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...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 8 Episode 8: PrettyQuick June 3, 2021 Coco Meers’ career has centered on helping women look and feel their best. When she caught the entrepreneurship bug and looked for a pain...
Technology Dietary Supplement To Enhance Anti-Tumor Immunity A method to utilize trans-vaccenic acid to enhance CD8+ T cell-mediated anti-tumor immunity through an innovated mechanism promoting T cell activation, infiltration, and survival while reducing exhaustion markers The Unmet…
News Leading the Personalized Supplement Market in China, NVC Alum LemonBox Raises $2.5 Million to Expand Direct-to-Consumer Business Founded by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Harris Public Policy alum Derek Weng, MBA/MPP ’16, LemonBox in December 2020 announced the close of a $2.5 million...
News Supply Chain Software Startup Takes First Place at 2024 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge as Judges Award Record-Breaking $1.9M in Total Investments FreshX, a startup developing a supply chain software that helps food companies and freight brokers easily book and manage cold chain transportation and storage, has won first place in the...
News Meet the Transform Cohort 2 Startups: Nutrad Team Members John Sexton Abrams – Founder and CEO What does your company do? Nutrad removes friction and complexity from the supply chain using AI. Every manufacturer has their own...
News How this Former Bond Trader Became a PetSmart Fave Supplier Amy Paris dropped in on 1,500 independent pet supply stores in 2012 and 2013 to pitch her line of nutritional supplements for pets, called Licks Pill-Free. First, dog owners loved...
News Build and Launch Accelerator Accepts 18 Teams for the 2023 Summer Program The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 18 startups selected to participate in the 2023 Polsky Accelerator, a competitive 10-week summer program open to all...
News ‘It’s Remarkable’: Deep Tech Ventures Summit Showcases Innovation in the Midwest Nearly 350 attendees, 23 speakers, and 22 startups came together to explore various topics across the quantum, data science and AI, cleantech, and life sciences space at the Deep Tech...
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...
News Phase II Teams Selected for the 17th Annual Global New Venture Challenge 22 teams from across the world are advancing to Phase II of the Polsky Center’s 2024 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC). The GNVC is the global track of the...
