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...
Event Corporate Collision March 13, 2025 Corporate Collision provides a unique opportunity for companies to discover, connect, and collaborate with some of the nation’s top quantum, data science and AI, and cleantech startups. A panel of...
Program UChicago Deep Tech Demo Day Connect with deep tech founders, explore new investment opportunities, and engage with a dynamic community of innovators.
Event UChicago Deep Tech Demo Day July 20, 2026 The UChicago Deep Tech Demo Day is a premier showcase of next-generation deep tech ventures, taking place on July 20th during TechChicago Week. Set against the backdrop of a city...
News Artistic Creativity Meets Technical Innovation During a routine business meeting in September at UChicagoTech’s new offices, Linda Darragh, Clinical Associate Professor of Entrepreneurship at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago’s Booth...
News Phase II Teams Selected for the 2020 Social New Venture Challenge On Thursday, 17 teams advanced to the next round of the 2020 John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC). With the announcement, teams advance to Phase II of the...
News ‘Learn From A Chef’ Brings Live Cooking Classes To Your Kitchen University of Chicago grad Querida Qiu has launched a new “live learning” business – bringing a variety of online cooking classes taught by chefs who have worked at Michelin star...
Event Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC) Finals May 30, 2024 Join us for the finals of the 28th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC). NVC finalists will present to a panel of judges comprising of top investors,...
Event College New Venture Challenge (CNVC) Finals March 1, 2024 Join us for the finals of the 12th Annual College New Venture Challenge (CNVC). Throughout the afternoon, the CNVC finalists will present to a panel of judges comprised of investors,...
News Small Business Spotlight: Ms. Jetsetter Takes Flight Starting a travel accessory company at the beginning of a global pandemic isn’t easy. Just ask Tracey McGhee, founder of Ms. Jetsetter. “There were times when I thought that my...
