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NVC Alum Crave Natural Secures $650k in Pre-Seed Round for Healthy Food Startup
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NVC Alum Crave Natural Secures $650k in Pre-Seed Round for Healthy Food Startup
Steven Kaplan Speaks with Financial Innovator Richard Sandor About Creating New Markets
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Steven Kaplan Speaks with Financial Innovator Richard Sandor About Creating New Markets
Genes Reveal Details of 'the Crime,' Pathway to Develop a Novel Treatment for Neurodegenerative Disease
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Genes Reveal Details of 'the Crime,' Pathway to Develop a Novel Treatment for Neurodegenerative Disease

NVC Alum Crave Natural Secures $650k in Pre-Seed Round for Healthy Food Startup

Crave Natural in November raised a $650,000 pre-seed round of funding. Founded by Chicago Booth MBA candidate Lin Jiang, Crave Natural is a healthy food company with an East…

Steven Kaplan Speaks with Financial Innovator Richard Sandor About Creating New Markets

The University of Chicago’s Becker Friedman Institute, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, and the Coase-Sandor Institute for Law and Economics recently held a conversation between Chicago Booth…

Genes Reveal Details of ‘the Crime,’ Pathway to Develop a Novel Treatment for Neurodegenerative Disease

University of Chicago researcher Christopher Gomez is developing a gene therapy to treat a rare, neurodegenerative disease – and conducting a clinical trial, backed by Pfizer and Biogen,…

Polsky Weekly 10 // February 12

BloomNation raises $11M for new parent co. | Polsky's role in the "State of Innovation" | Prof. Kaplan's advice for entrepreneurs

Health Diagnostics 2021: ‘Everything Has Changed’

The annual Entrepreneurial Outlook series continued last week with a discussion about health diagnostics and the state of the industry in 2021. The discussion was moderated by Christine Karslake,…

‘It’s the American Dream’: Polsky Exec Talks Family-Owned Businesses, Innovation, and Education

Family businesses are the engine that runs the economy, says Polsky executive Dan Sachs, who speaks to the importance of supporting those contributors. We caught up with Sachs, who is…

Polsky Center’s First-Ever ETA Week Puts “Buy and Build” Model of Entrepreneurship on Center Stage

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is putting the ‘buy and build’ model of entrepreneurship on a global stage, hosting a first-ever ETA…

Polsky Weekly 10 // February 5

Tovala raises $30M | Talis raises $150M for IPO | Kernel's psychedelic partnership  

Leading the Personalized Supplement Market in China, NVC Alum LemonBox Raises $2.5 Million to Expand Direct-to-Consumer Business

Founded by the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Harris Public Policy alum Derek Weng, MBA/MPP ’16, LemonBox in December 2020 announced the close of a $2.5…

Phase II Teams Selected for the 2021 Global New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has announced the 19 teams advancing to phase II of the 2021 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC).…

NVC Alum Tovala Raises $30 Million in Latest Funding Round

The meal service company and countertop smart oven, Tovala, has closed a $30 million Series C funding round – with plans to open a new production facility and build out…

Sustainable Energy Outlook: The Limitations, Opportunities, and Role of Water

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation kicked off its 2021 Entrepreneurial Outlook series with a session examining the state and potential of sustainable energy. John Carlisle, PhD, director,…
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