News fillow, the First All-Female Team to Be Named Winner of the CNVC, Takes Home $75,000 The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the winners of the 2021 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC). The CNVC is the College track of...
News How UIUC Is Seeding a Chicago Tech Network of Founders & Investors Although it’s 135 miles away, the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign is responsible for developing the most entrepreneur alumni in the greater Chicago area. LinkedIn data showed as much earlier this year,...
News Polsky Announces 6 Finalist Teams for the College New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has officially announced the six teams moving on to the finals of the 2021 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC). The CNVC...
News Seven Undergrad-Led Startups to Compete for Investment in 10th Anniversary Finals of the College New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the seven finalists selected to compete in the 10th Anniversary Finals of the College New Venture Challenge (CNVC), an undergraduate...
News Organ Transport Startup Wins First Place in UChicago’s College New Venture Challenge as Judges Dole out $150K in Investment to Undergrad-Led Teams at 10th Anniversary Finals The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the winners of the 10th Annual College New Venture Challenge (CNVC), which awarded $150,000 in investment to a diverse...
News Polsky Internship Program Forms Student Teams to Innovate New Medical Solutions The Inaugural Biodesign Internship Program at the University of Chicago shows us innovation and originality at its greatest.
News Polsky Accepts Record-Breaking 20 Teams for Summer Accelerator Program The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has accepted 20 teams, the most ever, for its Polsky Accelerator, a 10-week intensive summer program designed for both for-profit and not-for-profit ventures....
News Psyonic Racks Up Accolades as its Bionic Hand Prepares for Nationwide Launch An Illinois startup that has developed a more affordable bionic hand has been racking up accolades as it prepares for the nationwide rollout of its high-tech prosthetic. Psyonic, which this...
News Phase II Teams Selected for the 2021 College New Venture Challenge The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has officially announced the 15 teams moving on to phase II of the 2021 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC). The CNVC...
News 12th Annual College New Venture Challenge Announces Competing Undergraduate Teams The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, in partnership with University of Illinois’ Grainger College of Engineering, is pleased to announce the 14 teams selected for the 12th annual College...
News Grapevyne Wins the Inaugural Inno U Challenge Thursday, Chicago Inno hosted its inaugural Inno U Challenge, a pitch competition and showcase for the city’s student entrepreneurs. Featuring fifteen startups from UChicago, Northwestern, DePaul, IIT, UIC, Loyola, and UIUC...
News Polsky Accelerator Teams to Showcase Work During Upcoming Demo Days With a record-breaking 20 teams accepted into the 2020 Summer Accelerator Program, the Polsky Accelerator Demo Day this year becomes Demo Days. Taking place virtually from August 31 to September...
