Program Chicago Booth and Polsky Center Private Equity Council Members The Booth Polsky Private Equity Council is comprised of some of the world’s leading private equity investors who provide ongoing guidance and support to the Polsky Center’s Svider Private Equity...
News Polsky Helps Train the Next Generation of Fintech Entrepreneurs from Hong Kong In July of 2013, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business announced plans to move its Executive MBA program in Asia from Singapore to Hong Kong. At around the...
News Academia and Private Sector Meet at 10th Annual Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Conference The Polsky Center, in collaboration with the Chicago Booth School of Business and Northwestern Kellogg School of Management, hosted the 10th annual Booth-Kellogg Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Conference this week....
News Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon 2025: Built to Last Last week, the Polsky Center and Chicago Booth’s Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital (EVC) Group hosted the Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon 2025, the university’s flagship entrepreneurship and venture capital conference. Held...
News Peer-to-Peer Payment App Paytera Takes First Place at the 2026 College New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has announced peer-to-peer payment app, Paytera, as the winner of the 14th Annual College New Venture Challenge (CNVC), with judges awarding $330,000 to...
News Eye for Opportunity, Appetite for Collaboration Few, if any, University of Chicago faculty members have as many patents, products and promising commercial endeavors in various stages of development as does Ralph Weichselbaum, MD. The D.K. Ludwig...
Program ETA Advisory Committee Comprised of leading operators, investors, and academics in the ETA space, the Polsky Center ETA Advisory Committee is instrumental in providing guidance to the growth and impact of our ETA...
Page Polsky Council The Polsky Council comprises many of the country’s leading entrepreneurs, venture capitalists, and private equity investors, who provide ongoing guidance and support to the Polsky Center. Eric Belcher, MBA ’95...
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...
News Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge Investment Pool Swells to $1.73 Million After Additional Funding Rolls In; First-Place Winner Andes STR Gets $681,000 The record investment pool in the 25th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC) jumped to $1.73 million this week after investors put additional money into the finalist...
Page Venture Gallery Venture Gallery View startups founded from across the University of Chicago ecosystem in a range of industries. Welcome to the Venture Gallery! The Polsky Center provides “first look” and early...
News 10 Startups Graduate from Polsky Center’s Small Business Growth Program In a ceremony at the Polsky Exchange, mentors, sponsors, and participants gathered to celebrate the completion of the program, which expanded from 10 weeks to nine months this year. The...
