News Will the “Golden Age” of Tech Investment Last? Three Venture Capitalists Dive In During a Conversation Moderated by the Polsky Center’s Steve Kaplan By all measures, 2021 has been a banner year for tech investment and returns. And money increasingly is flowing into markets like Chicago, thanks in part to a remote business...
News The Polsky Center Collaborates with the India Deep Tech Alliance to Launch the India Deep Tech Accelerator The new collaboration will help deep tech founders in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) translate breakthrough innovation into globally competitive companies through the newly established India Deep Tech Accelerator...
News Growth of Private Equity in a Challenging Environment: the 23rd Annual Private Equity Conference Last week the Polsky Center and the Chicago Booth Private Equity Group hosted the 23rd annual Private Equity Conference, bringing investors, students, and entrepreneurs together to network and share insights...
Program Elfman-Wareham Private Equity and Venture Capital Lab (PE/VC Lab) Gain hands-on investing experience through internships, coursework, and mentorship with leading PE and VC firms.
News Booth Students Win First Place at Global Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) A team of Chicago Booth students took first place at this year’s global Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC), a unique challenge that puts MBA candidates in the shoes of the...
Program UChicago India Deep Tech Accelerator Receive commercialization guidance and global connections for your deep tech startup emerging from India’s leading research institutions.
Program Our Process and Advisory Committee Program Structure The George Shultz Innovation Fund runs once a year in the Spring quarter. Our process is a hybrid: it pairs a hands-on readiness sprint with the rigorous due...
Program Advisors BITC participants benefit from the guidance of experienced faculty and industry advisors who bring decades of private equity and venture capital expertise to the program. Chris McGowan Adjunct Professor of...
Program Investing Essentials Investing Essentials is designed for students interested in learning about and pursuing careers in the private equity and venture capital space.
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...
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...
Program UChicago Private Markets Program Explore careers in private markets through workshops, theory, case studies, and networking opportunities.
