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Meet the Resurgence Cohort 1 Startups: Alpha Nur

Team Members Kevin O’Sullivan – Cofounder and CEO What does your company do? Alpha Nur is pioneering nuclear fuel recycling technologies to bolster American national security and clean energy…

Meet the Resurgence Cohort 1 Startups: Stranergy

Team Members Mei He - CEO and Founder Rui Deng - CFO and Cofounder Jianan Zheng - CIO and Cofounder Matthew Forquer - CTO and Cofounder What…

Small Business Spotlight: Ms. Jetsetter Takes Flight

Starting a travel accessory company at the beginning of a global pandemic isn’t easy. Just ask Tracey McGhee, founder of Ms. Jetsetter. “There were times when I thought that…

12th Annual College New Venture Challenge Announces Competing Undergraduate Teams

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, in partnership with University of Illinois' Grainger College of Engineering, is pleased to announce the 14 teams selected for the 12th annual College…

Want Happier, More Productive Employees? Be a Coach, Not a Manager.

The following article was written by Tim Kelly, investor-in-residence at the Polsky Center, and originally published in Crain's Chicago Business on November 20, 2023. Read the original article on Crain's.…

Meet the Seven Early-Stage Companies that are Part of Transform’s Cohort 2

In September, the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation and Data Science Institute announced the seven early-stage companies accepted into the second cohort of its Transform…

Meet the Transform Cohort 2 Startups: Echo Labs

Team Members Edward Aguilar – Cofounder and CEO Sahan Creddy – Cofounder and CTO What does your company do? We are building the first AI capable of…

Meet the Transform Cohort 2 Startups: Quail.ai

Team Members Aarthi Koripelly – Cofounder and CEO Jackson Lee – Cofounder and COO What does your company do? Quail.ai is a machine learning toolkit for small and…

Meet the Transform Cohort 2 Startups: RadioLogical.ai

Team Members Gerardo Chaquinga – Chief Executive Officer & Cofounder Tarun Gulrajani – Chief Strategy Officer & Cofounder Raul Albertti C. – Chief Technology Officer & Cofounder Martin…

Meet the Transform Cohort 2 Startups: Nutrad

Team Members John Sexton Abrams – Founder and CEO What does your company do? Nutrad removes friction and complexity from the supply chain using AI. Every manufacturer…

Meet the Transform Cohort 2 Startups: Subconcious.AI

Team Members Avi Yashchin – Founder and CEO Susannah Griffee – Chief Operating Officer Megan Lott – Chief Technology Officer Howard Moskowitz – Chief Science Officer Matt…

Meet the Transform Cohort 2 Startups: Markison Patent Portal

Team Members Tim Markison – CEO, Co-chairman, & Cofounder Dave Fallon – COO & Cofounder Dave Larsen – Chief SW Architect Jesse Woghin – Principal Product Manager Jim…
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