Page Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital The Polsky Center offers a variety of programs and resources to help you on your entrepreneurial journey and get experience in venture capital. The front door...
Program Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) Experience the venture capital process firsthand through the world’s largest venture capital investment competition.
Program UChicago Private Markets Program Explore careers in private markets through workshops, theory, case studies, and networking opportunities.
News Polsky Center and Chicago Booth Private Equity Group Host 24th Annual PE Conference The conference brings together investors, students, and entrepreneurs to network and share insights into the dynamics of investing in a constantly changing economy. The conference began with opening remarks from...
Program Past VCIC Participants 2026 Monarch Fund won the regional Venture Capital Investment Competition. Team members included Angela Huang, Kim Berg, Nick Thomas, Patrick Mispireta, Leah Sidell, and Joe Wang. 2025 First Pick Ventures…
Program Venture Capital Unplugged Hear from venture capitalists, explore industry trends, and connect with peers in informal networking sessions.
News The Secret Sauce Behind Chicago Booth’s Private Equity Program When Yesenia Arteta was applying to business schools, looking to sharpen her skills as a private equity investor, Chicago Booth was high on her list because of its powerhouse finance...
News In “The Power Law,” Journalist Sebastian Mallaby Explores the “Intellectual Mystery” of Venture Capital All investing is a bet on uncertainty. But venture capital investing, often in fledgling companies without cash flow or any proof of viability, is so uncertain as to be an...
News For Founders, Venture Capital is a Trade-off, Not a Triumph The following article was written by Chris Sell, cofounder of GrowthLoop and entrepreneur-in-residence at the Polsky Center, and originally published in Crain’s Chicago Business on March 23, 2026. For first-time founders, raising...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 1 Episode 1: The Story of NVC April 15, 2021 When it launched 25 years ago, the University of Chicago’s New Venture Challenge (NVC) was a pioneer in helping business school...
Program Advisors BITC participants benefit from the guidance of experienced faculty and industry advisors who bring decades of private equity and venture capital expertise to the program. Chris McGowan Adjunct Professor of...
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...
