Event Application Deadline: Small Business Market Research Clinic October 15, 2024 Application is due by 3:00 pm on 10/15. You can apply here. The Polsky Center seeks highly motivated University of Chicago students looking to gain experience in market and industry...
Event Application Deadline: Build and Launch Accelerators March 30, 2026 The Polsky Center Build and Launch summer accelerators give teams the opportunity to work intensively and solely on their businesses and social enterprises in a collaborative and dynamic environment over the summer. The Build accelerator allows...
News Polsky Center and the College’s Office of Career Advancement Launch New Program to Prepare Students for Careers in Private Markets The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and the College’s Office of Career Advancement recently hosted its first Private Markets Program, which was made possible due to a generous...
News Alumni New Venture Challenge Selects 25 Startups for 2022 Contest The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 25 startups accepted into the 2022 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a global competition dedicated to supporting all University of...
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 8 Students Receive Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowships to Work on Their Ventures Full Time The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation announced the eight recipients of the 2025 Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship (PF3), a program that provides funding to graduating UChicago students who are committed...
Program Our Process and Advisory Committee Our Process The George Shultz Innovation Fund invests in promising startups from an ecosystem that includes the University of Chicago, Argonne National Laboratory, Fermilab, and the Marine Biological Laboratory. 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.
News Polsky Center Hires Abigail Ingram as Executive Director of the Community-Facing Polsky Exchange The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has hired Abigail Ingram to be the new executive director of the Polsky Exchange, where she spearheads initiatives to bring the University of...
Event Info Session: Polsky Overview for MiM and MiF Cohorts October 8, 2024 Come hear from Erika Mercer, Executive Director of Booth Entrepreneurship, and Paul Cavalieri, Senior Associate Director, Small Business Operations about how the students in the Specialized Master Programs can get...
