News George Shultz Innovation Fund Awards $250K to Parasol Medtech and Signl The George Shultz Innovation Fund has selected two University of Chicago startups, Parasol Medtech and Signl, for an investment of $250,000 each. This year’s finals marked 15 years of the...
News Don’t Overlook the Power of the Family Business The following article was written by Jamie Shah, entrepreneur-in-residence at the Polsky Center, and originally published in Crain’s Chicago Business on October 16, 2023. Read the original article on Crain’s....
News Winter 2026 Collaboratorium Connects Scientific Breakthroughs with Business Insight Bringing together cutting-edge research and real-world business expertise, the Winter 2026 Collaboratorium will feature ventures spanning photonic computing, advanced therapeutics, energy, materials science, and artificial intelligence from across the Midwest...
News ‘It’s the American Dream’: Polsky Exec Talks Family-Owned Businesses, Innovation, and Education Family businesses are the engine that runs the economy, says Polsky executive Dan Sachs, who speaks to the importance of supporting those contributors. We caught up with Sachs, who is...
News Sometimes the Riskiest Choice is Playing It Safe The following article was written by Jamie Shah, entrepreneur-in-residence at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation and an adjunct professor at Chicago Booth School of Business, and originally published in Crain’s...
Event Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Small and Family Business May 13, 2025 Join Polsky Entrepreneur-in-Residence, Jamie Shah, MBA ’13, for a workshop covering small & family businesses. In addition to teaching Outperform & Outlast: Operating and Investing in Closely Held Businesses at Booth, Shah is...
News 21 Teams Tackling Innovations in Quantum, Healthcare, AI, and More Take First Steps Toward Commercialization Twenty-one teams from across the University of Chicago and local institutions participated in the Polsky Center I-Corps program this year – identifying and addressing real-world problems in seven weeks, work...
News Polsky Supports 13 Teams in Spring Quarter I-Corps Cohort The Polsky Center ran its National Science Foundation (NSF)-supported I-Corps program virtually during the Spring quarter and accepted the largest number of teams of any cohort managed to-date. Polsky supported...
News UChicago Alumni From Around the Globe Pitch for Investment at 2020 ANVCs The Polsky Center is pleased to invite you to the 2020 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), the alumni track of the nationally-ranked Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge, on...
News Alumni New Venture Challenge Winner, Speeko, Secures $75K for AI-Driven Speech Coach The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC). The alumni track of...
News fillow, the First All-Female Team to Be Named Winner of the CNVC, Takes Home $75,000 The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC). The CNVC is the College track of...
