Page Chicago Booth Students Chicago Booth Students The Polsky Center offers a range of programs and events to support students interested in entrepreneurship, private equity (PE), venture capital (VC), entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA), small...
News Eight Finalists Announced for the 2023 Alumni New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the finalists of the 2023 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a global program dedicated to supporting all University of...
News A Distinguished Entrepreneur: Roopa Gandhi, MBA ’96, Talks How Sacrifice, a Refusal to Fail (and Luck) Led to Success It was for an assignment at Chicago Booth that Roopa Gandhi, MBA ’96, first visualized her career as an entrepreneur. Next year, the company will be celebrating 25 years. “Sometimes...
News Eight 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 eight recipients of the 2023 Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship (PF3), a program that provides funding to graduating UChicago...
News 8 Alumni-Led Startups to Compete in 2024 ANVC Finals The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the eight finalist teams that will vie for investment in the 2024 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a global competition...
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 Here’s How Much MBA Grads are Paid at Startup Jobs If you just graduated from business school with an MBA and want to get a job at a startup, what should you expect to be paid? About $15,000 less than...
Team Shyama Majumdar, PhD, MBA Senior Director, Accelerators and Investments Senior Director, Accelerators and Investments
News Polsky Helps Train the Next Generation of Fintech Entrepreneurs from Hong Kong In July of 2013, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business announced plans to move its Executive MBA program in Asia from Singapore to Hong Kong. At around the...
Program Official Rules and Guidelines PURPOSE OF PROGRAM To encourage the founding and growth of high-potential new ventures by second year Chicago Booth Executive MBA students. PHASES OF THE PROGRAM ELIGIBILITY EQUITY AGREEMENTS As a...
Team Paul Cavalieri, MBA, MS Director, Entrepreneurial Coaching and Engagement Director, Entrepreneurial Coaching and Engagement
News Polsky Center Hires Christine Karslake, MBA ’95, to Manage University of Chicago’s Portfolio of Science and Technology Ventures The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has hired Christine Karslake, PhD, MBA ’95, as Managing Director of Polsky Science Ventures. In this newly created...
