News ETA Spotlight // Andrei Papayanopulos, MBA ’14, Cofounder of Arpa Capital Andrei Papayanopulos started at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business with the aspiration to raise a venture capital fund in his native Mexico, where at the time, he...
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...
Program ETA Advisory Committee Comprised of leading operators, investors, and academics in the ETA space, the Polsky Center ETA Advisory Committee is instrumental in providing guidance to the growth and impact of our ETA...
Page Venture Capital Venture Capital The Polsky Center supports the ambitions of students interested in pursuing a career in venture capital through a variety of experiential learning opportunities, coursework, and career coaching.
Program Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) Experience the venture capital process firsthand through the world’s largest venture capital investment competition.
Event Capital Access: Founders First Capital Partners June 2, 2026 This series features presentations by capital providers and information about how to access different forms of capital. The speaker for this event is Song Chae, senior regional development manager, Founders First...
Event Capital Access: Greenwood Archer Capital June 8, 2026 This series features presentations by capital providers and information about how to access different forms of capital. Speaker: Laura Garcia Escarzaga, senior officer, Greenwood Archer Capital. Greenwood Archer Capital, a nonprofit...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 3 Episode 3: BenchPrep April 29, 2021 Ashish Rangnekar, MBA ’11, grew up in a sleepy town in India where success looked like a white-collar job, not entrepreneurship. But early on...
Event Polsky Exchange Capital Series – Momentus Capital April 25, 2023 Speaker: Yi Wei, Senior Director, Capital Deployment Initiatives, Momentus Capital. Momentus Capital is a non-profit organization that builds inclusive and equitable communities by providing people access to the capital and opportunities...
Event Polsky Exchange Capital Series – Momentus Capital May 9, 2024 Speaker: Yi Wei, Senior Director, Capital Deployment Initiatives, Momentus Capital. Momentus Capital is a non-profit organization that builds inclusive and equitable communities by providing people access to the capital and opportunities...
Event Polsky Exchange Capital Access: Founders First Capital Partners March 11, 2025 Speaker: Song Chae, Regional Development Manager, Founders First Capital Partners. Founders First Capital Partners provides revenue-based funding, term loans and advisory services to service-based small businesses located outside of major capital...
Event Polsky Exchange Capital Series – Drive Capital April 18, 2023 Speaker: Landon W. Campbell, Chicago General Manager, Drive Capital. Drive Capital is a venture capital firm in Columbus that invests in world-class founders building the next generation of market-defining companies. This...
