Katlin Smith pitching at the 2014 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge. The $795 million acquisition represents one of the largest exits by a Polsky Center startup Founded in 2012, Simple Mills offers nutrient-dense crackers, cookies, snack bars, and… 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
Tequila Cooper-Shabazz (center) with Qui Solutions’ “Leadership Circle.” Qui Solutions – a global member-based remote staffing and consulting agency – wasn’t TeQuila Cooper-Shabazz’s first attempt at building a business. In fact, she had… Keep reading
The Polsky Center’s Build and Launch Accelerators are 10-week summer programs that provide a unique opportunity for founders to focus solely on their businesses and social enterprises in a collaborative and dynamic environment. The Build track is designed for… Keep reading
Last week, the Polsky Center and Chicago Booth’s Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital (EVC) Group co-hosted Rattan L. Khosa SeedCon 2024, Booth’s annual flagship entrepreneurship and venture capital conference. Through keynote fireside chats, panel discussions, and various networking sessions,… Keep reading
Update 2/6/2025: KindWorks is featured in Season 7 of Meet The Drapers, a global pitch competition hosted by venture capitalist Tim Draper. Their pitch airs on March 14, and audience voting is now open. Watch a preview of… Keep reading
Things in life often don’t just line up perfectly. But for Melinda Herron, founder of 103 Collection – an eco-beauty company rooted in nature – the inspiration for her company sort of did. “I was in my 30s,… Keep reading
The 10th Annual ETA Conference The Polsky Center, in collaboration with the Chicago Booth School of Business and Northwestern Kellogg School of Management, hosted the 10th annual Booth-Kellogg Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Conference this week. The conference, which… Keep reading
Alyssa Rapp has been named the faculty leader of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC), a dedicated track of the New Venture Challenge program that supports Chicago Booth School of Business… Keep reading
Sean Harper, cofounder and CEO, Kin Sean Harper, AB ’03, MBA ’09, knew his passion from an early age. “Going back to high school, I was the kid who was reading Milton Friedman while programming his own… Keep reading
Alnair cofounder and CBO, Ryan Meyers, explains some of the science behind Alnair’s innovations at the 2023 Edward L. Kaplan New Venture Challenge. (Photo by Anne Ryan) Momentum continues to build for Alnair Therapeutics, an oncology startup focused on developing… Keep reading
A startup in the inaugural cohort of Transform, a data science and AI accelerator, Notoros is working to solve blockchain technology security issues. “We are aiming for a world in which we can… Keep reading