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20 Teams Selected for Classroom Portion of the 18th Annual Global New Venture Challenge

  From Chicago, Hong Kong, and London, 20 teams are advancing to the classroom portion of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation’s 2025 Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC).…

Sometimes the Riskiest Choice is Playing It Safe

The following article was written by Jamie Shah, entrepreneur-in-residence at the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship & Innovation and an adjunct professor at Chicago Booth School of Business, and originally…

Polsky Center Teams with Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago to Mentor Young Entrepreneurs

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is working with the Boys & Girls Clubs of Chicago (BGCC) to connect University of Chicago Booth School of Business students with young…

Up to $130 Million to Fuel Drug Discovery and Development at the University of Chicago

The University of Chicago and health care investment firm Deerfield Management announced today the launch of Hyde Park Discovery, a collaboration to advance the development of new drugs and other…

Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge Winner Simple Mills Acquired by Flower Foods for $795 Million

The $795 million acquisition represents one of the largest exits by a Polsky Center startup Founded in 2012, Simple Mills offers nutrient-dense crackers, cookies, snack bars, and baking mixes made…

Sizing Up a Startup? Check Out the Founder

The following article was written by Ale Breuer, adjunct professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business, and originally published in Crain's Chicago Business on…

Polsky Center Startups Adgile Media Group and Open Water Team Up to Drive Sustainability

Two startups born out of the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation are showing how collaborations can create impact in unexpected ways. Open Water, the sustainability-focused canned water company, and…

If You’re Serious About Creating Value for Your Business, This is the Mindset You Need

The following article was written by Duane Jackson, investor-in-residence at the Polsky Center and founder and managing partner at Author Capital Partners, and Nick Brand, partner at Author Capital…

AGC Carbon: Pioneering a Sustainable Future with Carbon Capture and Grid Energy Storage Batteries

AGC Carbon is a participant in cohort 2 of Resurgence, a cleantech accelerator at the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partnership with the Pritzker…

Tanda Biotech: Revolutionizing Bioproduction for a Sustainable Future

Tanda Biotech is a participant in cohort 2 of Resurgence, a cleantech accelerator led by the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partnership with the…

Inertial: Tackling Carbon Emissions through Supersonic Innovation

Inertial is a participant in cohort 2 of Resurgence, a cleantech accelerator led by the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partnership with the Pritzker…

Materium: Using Machine Learning to Create High-Performance, Sustainable Materials

Materium is a participant in cohort 2 of Resurgence, a cleantech accelerator led by the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation in partnership with the Pritzker…
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