Event Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon: Beyond the Hype January 30, 2026 The Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon is Chicago Booth’s flagship entrepreneurship and venture capital conference. Through keynote fireside chats, panel discussions, and various networking sessions, SeedCon provides opportunities for entrepreneurs, investors,...
News ETA’s Global Momentum Takes Center Stage at Record-Breaking 12th Annual Booth–Kellogg Conference This week the Polsky Center, the ETA Group at Chicago Booth, and the Kellogg Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative hosted the 12th Annual Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Conference, welcoming more than 1,100...
News Next Wave of Deep Tech Innovators Selected for Phase 2 of Alchemist Chicago Alchemist Chicago — the deep tech accelerator partnership between the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Alchemist — today announced the startups selected for Phase 2...
Event Annual Climate, Energy & Sustainability (CES) Conference February 20, 2026 Led by keynote remarks from Michael Polsky, founder and CEO of Invenergy, the Annual Climate, Energy & Sustainability (CES) Conference convenes Chicago Booth students, alumni, and industry leaders for a...
News Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon 2026: Beyond the Hype Last week, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Chicago Booth’s Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital (EVC) Group hosted the Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon 2026, the University of Chicago’s flagship...
Program UChicago India Deep Tech Accelerator Receive commercialization guidance and global connections for your deep tech startup emerging from India’s leading research institutions.
News 8 Midwestern Universities Launch Third Coast Foundry to Connect Startups with Bay Area Venture Capital The University of Chicago, in partnership with seven other leading Midwestern universities, today announced the launch of Third Coast Foundry, a new San Francisco–based hub designed to strengthen the collective...
News Polsky Center and Chicago Booth Private Equity Group Host 25th Annual PE Conference Investors, students, and industry leaders gathered last week for the 25th Annual Chicago Booth Private Equity Conference, a day-long event exploring the evolving dynamics of private equity investing and value...
News UChicago Quantum Spin-Out memQ Closes $10M Series A Funding Round Cofounded at the University of Chicago, Quantum spin-out memQ has raised $10 million in a Series A round to fuel new stage of growth. “UChicago was critical in the founding...
Page 2025 Companies Traditional // Rayni ($835,000) Hestus ($350,000) Lumina AI ($250,000) Bera ($220,000) MycoWorks Health ($175,000) Vantage Robotics ($150,000) Clover Labs ($110,000) Veyda ($75,000) Northline Energy ($52,000) Synova ($50,000) College // Exactics...
Page Founders Founders The Polsky Center helps founders grow their companies through accelerators, mentorship, and venture funding opportunities. Whether you’re just starting out or ready to scale, we provide the support and...
Technology Novel Small Molecules for the Treatment of Pulmonary Fibrosis and Asthma Airway remodeling induced by asthma and fibrosis promotes reduced responsiveness to currently available therapies. As such, there is an urgent need for the development of novel treatments that target the…
