Bringing together cutting-edge research and real-world business expertise, the Winter 2026 Collaboratorium will feature ventures spanning photonic computing, advanced therapeutics, energy, materials science, and artificial intelligence from across the Midwest research… Keep reading
The new collaboration will help deep tech founders in the Indian Institutes of Technology (IIT) translate breakthrough innovation into globally competitive companies through the newly established India Deep Tech Accelerator powered by the Polsky Center. The Polsky Center joins… Keep reading
Today, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation announced the 26 teams advancing to the classroom portion of the 2026 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), the University of Chicago’s signature startup accelerator for MBA students… Keep reading
New presence in the UChicago Science Incubator expands opportunities for high school STEM students and supports the South Side innovation ecosystem The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago announced today that the Illinois Mathematics and… Keep reading
Tom Elnick, former cofounder and co-CEO of Tegus and partner at Bancroft Capital Partners, speaking at SeedCon. Last week, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Chicago Booth’s Entrepreneurship and Venture Capital (EVC) Group hosted the Rattan… Keep reading
From Chicago, Hong Kong, and London, 18 teams are advancing to the classroom portion of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s 2026 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC). Now in its 19th year, the GNVC… Keep reading
The Polsky Center continued its NVC@30 Fireside Chat series with Kyle Swinsky, MBA ’19, cofounder of AMOpportunities and winner of the 2017 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71 New Venture Challenge (NVC). Moderated by Mark Tebbe, adjunct professor of… Keep reading
Alchemist Chicago — the deep tech accelerator partnership between the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Alchemist — today announced the startups selected for Phase 2 of its inaugural cohort. Keep reading
The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is welcoming the newest cohort of businesses to the Polsky Exchange Small Business Growth Program, a nine-month initiative designed to help established small businesses strengthen systems, refine growth strategies, and… Keep reading
More than 35 high-growth biotech startups from across the Midwest gathered in San Francisco this week for the Midwest Biotech Startup Showcase, co-hosted by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Northwestern University in partnership with peer… Keep reading
The following article was written by Scott Holloway, general partner at Starting Line and entrepreneur-in-residence at the Polsky Center, and originally published in Crain’s Chicago Business on December 22, 2025. Read the original article. The average hiring… Keep reading
The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is welcoming a new cohort of entrepreneurs to the Polsky Exchange Small Business Financial Fundamentals program. The 10-week program is designed to support business owners who are actively seeking… Keep reading