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...
Program Water Street Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC) A case competition that enables teams to assess the potential for a leveraged buyout of a publicly-listed company.
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...
News Meet Abigail Prescott, the Polsky Center’s New Executive Director of Marketing and Communications The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce that Abigail Prescott has joined the executive leadership team as executive director of marketing and communications. She will lead...
News Small Business Spotlight: With Taylor’s Tacos, West Coast Street Food Finds West Side Community After moving back home to Chicago from California, Taylor Mason missed Los Angeles’ ubiquitous street tacos. She’d get an occasional whiff thanks to a guy who sporadically set up a...
News Chicago Booth Team Heads to Oxford for Private Equity Case Challenge Global Finals A team of four students from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business won the 2025 Water Street Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC), earning the opportunity to represent Booth...
Event Polsky Exchange Member Breakfast: Arts, Entertainment & Media June 18, 2025 Calling all Polsky Exchange Members. Start your day right with coffee and treats at the Polsky Exchange. You don’t want to miss it! This month’s Exchange member breakfast aims to...
News Turntables to Teach STEM? ThinkLive! Engages Students with DJ Tech The DJ technology startup ThinkLive! is developing turntable labs to engage students in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) – working closely with the University of Chicago to create a...
News Polsky Center Startups Adgile Media Group and Open Water Team Up to Drive Sustainability Two startups born out of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation are showing how collaborations can create impact in unexpected ways. Open Water, the sustainability-focused canned water company, and...
Event Info Session: Water Street Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC) October 7, 2024 The Water Street Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC) is a case competition that enables teams from Chicago Booth to assess the potential for a leveraged buyout of a publicly-listed company....
Event Info Session: Water Street Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC) October 6, 2025 The Water Street Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC) is a case competition that enables teams from Chicago Booth to assess the potential for a leveraged buyout of a publicly-listed company....
Event Application Deadline: Water Street Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC) October 31, 2025 The Water Street Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC) is a case competition that enables teams from Chicago Booth to assess the potential for a leveraged buyout of a publicly-listed company....
