News Will the “Golden Age” of Tech Investment Last? Three Venture Capitalists Dive In During a Conversation Moderated by the Polsky Center’s Steve Kaplan By all measures, 2021 has been a banner year for tech investment and returns. And money increasingly is flowing into markets like Chicago, thanks in part to a remote business...
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News The Polsky Center Collaborates with the India Deep Tech Alliance to Launch the India Deep Tech Accelerator The new collaboration will help deep tech founders in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) translate breakthrough innovation into globally competitive companies through the newly established India Deep Tech Accelerator...
News First numo Fintech Challenge at UChicago Concludes with Success On January 24, the numo Fintech Challenge concluded successfully, with Manifest (formerly Vest Blockchain), which simplifies and expedites the 401(k) transfer process, winning first place and $10,000 in cash. Jetson...
News Change the World, Start a Quantum Company: Panel Talks Opportunity and Investment Quantum technology will revolutionize several industries – and the Midwest, specifically, Chicago, has a unique opportunity to become a hub for innovation in the burgeoning space. Enabled by classical technology,...
Page Sihong Wang // Tissue-Like Bioelectronic Devices Sihong Wang’s research focuses on the development of biomimetic polymer electronics and bio-energy harvesting for interfacing with the human body and other biological systems as wearable and implantable devices. The...
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 Led by mHub, Clean Tech Economy Coalition Secures $500K from the Build Back Better Regional Challenge The 2025 Clean Tech Economic Coalition (CTEC), led by mHUB, a Chicago-based hardtech and manufacturing innovation center, has been recognized by the US Economic Development Administration for its potential to...
News DeepTechU Day 2: Industry Insights, Platform Tech Potential, and Advice for Attracting VC Funding Day two of the DeepTechU conference saw top executives discuss how deep tech innovation is transforming industries and featured a panel discussion between founders and investors who talked through the...
News Polsky Center, PNC Incubator to Host 2017 numo FinTech Challenge at the University of Chicago The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago and numo, a technology incubator affiliated with PNC Bank, are pleased to announce the 2017 numo FinTech Challenge...
News UChicago Cleantech Accelerator Resurgence Accepts 5 Startups into its Second Cohort The University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, in partnership with the UChicago Pritzker School of Molecular Engineering, is pleased to announce the second cohort of startups accepted...
News The Future of Media and Entertainment is New Experiences, Distribution Models, Not ‘Just Another Streaming Service’ The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has continued its Entrepreneurial Outlook series with a discussion about the state of the media and entertainment industry – how it has had...
