News UChicago Deep Tech Demo Day to Spotlight 22 Emerging Ventures During TechChicago Week The event will showcase next-generation deep tech ventures working across quantum and hardtech, healthcare, and data and AI.
News Chicago Innovation Mentors Celebrates First Year A superhighway runs into Chicago’s leading universities, carrying innovative scientists, talented students and significant research funds, says John Flavin, the new executive director of Chicago Innovation Mentors (CIM). “We need...
News UChicago Backs Tovala’s $20 Million Series B Funding Round The meal service and smart oven company, founded by a University of Chicago alumni, has closed a $20 million Series B funding round to scale its business across the US....
News Polsky Center Hires Christine Karslake, MBA ’95, to Manage University of Chicago’s Portfolio of Science and Technology Ventures The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has hired Christine Karslake, PhD, MBA ’95, as Managing Director of Polsky Science Ventures. In this newly created...
News Polsky Announces 2021 Founders Fund Fellows, Who Receive Support While Working Full-Time on Their Ventures The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2021 Polsky Founders Fund Fellowship (PF3), a resource for graduating students who are committed to...
News Transform Accelerator for Data Science & Emerging AI Startups Launches New Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation program provides support to early-stage companies built on data science and AI technologies; applications are now extended to January 25th. The University of...
Event Deep Tech Ventures Showcase June 27, 2023 The Deep Tech Ventures Showcase will feature cutting-edge technologies coming out of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation. More details on the event and full agenda are available here....
News Innovating for Resilience: Polsky Center Launches ‘Resurgence’ Cleantech Accelerator The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the launch of Resurgence, a new cleantech accelerator powered by Deep Tech Ventures. Polsky Deep...
News Eight Graduating Students Receive Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowships to Work On Their Ventures Full-Time The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the eight recipients of the 2023 Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship (PF3), a program that provides funding to graduating UChicago...
Event Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC) Admitted Ventures Orientation February 7, 2024 The Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC) is the track of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge supporting all University of Chicago alumni who are in the process of...
Event Healthcare Initiative: Fireside chat with Alyssa Jaffee, MBA ’16, Partner at 7wire Ventures February 13, 2024 Alyssa Jaffee, MBA ’16, is a partner at 7wire Ventures where she invests in companies that empower everyone to be better stewards of their health. Her portfolio includes Caraway Health,...
