Last week the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation hosted founders, investors, faculty, corporate partners, and ecosystem leaders for the UChicago Deep Tech Demo Day. Keep reading
The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, along with the seven other university partners that make up Third Coast Foundry, marked the official launch of the new San Francisco-based innovation hub with a ribbon cutting and Midwest Deep… Keep reading
As part of the NVC@30 Fireside Chat series, the Polsky Center welcomed Sebastian Rivas, MBA ’21, founder and CEO of Andes, to discuss his entrepreneurial… Keep reading
Last week the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation hosted Corporate Collision, a capstone Duality event designed to connect corporate partners with quantum startups to explore opportunities for collaboration, innovation, and real-world applications of quantum technologies. Keep reading
As part of the NVC@30 Fireside Chat series celebrating the 30th anniversary of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71 New Venture Challenge, the Polsky Center welcomed Mariana Castillo Lopez, MBA ’16, cofounder of… Keep reading
Earlier this month, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation hosted Incorporation/Organization Day, an event that connects South and West Side entrepreneurs with attorneys from local law firms to explore the process of establishing a… Keep reading
Investors, students, and industry leaders gathered last week for the 25th Annual Chicago Booth Private Equity Conference, a day-long event exploring the evolving dynamics of private equity investing and value creation. Hosted by the Chicago… Keep reading
Bringing together cutting-edge research and real-world business expertise, the Winter 2026 Collaboratorium will feature ventures spanning photonic computing, advanced therapeutics, energy, materials science, and artificial intelligence from across the Midwest research… Keep reading
Tom Elnick, former cofounder and co-CEO of Tegus and partner at Bancroft Capital Partners, speaking at SeedCon. Last week, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Chicago Booth’s Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital (EVC) Group hosted the Rattan… Keep reading
The Polsky Center continued its NVC@30 Fireside Chat series with Kyle Swinsky, MBA ’19, cofounder of AMOpportunities and winner of the 2017 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71 New Venture Challenge (NVC). Moderated by Mark Tebbe, adjunct professor of… Keep reading
More than 35 high-growth biotech startups from across the Midwest gathered in San Francisco this week for the Midwest Biotech Startup Showcase, co-hosted by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Northwestern University in partnership with peer… Keep reading
Bringing breakthrough science to the forefront of innovation, the Midwest Biotech Startup Showcase will highlight more than 30 emerging life sciences and biotech ventures from leading research institutions across the Midwest, including the University of… Keep reading