Team Thomas Gruber Partner and Executive Director, Bancor International Ltd. Partner and Executive Director, Bancor International Ltd.
Event Polsky Exchange Frozen Treats Summer Social August 10, 2023 Join us for a frozen treats social at the Polsky Exchange where both existing members and potential ones are warmly invited. Our gracious host for this event will be Larvetta...
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...
Event Emerging Markets Group Speaker Series: Fireside Chat with Federico Ranero April 30, 2025 Join us for a fireside chat with Federico Ranero, MBA, ’12, CEO, Draiver, and general partner, Bridge, as we explore his journey leading high-growth companies and investing in startups across...
News UChicago Researchers Isolate Antibodies to Treat and Diagnosis COVID-19, Work to Protect Against Future Threats University of Chicago researchers have isolated SARS-CoV-2 monoclonal antibodies, which have the potential to both treat and diagnose COVID-19. Led by Patrick Wilson, a professor of medicine at the University...
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 5 Episode 5: Foxtrot May 13, 2021 Foxtrot cofounder and CEO Mike LaVitola, MBA ’14, has become expert at hearing “no.” He was not initially accepted into the New Venture Challenge,...
News Forget the Exit. This Booth ETA Student Plans to Hold Onto his Newly Acquired Plumbing Company for the Long Haul. For many students pursuing entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA), the primary goal is a quick exit. But Aizik Zimerman, who enrolled in Chicago Booth knowing he wanted to find a small...
News Americas Online Alternative Finance Market Grows to $35 Billion in 2016 CHICAGO (May 25, 2017) – The alternative finance market continued to grow across the United States (US), Canada and Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC) in 2016 to a total...
News The Modern-day Explorer: Chicago Booth Alum Turns to Deep-tech Innovations to Save the World When you talk to Bryan Johnson, MBA ’07, about his current work, he brings up the year 1978. The late-70’s saw the beginnings of companies such as Apple, Intel, Microsoft,...
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...
