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 Alumni New Venture Challenge Selects 25 Startups for 2022 Contest The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 25 startups accepted into the 2022 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a global competition dedicated to supporting all University of...
News 20 Startups Accepted into Phase II of the 2024 Alumni New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 20 startups accepted into the 2024 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a global competition dedicated to supporting all University of...
News Polsky Center Launches Podcast to Mark 25 Years of The New Venture Challenge: “It’s Really Magical.” Startups weren’t so sexy 25 years ago. It was pre-Google, pre-dot-com bubble, pre-unicorn. The University of Chicago’s business school, renowned for finance, didn’t offer an entrepreneurship concentration. Steven Kaplan, a...
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.
Program Build and Launch Accelerators The Polsky Center Build and Launch accelerators give teams the opportunity to work intensively on their businesses over the summer.
News Mentoring Program to Bridge Gap Between Ideas and Innovation The inaugural event of the new Chicago Innovators Mentors program matched experienced entrepreneurs, executives, and domain experts with innovating faculty from multiple institutions. Left to right: Mentor Dan Schmitt, Jim...
News Almost Half of All US MBA Students Use This Chicago Booth MBA’s Career Management Platform Mitch Kirby is co-founder and CEO of TransparentCareer, a cutting-edge career management platform used by 40% of all current US-based MBAs. Frustrated by a lack of hard data on post-MBA salaries...
News Origin Ventures Raises $80 Million to Lead Investments Startups Origin Ventures, an 18-year-old venture capital firm based in Chicago, has closed an $80 million fund, it announced Thursday. This is the Series A-stage firm’s fourth fund and its largest yet,...
News Veteran-run Startup Rumi Spice Gets Chance in ‘Shark Tank’ The founders of Chicago startup Rumi Spice have been to war. But the thought of facing a panel of celebrity investors had them quaking, said Kimberly Jung, who, along with...
News Polsky Center Named “Industry Champion” at Annual ITA CityLIGHTS The Industry Champion award is presented to the company or individual who actively and consistently supports the growth of the Illinois technology industry
News New Global Network for Alumni Entrepreneurs and Investors to Be Launched With more than 50,000 University of Chicago Booth School of Business alumni in over 120 countries who engage with the university through 92 clubs, many of them are or will...
