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Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge Winner Simple Mills Acquired by Flower Foods for $795 Million
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How Rayni Turned Scientific Frustration Into a Victory at the 2025 New Venture Challenge
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Zenblen’s Smooth Rise from Office Blender to Robotic Smoothie Bar
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Where Are They Now? Beacon Takes Aim at Eliminating Airborne Transmission
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Inertial Secures Phase I STTR Grant Ahead of Pre-Seed Round
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Harper Court Ventures Launches with $25M to Support UChicago Startup Ecosystem
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'You Start with a Problem and Ambition': One PhD Student's Journey to Quantum Startup Founder
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Small Business Spotlight: How Diversity Connected Helps Companies Turn Chaos into Clarity
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10 Entrepreneurs Graduate from E-Commerce Learning Lab
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Three UChicago Startups Receive Investment from the George Shultz Innovation Fund
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AI-Driven Psychiatry Platform Takes First Place at 18th Annual Global New Venture Challenge
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The Power of a Shared Ecosystem: 27 Midwest Startups Pitch at Deep Tech Demo Day in San Francisco
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Private Equity Insights: Raymond Svider Returns to Chicago Booth for Fireside Chat with Steve Kaplan
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From Discovery to Dissemination: How a New Collaboration is Helping Get Knowledge ‘Out the Door’
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ETA Insider Podcast series features all things related to entrepreneurship through acquisition. Where Are They Now? delves into the entrepreneurial journeys of several startups to mark the 25th anniversary of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge, a top-ranked startup accelerator at the University of Chicago.

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Polsky Weekly 10 // October 9

$100M for Cubii, Prof. Kaplan on Chicago's tech future, and Google awards three Polsky companies.

Patent of the Week: A More Functional Freeze-Dried Formulation

Lactic acid bacteria has uses in the food and feed industries, as well as in medicine and chemistry applications. The bacteria is used as a source of probiotics and…

Students and Small Businesses Work Together to Address Challenges, Form Strategies for Growth

Small businesses in Chicago and across the US have been hit hard during the shutdowns and changes affecting our economy as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. Yelp estimates,…

Polsky Weekly 10 // October 2

Alum's $872M exit | UChicago appoints new VP | Inno Fund announces new cohort

VIDEO: How to Collaborate with Universities and National Labs as Partners in Innovation

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago, in partnership with Argonne National Laboratory and Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory, recently hosted a webinar for Current's…

Value-Driven Banking: Mighty Deposits Helps Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is

Sophia Wagner, AB ’18, co-founder, was a sophomore at the University of Chicago when she got involved with Mighty Deposits – a comparison website for banks that enables users…

Polsky Center Announces 2020 Fall Cohort of the George Shultz Innovation Fund

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has announced the companies selected for this year’s fall cohort of the George Shultz Innovation Fund. The program…

Polsky Weekly 10 // September 25

$125K awarded in ANVC finals | Foxtrot outperforms | AIM Clinics expands

Alumni New Venture Challenge Winner, Speeko, Secures $75K for AI-Driven Speech Coach

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the winners of the 2020 Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC). The alumni track…

Genetically Engineered Skin to Treat Disease, Promote Scarless Wound Healing, and More

The largest organ in the human body, skin is a robust system with great potential to support not only basic research, but to serve as a platform for stem cell…

Building Atomically Thin Circuits for Advanced Devices

The nature of Jiwoong Park’s work is multidisciplinary: trying to connect fundamental science with very challenging problems that do not have immediate solutions – “and there are plenty of them,”…

Patent of the Week: A Low-Cost and Non-Toxic Process for Creating Sustainable Material

Thin fibers made from wood, cellulose nanofibers are apt for use in materials applications because of their desirable chemical, mechanical, and environmental properties. However, isolating these materials is a…
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