News 6 Chicago Booth Students Honored with 2024 Student Entrepreneurship Awards Chicago Booth School of Business recently recognized six outstanding MBA students who demonstrated leadership in entrepreneurship, venture capital, or private equity during their time at school. The annual Student Entrepreneurship...
News 7 Graduating Students Receive Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowships to Work On Their Ventures Full Time The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation announced the seven recipients of the 2024 Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship (PF3), a program that provides funding to graduating UChicago students who are committed...
Program Past Participants 2025 Folasade Rancie – Doulala Michael Gustafson – Three Pillars Sudanshu Kaushik – Exalt Data Randel Bennett – Qixent Laurel Alpaugh – Coclo Ritu Sreenivasan – Mooj Foods Shikhar Pandey…
News Doctors Design New Device to Improve Care for Burn Patients Met with a clinical need to improve care for burn patients, two University of Chicago doctors designed a new device that is now in use at the hospital. A plastic...
Program Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) Experience the venture capital process firsthand through the world’s largest venture capital investment competition.
News UChicago Alumni From Around the Globe Pitch for Investment at 2020 ANVCs The Polsky Center is pleased to invite you to the 2020 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), the alumni track of the nationally-ranked Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge, on...
News Alumni New Venture Challenge Winner, Speeko, Secures $75K for AI-Driven Speech Coach The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC). The alumni track of...
News Digital Health, Therapeutics Startups Selected for George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has announced the companies selected for the 2022 fall cohort of the George Shultz Innovation Fund. Managed by the...
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.
Page Venture Gallery Venture Gallery View startups founded from across the University of Chicago ecosystem in a range of industries. Welcome to the Venture Gallery! The Polsky Center provides “first look” and early...
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...
News Energy Tech Leaders Take to the National Stage at DOE Pitch Competition >> UPDATE: Team Rise Reforming from the University of Chicago took First Place at the event and was awarded $50,000. Since this article originally ran, Rise Reforming has switched its...
