News Entrepreneurial Outlook Series Kicks Off by Discussing the Future of Medtech As a way to kickstart the next year, and decade, the Polsky Center has brought back its Entrepreneurial Outlook series to help community members connect and get ahead of upcoming...
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...
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 7 Startups Vie for Investment at the 2023 College New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and The University of Illinois’ Grainger College of Engineering are pleased to announce the seven finalists selected to compete in the College New...
News Top Tier Lessons, Quail.ai Tie for First Place at 2023 College New Venture Challenge Finals The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and The Grainger College of Engineering are pleased to announce the winners of the 11th Annual College New Venture Challenge (CNVC). This year’s winner are Top...
News Polsky Entrepreneurial Outlook Series: What Will Innovation Look Like in 2020? The Polsky Center’s annual outlook series looks to set the record straight on trends that will emerge in the new year. Thinking back on the last decade, there are a...
News 11th Annual College New Venture Challenge Announces Competing Undergraduate Teams The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, in partnership with University of Illinois’ Grainger College of Engineering is pleased to announce the 16 teams selected for the 11th annual College...
News 8 Things to Look for in 2021 at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation It’s a New Year and the Polsky Center kicks it off with a full line-up of events and programs, including our milestone 25th anniversary celebration of our nationally-ranked Edward K....
Page 2023 Companies Traditional // Alnair ($585,000) reOrbital ($280,000) EverLeather ($315,000) Marview ($85,000) Flashforward ($15,000) inclusive+ ($35,000) Kadia Health ($10,000) WattShift ($10,000) Zaars ($10,000) Zelia ($45,000) College // TopTier Lessons ($35,000) Quail.ai...
News Manufacturing Entrepreneurial Outlook: The ‘Industry 4.0’ Revolution The Polsky Center recently held the second of six Entrepreneurial Outlook sessions focused on the state of the manufacturing industry in 2020. The panel discussion brought together experts to discuss...
News Change the World, Start a Quantum Company: Panel Talks Opportunity and Investment Quantum technology will revolutionize several industries – and the Midwest, specifically, Chicago, has a unique opportunity to become a hub for innovation in the burgeoning space. Enabled by classical technology,...
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...
