The Polsky Center kicked off its NVC@30 Fireside Chat series with one of the more prominent faces of the New Venture Challenge — Matt Maloney, MBA ’10, cofounder of Grubhub and winner of the 2006 Edward L. Kaplan,… Keep reading
Last month at the Polsky Exchange, mentors, sponsors, and participants gathered to celebrate the graduation of the latest cohort of the Polsky Center’s Small Business Growth Program (SBG). Over the course of nine months, entrepreneurs worked side by side… Keep reading
Jay Harris, CEO and Founder of Drinks On Me Chicago, presents at the event. An initiative led by the Polsky Exchange helped South Side entrepreneurs secure critical funding by preparing them to meet the specific criteria banks use to evaluate… Keep reading
The importance of solving hard problems – and the benefits of solving them in Chicago – was a key theme during the UChicago Tech Ventures Demo Day, which brought together more than 300 founders and investors… Keep reading
The inaugural Deep Tech Demo Day was held at Pear VC in San Francisco. The University of Chicago, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, and Northwestern University came together to bring 27 deep tech startups in front of investors… Keep reading
The conversation spanned from creating value in portfolio companies to the evolving impact of AI and geopolitical uncertainty on global investing. Raymond Svider, MBA ’89, chairman and partner at BC Partners, returned to the University of Chicago Booth… Keep reading
Healthcare investment firm Deerfield Management recently visited the University of Chicago to meet with researchers and discuss Hyde Park Discovery, a new collaboration to advance discoveries from the lab. “I’m really excited to… Keep reading
The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in March hosted Corporate Collision at TechNexus, bringing together more than 120 startup founders, innovation leaders, investors, and subject-matter experts to explore pathways for impactful collaboration. The annual event provides a unique… Keep reading
The conference brings together investors, students, and entrepreneurs to network and share insights into the dynamics of investing in a constantly changing economy. The conference began with opening remarks from Pietro Veronesi, deputy dean for faculty and the Sherman… Keep reading
Rattan L. Khosa provides opening remarks to and audience of students, entrepreneurs, investors, and key members of the startup ecosystem. Last week, the Polsky Center and Chicago Booth’s Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital (EVC) Group hosted the Rattan L. Khosa… Keep reading
Earlier this month, the Polsky Center, ETA Group at Chicago Booth, and Northwestern Kellogg Innovation and Entrepreneurship Initiative hosted the annual Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition Conference. The eleventh iteration of the event was the largest ever hosted, with an estimated… Keep reading
The Deep Tech Ventures Summit was held in Chicago on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. (Photos by Matt Marton) Nearly 350 attendees, 23 speakers, and 22 startups came together to explore various topics across the quantum, data science and… Keep reading