Event Team Building Reception: New Venture Challenge (NVC) and Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) February 28, 2024 Who Should Attend: NVC/SNVC teams that are looking to add teammates for Phase II and students looking to join NVC/SNVC Phase II teams Hosted By: Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and...
Event Team Building Reception: New Venture Challenge (NVC) and Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) February 19, 2025 Who Should Attend: NVC/SNVC teams that are looking to add teammates for Phase II and students looking to join NVC/SNVC Phase II teams Hosted By: Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and...
Event Team Building Reception: New Venture Challenge (NVC) and Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) February 18, 2026 Who Should Attend: NVC/SNVC teams that are looking to add teammates for Phase II and students looking to join NVC/SNVC Phase II teams Hosted By: Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 5 Episode 5: Foxtrot May 13, 2021 Foxtrot cofounder and CEO Mike LaVitola, MBA ’14, has become expert at hearing “no.” He was not initially accepted into the New Venture Challenge,...
News NVC@30 Fireside Chat with 2017 Winner Kyle Swinsky Explores the Journey from Startup to Scale The Polsky Center continued its NVC@30 Fireside Chat series with Kyle Swinsky, MBA ’19, cofounder of AMOpportunities and winner of the 2017 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71 New Venture Challenge (NVC)....
News NVC@30 Fireside Chat with David Rabie Spotlights Tovala’s Journey from NVC to a Profitable, 9-Figure Revenue Business The Polsky Center continued its NVC@30 Fireside Chat series with David Rabie, MBA ’15, founder and CEO of Tovala and winner of the 2015 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71 New Venture...
News From NVC Finalist to Global Investor, Koichiro Nakamura Continues to Support the Program That Helped Shape His Path As part of the NVC@30 celebration, Nakamura reflected on his journey from Booth student and two-time NVC finalist to Sozo Ventures cofounder, Polsky Council member, NVC judge, and longtime supporter...
Program John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) Launch a mission-driven venture with mentorship, funding opportunities, and support to design and grow impact-focused organizations.
Program Official Rules and Guidelines ELIGIBILITY EQUITY AGREEMENTS As a condition to receive the prize money, each winning team must agree to provide the Polsky Center with equity in the company (that was the subject...
News Debate it Forward Takes Home Top Prize and $60,000 at the 2019 John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge Finals Winners of the ninth annual SNVC received a total of $140,000 in venture funding, the most prize money ever awarded at the startup competition.
Event Application Deadline: New Venture Challenge (NVC) and Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) January 22, 2025 Launched in 1996, the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC) is recognized as one of the top-ranked accelerator programs in the nation. Through the NVC, the Polsky Center...
News Record $1.6 Million Awarded in the 25th Anniversary Finals of Chicago Booth’s New Venture Challenge; First-Place Winner Andes STR Lands More Than $660,000 The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University if Chicago has announced a record-breaking investment of $1.6 million in the winners of the 2021 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New...
