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Balancing Pre- and Post-Letter of Intent Diligence in ETA: Strategy, Tradeoffs, and Winning the Auction

Sponsored Content // Balancing diligence before and after signing a letter of intent (LOI) is one of the most important — and often overlooked — aspects of entrepreneurship through acquisition…

How Theta Neurotech is Making Seizure Prediction Possible

Every year, thousands of epilepsy patients lose their lives unexpectedly — often with no warning that a seizure is even coming. It’s a terrifying reality for the more than 3…

Fireside Chat with Perplexity AI’s Aravind Srinivas Offers Look into the Future of AI

Last week the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation welcomed Aravind Srinivas, CEO and cofounder of Perplexity AI, for a fireside chat on the future of artificial intelligence, the acceleration…

NVC@30 Fireside Chat with Grubhub Cofounder Matt Maloney Highlights the Power of Persistence

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…

The Polsky Exchange Year in Review 2024

2024 Polsky Exchange Summary Report In 2024 the Polsky Exchange continued to be a cornerstone of innovation and entrepreneurship on Chicago’s South Side. Through its work and meeting spaces,…

How First-Time ETA Buyers Can Navigate Today’s Complex SBA Lending Market

Sponsored Content // Buying your first business is one of the most exciting parts of entrepreneurship-through-acquisition (ETA), but navigating the process can also be one of the most complex. In…

The Polsky Center Welcomes the 2025 Innovate2Market Cohort

The Polsky Center is welcoming the latest cohort of Innovate2Market, a five-week program designed to help community inventors and innovators explore the commercial potential and impact of their products…

Polsky Science and Technology Associates Helping Drive University Innovation Forward

The new cohort of the Polsky Science and Technology Associates includes three University of Chicago graduate students who are working with the Polsky Center’s technology and business development teams…

Meet the Inaugural Alchemist Chicago Cohort

Alchemist Accelerator and the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation are thrilled to announce the inaugural cohort of Alchemist Chicago. Alchemist Chicago Cohort 1 is made…

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