News 8 Midwestern Universities Launch Third Coast Foundry to Connect Startups with Bay Area Venture Capital The University of Chicago, in partnership with seven other leading Midwestern universities, today announced the launch of Third Coast Foundry, a new San Francisco–based hub designed to strengthen the collective...
News Entrepreneurship in Africa Has “Big Risks” and “Big Payoffs.” Here’s How Ugandan Businessman Aga Sekalala Jr. Found Success. The Polsky Center’s Distinguished Entrepreneur speaker series this month featured Aga Sekalala Jr., a prominent Ugandan businessman who founded Radio Simba, one of the most popular broadcasters in East Africa,...
News Small Business Spotlight: Larvetta Loftin Built L3 Agency To Deliver Culturally-Aware Content, Showcase Black Female Talent Larvetta Loftin, founder and CEO of full-service influencer marketing and communications firm The L3 Agency, has coined a motto that guides how she approaches her career: “Doing what you love...
News UChicago Talent, Programming Proves Itself as a Cornerstone of Illinois’ Quantum Success Illinois is a top state for deals made by quantum startups and ranks fifth in the nation for active quantum patents, according to a recent report from the World Business...
News How to Become a Successful CEO The following article was written by Steven Kaplan, the Neubauer Family Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship & Finance at Chicago Booth School of Business and Kessenich E.P. Faculty Director at...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 7 Episode 7: Braintree May 27, 2021 Growing up in a small, religious town in Utah, Bryan Johnson felt he existed in a video game where the rules were all mapped...
News AMOpportunities Launched to Help International Medical Students Secure U.S. Clinical Training Slots. Now it is Focused on Creating More Slots to Tackle a Global Physician Shortage. Dr. Romeen Lavani, chief medical officer at St. Anthony Hospital in Chicago, was skeptical when AMOpportunities first approached him about bringing international medical students to the hospital for clinical training....
News Where Are They Now? How Kindness Built KindWorks Update 2/6/2025: KindWorks is featured in Season 7 of Meet The Drapers, a global pitch competition hosted by venture capitalist Tim Draper. Their pitch airs on March 14, and audience...
News UChicago Deep Tech Demo Day Showcases Emerging Ventures During TechChicago Week Last week the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation hosted founders, investors, faculty, corporate partners, and ecosystem leaders for the UChicago Deep Tech Demo Day.
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 1 Episode 1: The Story of NVC April 15, 2021 When it launched 25 years ago, the University of Chicago’s New Venture Challenge (NVC) was a pioneer in helping business school...
News Celebrating Black in Tech: Insight and Advice from Black Startup Founders Jasmine Shells, MBA ’21, founded her startup in Chicago with the intention of building it in Chicago as well. But when it came time to raise money, the checks were...
News 16th Annual Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) Announces 7 Finalists to Compete for $150,000 On May 20, MBA teams from around the globe competed at the semi-finals of the 2023 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC). Now in its 16th year, the GNVC is a...
