We are celebrating the 30th year of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71 New Venture Challenge at Chicago Booth. Given the growth of this Booth-critical program since 1997, we have a lot to celebrate—and, as suc…
Save the Date! Registration will open at a later date. Check back soon! Overview The 25th Annual Chicago Booth Private Equity Conference, hosted by the Chicago Booth Private Equity Group and the Polsk…
Managed by the Polsky Center, the George Shultz Innovation Fund provides up to $250,000 in co-investment funding for early-stage science-based ventures coming out of the University of Chicago, Argonne…
Join us for an info session about the George Shultz Innovation Fund and upcoming application deadline. Managed by the Polsky Center, the George Shultz Innovation Fund provides up to $250,000 in co-inv…
One of the nation’s first social venture competitions, the John Edwardson, ’72, Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC) has helped jump-start more than 200 companies and nonprofits since 2011. Together…
This week the Polsky Center, the ETA Group at Chicago…
Most other business schools and graduate entrepreneurship programs host a single day or weekend business plan competition as their New Venture Challenge. The NVC at the University of Chicago Booth Sch…
Join us for an application preparation workshop and Quick Pitch event for the NVC and SNVC!
We are celebrating the 30th year of the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71 New Venture Challenge at Chicago Booth. Given the growth of this Booth-critical program since 1997, we have a lot to celebrate—and, as suc…
You are invited to join the Midwest Biotech Startup Showcase during the J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference in San Francisco. The event will be held on Monday, January 13, from 5:30–8:30 p.m. and will f…
The Polsky Center and Entrepreneurship & Venture Capital (EVC) Group will host the Venture Capital Investment Competition (VCIC) in-person on January 9, 2026, at the Gleacher Center. We invite you…
The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the teams selected for the 14th annual College New Venture Challenge (CNVC), an undergraduate student startup accelerator.…
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