
Event Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Operator Grit – Overcoming Adversity April 21, 2026 This workshop centers on the resilience and determination required to navigate challenges as an operator in acquired businesses. Industry leaders Rock Irvin, MBA ’17, Jake Levine, MBA ‘, and Jose...
