News Duality Quantum Accelerator Announces First Corporate Supporters Duality, the nation’s first accelerator focused exclusively on supporting quantum science and technology companies, has announced that Amazon Web Services (AWS) is among its first corporate supporters, along with Caruso Ventures, Lathrop GPM LLP, McDonnell Boehnen...
News Duality Announces Technical Advisory Committee with Deep Expertise in Quantum The Duality Accelerator is pleased to announce the members of its Technical Advisory Committee, which will support participating startups with business know-how as well as deep expertise in quantum science...
News Incorporation/Organization Day Helps Local Entrepreneurs Form Legal Business Entities The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation recently hosted Incorporation/Organization Day, a first-of-its-kind event in Chicago that connected West and South Side entrepreneurs with attorneys from local law firms to...
News The Power of a Shared Ecosystem: 27 Midwest Startups Pitch at Deep Tech Demo Day in San Francisco The University of Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Northwestern University came together to bring 27 deep tech startups in front of investors on the West Coast. The private, invite-only...
News 6 Local Entrepreneurs Form Legal Businesses at Incorporation/Organization Day Earlier this month, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation hosted Incorporation/Organization Day, an event that connects South and West Side entrepreneurs with attorneys from local law firms to explore...
News Meet the Teams Selected to Participate in the 2022 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 30 teams selected to participate in Phase II of the 2022 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge...
News Twelve Startups to Vie for At Least $1M in Finals of Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 12 teams selected to advance to the finals of the 26th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture...
News OrisDX Wins 2022 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge with Saliva Test to Diagnose Oral Cancers UPDATE: The investment totals have been updated to reflect additional investment made in the days following the winner announcement. A startup developing saliva-based diagnostics to screen for oral cancers and...
Page 2022 Companies Traditional // OrisDX ($665,000) BlackCurrant ($352,000) Canopy Aerospace ($172,500) Block Rank ($165,000) Earthi ($150,000) Flights ($90,000) Softmed Technologies LLP ($35,000) TrueToForm ($35,000) Medici ($30,000) Alloy ($10,000) Cricket Hill ($10,000) ...
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News 9 Local Entrepreneurs Form Legal Businesses at Incorporation/Organization Day Earlier this month the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation hosted its second annual Incorporation/Organization Day, a unique event that connects West and South Side entrepreneurs with attorneys from local...
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