News Polsky Helps Train the Next Generation of Fintech Entrepreneurs from Hong Kong In July of 2013, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business announced plans to move its Executive MBA program in Asia from Singapore to Hong Kong. At around the...
News How Rayni Turned Scientific Frustration Into a Victory at the 2025 New Venture Challenge Sakshi Nag came to Booth with a clear goal: start a company that helped scientists. “I worked in the controls department at Fermilab, writing software for particle accelerators,” said Nag,...
News Manufacturing Entrepreneurial Outlook: The ‘Industry 4.0’ Revolution The Polsky Center recently held the second of six Entrepreneurial Outlook sessions focused on the state of the manufacturing industry in 2020. The panel discussion brought together experts to discuss...
News NVC Alum Lighten Helps Mourners Plan Virtual Funerals. How Will It Pivot Post-Pandemic? When Alexandra Koys’ uncle died, about four years ago, she took charge of the funeral planning to relieve her grief-stricken mother of the burden. She didn’t like her options: gloomy,...
Event Align Your Team, Accelerate Your Growth: A Workshop for Entrepreneurs March 31, 2026 Entrepreneurs and small business teams don’t have time—or money—to waste. These four questions show up again and again in small businesses: ● “How do we make progress when the work...
News Global Private Equity Challenge Winner Announced They came, they saw, and, they conquered. For the second year in a row, Chicago Booth was awarded first place of the Oxford Chicago Global Private Equity Challenge for their...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 4 Episode 4: Simple Mills May 6, 2021 Katlin Smith, founder and CEO of Simple Mills, wowed her first buyer with a muffin recipe using almond flour. Now the Chicago-based natural...
Page Where Are They Now? Episode 9 Episode 9: Grubhub June 10, 2021 Matt Maloney admits he had a bit of an ego when he entered the New Venture Challenge. He had already launched Grubhub, had a...
News 20 Teams Selected for Classroom Portion of the 18th Annual Global New Venture Challenge From Chicago, Hong Kong, and London, 20 teams are advancing to the classroom portion of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s 2025 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC). The GNVC is the...
