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Duality Quantum Accelerator Announces Startups Selected for Cohort 2

Duality, the nation’s first accelerator exclusively for quantum companies, has accepted five startups from across the globe into the second cohort of the year-long accelerator based in Chicago, IL.…

AI, Life Sciences, Quantum Tech to Get Boost as Part of the Compass Accelerator’s Latest Cohort

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce that six teams have been selected for the latest cohort of Compass, a deep tech accelerator program for University…

Polsky Accelerator Selects 18 Startups to Build and Launch Their Ventures

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 18 startups selected to participate in the 2022 Polsky Accelerator, a competitive 10-week summer program open all University…

Twelve Startups to Vie for At Least $1M in Finals of Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 12 teams selected to advance to the finals of the 26th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture…

Seven Social Impact Startups To Compete in 2022 Social New Venture Challenge

Seven social impact startups will vie for investment June 1 at the 12th annual John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) Finals. The finalists were selected from a record-breaking…

Six Finalists Advance to the 15th Anniversary Finals of the Global New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the six finalists who will compete in the 15th annual Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC), a startup accelerator and…

10 Teams Participate in Polsky’s Spring 2022 I-Corps Program to Refine Market Fit for Novel Tech

Ten teams from across the University of Chicago were selected to participate in the spring 2022 I-Corps program with the goal of determining the commercial potential of their technologies. Supported…

Eight Alumni-Led Startups to Compete in 2022 ANVC Finals

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the eight finalist teams that will vie for investment in the 2022 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC), a…

50 Companies to Pitch to Investors at DeepTechU

The DeepTechU venture conference will showcase 50 startups during the three-day virtual event May 3 to 5, giving investors an early look at cutting-edge deep tech…

Booth Students Win First Place at Global Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC)

A team of Chicago Booth students took first place at this year’s global Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC), a unique challenge that puts MBA candidates in the shoes of the…

With Prototype for Success, UChicago Prepares Students Under-Represented in STEM to be the Tech Leaders of the Future

Antonio Castano perked up at the first discussion question posed to the inaugural cohort of Prototype for Success, a new program designed to prepare University of Chicago undergraduates for…

Polsky Center Launches New Strategic Program for Innovation at the National Labs to Support Entrepreneurial Thinking

Led by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the Strategic Program for Innovation at the National Labs (SPIN) kicked off on March 23rd with 17 scientists and staff from…

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