News 57th Street Design Started by Son in Father’s 57th Street Bookcase Workshop Sam Devenport is carrying on his father’s love of woodworking and is finding fans of his burgeoning furniture company far beyond his native Hyde Park. A little less than a...
Program Resources Simple Agreement for Future Equity (SAFE) These sample SAFEs are behind password. Please reach out to Dr. Amber Bradley Williams at amber.bradley@chicagobooth.edu for access. The Polsky Center’s investment terms are...
Technology Prediction Of Coagulation Testing In Underfilled Patient Samples The global market size for coagulation testing is expected to grow at a CAGR of 7.7% and reach US$3.5 billion by 2027 from US$2.1 billion in year 2020. Prothrombin time…
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 Samir Mayekar Named Managing Director of Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Samir Mayekar, an accomplished leader with a track record of driving innovation and impact across the public, private, and not-for-profit sectors, has been named managing director of the University of...
Team Samir Mayekar, MBA Associate Vice President and Managing Director of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Associate Vice President and Managing Director of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation
News Inaugural Deep Tech Ventures Showcase to Highlight 20 Startups, Keynote from Former Chicago Deputy Mayor Samir Mayekar The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is excited to announce the inaugural Deep Tech Ventures Showcase – which will feature 20 startups across quantum, data science, cleantech, and life...
News Wintrust Business Lunch 12/31/16: Mike Lenz, Samantha Bomlamp, John Flavin Amy Guth discusses how Chicago-based app Tip Yourself can help you in the new year with its co-founder Mike Lenz. Samantha Bomkamp, business reporter at the Chicago Tribune, breaks down...
News UChicago Microbiome Startup Making Strides in Life Sciences Accelerator IndieBio BiomeSense is spending the next couple of months in San Francisco as part of IndieBio’s current accelerator class.
Program Resources 2024-25 GNVC Kickoff (Recording) 2025-26 GNVC Application and Feasibility Summary Recording 2025-26 GNVC Application and Feasibility Summary (Slide Deck) Creating a Compelling Feasibility Summary (PDF) How to Give a Good...
News Profound Trends Have Led to Unique Singularity Event: Samir Mayekar Talks Deep Tech Several trends have culminated in a unique “singularity event,” said former Chicago Deputy Mayer Samir Mayekar at the inaugural Deep Tech Ventures Showcase in June. Deep Tech Ventures at the University...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 6 Episode 6: Power2Switch May 20, 2021 As a Black founder, Seyi Fabode, MBA ’10, has experienced the challenge of investors taking him seriously. Fabode, an immigrant from Nigeria, recalls an...
