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Fireside Chat with Perplexity AI’s Aravind Srinivas Offers Look into the Future of AI
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NVC@30 Fireside Chat with Grubhub Cofounder Matt Maloney Highlights the Power of Persistence
The Polsky Exchange Year in Review 2024
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The Polsky Exchange Year in Review 2024

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…

Impact in Action: Polsky Center Year in Review (FY25)

  2024-2025 Polsky Center Impact Report This past year (July 1, 2024 to June 30, 2025) at the Polsky Center was defined by momentum — from advancing innovation…

How to Become a Successful CEO

The following article was written by Steven Kaplan, the Neubauer Family Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship & Finance at Chicago Booth School of Business and Kessenich E.P. Faculty Director…

Bluefors Opens Shared Lab Facility at the UChicago Science Incubator, Expands Bluefors Lab Chicago

Bluefors, the world leader in cryogenic cooling systems for quantum technology, has opened a second Chicago-based lab facility at the UChicago Science Incubator located at Hyde Park Labs. The…

Fall 2025 Collaboratorium Connects Researchers and Business Expertise

  Connecting researchers and scientists with business expertise, the Fall 2025 Collaboratorium will feature teams participating in the Polsky I-Corps program in addition to startups from other areas of the…

Novel Medical Device Provides Custom, Cost-Effective Solution for Atrial Fibrillation Patients

Founded by an interventional cardiologist at the University of Chicago, Parasol has developed a novel, minimally invasive device to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. At…
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