News What 5 Chicago-Area Founders Learned From Working in Silicon Valley Anyone who is familiar with Chicago’s startup scene knows that innovation and opportunity abound – even if Chicago doesn’t quite have Silicon Valley’s level of clout. What does it have? Tons of...
News Meet the Chicago Booth MBAs Leading Startups in Silicon Valley Chicago Booth boasts a network of 51,000 alumni spread out across the globe. A good few thousand of those are based in San Francisco’s Silicon Valley. But they’re not all...
News Living the Silicon Valley Dream. In Chicago. I’m from California. I love sunshine, hiking trails and blueberries in the winter. So in late 2015, when my company, Tovala, was accepted into Y Combinator after two years of freezing...
News Value-Driven Banking: Mighty Deposits Helps Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is Sophia Wagner, AB ’18, co-founder, was a sophomore at the University of Chicago when she got involved with Mighty Deposits – a comparison website for banks that enables users to...
Technology Silicon Nanomaterials for Neuronal Cell Activation Silicon is highly desirable for biomedical device applications because of its thermal and mechanical properties, as well as its biocompatibility. However, its practical application is presently limited by a lack…
Technology New System for the Synthesis of Silicon-Based Materials for Biological Modulation Pure silicon materials with strong photoelectrochemical properties are advantageous to biomodulations devices due to their excellent dielectric properties that are promising in many electrical transmission applications. Synthesis of such materials…
Technology Silicon Mesh for the Remote Modulation of Organ Electrical Activity Electric organ stimulation has shown promise in the clinic for treating aberrant neurological and cardiac activity. Problematically, this approach is limited by the high risk associated with surgical or gene…
News Polsky Exchange and Huntington Bank Help Secure Funding for South Side Entrepreneurs An initiative led by the Polsky Exchange helped South Side entrepreneurs secure critical funding by preparing them to meet the specific criteria banks use to evaluate small business loan applications....
Technology Doped Silicon Nanowires for the Selective Modulation of Single-cells Electric stimulation of organs with implantable devices has demonstrated clinical utility for the treatment of a variety of diseases such as cardiac arrythmia. However, use of these technologies remains high…
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...
Event Polsky Exchange Capital Series – Hyde Park Bank/Beverly Bank (Wintrust) June 20, 2023 Speaker: Jason Swan, Assistant Vice President & Relationship Manager, Hyde Park Bank/Beverly Bank (Wintrust). Beverly Bank & Trust provides Illinois with the resources of a big bank while maintaining the personalized...
Event Polsky Exchange Capital Series – Hyde Park Bank/ Beverly Bank (Wintrust) February 8, 2024 Speaker: Mike McCracken, Senior Vice President, Hyde Park Bank/Beverly Bank (Wintrust). Beverly Bank & Trust provides Illinois with the resources of a big bank while maintaining the personalized service of a...
