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Getting Mark Cuban’s money — the Shark’s 47 Biggest Shark Tank Investments

Social New Venture Challenge alum LuminAID ranked as Mark Cuban's 31st biggest investment on ABC's Shark Tank. Read the full article >>

Big Brains Podcast Explores the Future of Energy, Innovation with Entrepreneur

Michael Polsky featured on a new UChicago podcast about his entrepreneurial background and investment in the Polsky Center. Read the full article >>

Rumi Spice After Shark Tank – 2018 Update

Chicago Booth student-founded Rumi Spice provides an update since receiving $250,000 investment from Mark Cuban on ABC's Shark Tank. Read the full article >>

B-School Bulletin: 4 Reasons To Hire Veterans

Polsky Innovation Indicator finds that most Americans look to universities for research innovation. Read the full article >>

Here, This Year’s Fast 50 companies

Snapsheet, co-founded by CJ Przybyl, MBA '11, makes list of fastest-growing Chicago companies. Read the full article >>

2018 SNVC Finalists Announced

The Rustandy Center and Polsky Center are pleased to announce the 7 teams advancing to the finals of the 2018 John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC). The SNVC…

A Video Game That Wants to Stop Sexual Harassment

Polsky I-Corps alum Game Changer Chicago Design Lab uses video games to force users to think through important life and health decisions. Read the full article >>

Meet 3 Energy Innovators Getting a Lift from Argonne National Laboratory

Three energy innovators join the latest cohort of Argonne's Chain Reaction Innovations program, will receive mentoring from Polsky Center. Read the full article >>

Startups Show Car and Home Insurers They Need to Get Smarter

Snapsheet, founded by CJ Przybyl, MBA ’11, is revolutionizing the way auto insurance companies process claims. Read the full article >>

Kraft’s Bet on Growth Includes Egg-­white Chips and Sauerkraut

Quevos, the egg-white chip that won the 2018 College New Venture Challenge, selected for Kraft-Heinz's incubator. Read the full article >>

This Is How Accelerators and Incubators Build Consumer Businesses

Andi Hadisutjipto, MBA '16, founder of New Venture Challenge alum Riviter, speaks on experience in L'Oreal-connected incubator. Read the full article >>

We Need to Change, Chicago’s Startup Funders Say

Alex Niemczewski, AB '09, founder and CEO of BallotReady, speaks on the issues that women founders face in Chicago's startup scene. Read the full article >>

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