News 2020 NVC Finals Awards Record $1 Million Investment for Student Startups, Pippin Title Named Winner The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has announced winners of the 24th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), which awarded a record $1 million to 11 student-run startups....
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 Phase II Teams Selected for the 2020 New Venture Challenge 31 teams have advanced to the next phase of the 2020 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge.
News Booth’s Student Entrepreneurship Awards Honor Budding Leaders in Entrepreneurship, Venture Capital and Private Equity Chicago Booth last month recognized six outstanding MBA students who demonstrated leadership in entrepreneurship, venture capital or private equity during their time at school. The annual Student Entrepreneurship Awards have...
News The 10 Days of Polsky: Looking Back at 2020 The past year was unlike any we’ve experienced before. Despite the many challenges caused by the global COVID-19 pandemic, we stayed focused on advancing our Polsky Center mission. We authored...
News Finalists Selected for the 2020 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge Eleven teams have been selected to advance to the finals of the 24th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC) on Thursday, June 4. The NVC is the University...
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...
Page 2020 Companies Traditional // Pippin Title ($450,000) Lighten ($280,000) ETALYC ($130,000) Ollipsis Fertility ($50,000) Ruby ($20,000) Tharzen ($20,000) Crave Natural ($10,000) Neesh ($10,000) Modern Reliance ($10,000) LUKH ($10,000) SvaDish ($10,000) College //...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 10 Episode 10: Andes STR June 17, 2021 Growing up in Chile in a family of entrepreneurs, Sebastian Rivas since childhood has been on the lookout for problems that need solving....
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News Stretchable, Self-Powered Bioelectronics Mimic Skin in Form and Function Skin-like electronics could seamlessly integrate with the body for applications in health monitoring, medication therapy, implantable medical devices, and biological studies. With the help of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship...
Page Episode Library Browse a complete collection of ETA Insider episodes from its inception in 2016. Click the episode titles below to listen, or search for “Entrepreneurship through Acquisition” on Spotify, Apple Podcasts,...
