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Corporate Collision: Bridging the Gap Between Corporates and Startups
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Corporate Collision: Bridging the Gap Between Corporates and Startups
Transform Participant The Dev Difference Wins TechRise Season 5 Kickoff Pitch Competition
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Transform Participant The Dev Difference Wins TechRise Season 5 Kickoff Pitch Competition
Michael Polsky and Andy Karsner Discuss the Future of Energy Innovation
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Michael Polsky and Andy Karsner Discuss the Future of Energy Innovation

Corporate Collision: Bridging the Gap Between Corporates and Startups

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…

Transform Participant The Dev Difference Wins TechRise Season 5 Kickoff Pitch Competition

Cofounded by Jolene Bernagene, Jovanay Carter, and Moyosore Okeremi, The Dev Difference is an AI-powered mock interview platform that helps job seekers prepare for technical interviews through a combination of…

Michael Polsky and Andy Karsner Discuss the Future of Energy Innovation

Michael Polsky, CEO of Invenergy, and Andy Karsner, senior strategist at Alphabet’s X, came together in a fireside chat moderated by Chicago Booth School of Business Dean Madhav Rajan…

It’s Time to Get Hardcore About Your Core Values

The following article was written by Michael Curry, co-CEO and co-chairman of Lullwater, a Baltimore-based operations-focused investment company, and an adjunct assistant professor of entrepreneurship at the University of…

‘You Start with a Problem and Ambition’: One PhD Student’s Journey to Quantum Startup Founder

Like most entrepreneurs, for Shankar Menon, the journey to launching his first company started with a problem and ambition. A quantum science and engineering graduate student at the University of…

4 Teams Advance to the George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals

The spring 2025 George Shultz Innovation Fund finalists are working to scale quantum technologies, predict seizures, and discover new drugs. Managed by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, the…

Chicago Booth and Polsky Center Expand Energy Transition Offerings with $12.5M Gift from Michael and Tanya Polsky

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is set to significantly expand its support and offerings for students interested in energy transition innovation thanks to a generous $12.5 million…

Polsky Commercialization Fellowship Gives PhD Students Dedicated Support to Pursue Entrepreneurship

The Polsky Commercialization Fellowship offers PhD students at the University of Chicago the opportunity to create new ventures around promising research and develop leadership skills during a competitive fellowship.…

Taking Portable Sinks to New Heights: How This Couple is Building a Thriving Family Business Through ETA

For Ray Chery and his wife Dana, entrepreneurship has always been in their DNA. Both grew up in families where business ownership was a way of life—Ray in a Haitian…

Exactics Wins 2025 College New Venture Challenge, Securing $115K for Innovative Rapid Diagnostic

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and The Grainger College of Engineering announces Exactics as the winner of the 13th Annual College New Venture Challenge (CNVC). Exactics, a biotechnology…

Where Are They Now? Unlisted is Opening the Doors to Off-Market Homes

Historically, less than 5% of homes in the U.S. are listed for sale at any given time. Combine that with the well-documented housing shortage and record-high costs of purchasing…

Polsky Center and Chicago Booth Private Equity Group Host 24th Annual PE Conference

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…
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