News SPIN’s Inaugural Cohort Departs with New Connections, Mindset, and Tools to Move Forward: ‘I Highly Recommend This Program’ Led by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the Strategic Program for Innovation at the National Labs (SPIN) earlier this year launched with 17 scientists and staff from Argonne...
News 16 UChicago Researchers Awarded $7.2 Million from Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago The Chan Zuckerberg Biohub Chicago has funded its first cohort of Investigators at its partner institutions – including 16 researchers from the University of Chicago. The funding – a total...
News 21 Teams Tackling Innovations in Quantum, Healthcare, AI, and More Take First Steps Toward Commercialization Twenty-one teams from across the University of Chicago and local institutions participated in the Polsky Center I-Corps program this year – identifying and addressing real-world problems in seven weeks, work...
Program Past VCIC Participants 2026 Monarch Fund won the regional Venture Capital Investment Competition. Team members included Angela Huang, Kim Berg, Nick Thomas, Patrick Mispireta, Leah Sidell, and Joe Wang. 2025 First Pick Ventures…
News Phase II Teams Selected for the 2019 College New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center has officially announced the 10 teams moving on to phase II of the 2019 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC).
News 2019 College New Venture Challenge Finalists Announced The Polsky Center is pleased to announce the six teams advancing to the finals of the 2019 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC).
News PODU, the First Arabic Podcast Platform, Wins $15,000 at the 2019 College New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC).
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 9 Episode 9: Grubhub June 10, 2021 Matt Maloney admits he had a bit of an ego when he entered the New Venture Challenge. He had already launched Grubhub, had a...
News NVC, Booth Alum Startup Mindful Care Closes $2.7M Series A with Investment from UChicago Bringing the urgent care model to the mental health industry, Mindful Care (formerly Mindful Urgent Care) has closed a $2.7 million oversubscribed Series A funding round – including an investment...
News Led by mHub, Clean Tech Economy Coalition Secures $500K from the Build Back Better Regional Challenge The 2025 Clean Tech Economic Coalition (CTEC), led by mHUB, a Chicago-based hardtech and manufacturing innovation center, has been recognized by the US Economic Development Administration for its potential to...
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...
News Six 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 six recipients of the 2022 Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship (PF3), a program that provides funding to graduating UChicago...
