News 20 Startups Accepted into Phase II of the 2024 Alumni New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 20 startups accepted into the 2024 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a global competition dedicated to supporting all University of...
News Polsky Center Launches Podcast to Mark 25 Years of The New Venture Challenge: “It’s Really Magical.” Startups weren’t so sexy 25 years ago. It was pre-Google, pre-dot-com bubble, pre-unicorn. The University of Chicago’s business school, renowned for finance, didn’t offer an entrepreneurship concentration. Steven Kaplan, a...
News Autonomous Precision Machining Startup Takes First Place at 2023 ANVC Four startups received investment at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s 2023 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC). The ANVC, which launched in 2019, is the alumni track of the New Venture Challenge,...
Program Resources A suite of programs and resources designed to provide graduating students and alumni access to the education, capital, and mentorship necessary to acquire and grow small businesses.
Program Build and Launch Accelerators The Polsky Center Build and Launch accelerators give teams the opportunity to work intensively on their businesses over the summer.
News Almost Half of All US MBA Students Use This Chicago Booth MBA’s Career Management Platform Mitch Kirby is co-founder and CEO of TransparentCareer, a cutting-edge career management platform used by 40% of all current US-based MBAs. Frustrated by a lack of hard data on post-MBA salaries...
News Polsky 10: UtilityInnovation Group acquired for projected $2.6B | Aura Life Science joins ISS accelerator | OrisDX launches first diagnostic product The Polsky 10 is a bi-weekly newsletter featuring 10 things to know from the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center.
News Polsky Center and Chicago Booth Private Equity Group Host 24th Annual PE Conference The conference brings together investors, students, and entrepreneurs to network and share insights into the dynamics of investing in a constantly changing economy. The conference began with opening remarks from...
News Expansión Selects 10 Finalists for 2017 Entrepreneur of the Year Initiative On Friday, June 30, the Spanish-language news portal CNN Expansión announced the ten finalist companies for their “Entrepreneur of the Year” initiative. Seeking to recognize the companies and entrepreneurs who...
Page About Us about us Advancing innovative ideas and technologies from the University of Chicago ecosystem to the world. The Polsky Center’s roots trace back to the University of Chicago’s longstanding commitment to...
News How to Turn a Niche Idea into a Thriving Start-Up “I love tax.” It is not a phrase you often hear, but Maria Scott, a former tax lawyer, found she had a penchant for the subject while studying law at...
News Polsky Center Names 13 Companies Participating in the 2019 Summer Accelerator Program The latest cohort of the Polsky Accelerator, a 10-week intensive summer program designed for both for-profit and not-for-profit startups, is announced.
