Chicago Booth Adjunct Professor of Entrepreneurship and Polsky Center Investor-in-Residence (IIR), Chris McGowan, will present on and discuss the changing PE landscape and the necessary skills for car…
The Innovation Fund Associates (IFA) program is structured as a venture capital apprenticeship, where associates learn-by-doing as part of an interdisciplinary team. IFAs deep dive into one investment…
Join the Polsky Center and Entrepreneur in Residence, Mia Duchnowski, for an informative workshop on where to begin as a founder. Have a business idea but not sure what to do next? Want to start somet…
The Customer Discovery Bootcamp is intended for early-stage ventures to explore their problem-solution fit by engaging directly with potential customers and industry stakeholders. Over five weeks, tea…
The ETA Discovery Cohort will have the opportunity to connect with the second-year ETA Club co-chairs to learn how they navigated resources during their first year as MBA students interested in ETA.
The Private Equity and Venture Capital (PE/VC) Lab was created for Chicago Booth students to learn firsthand about the PE and VC industries. Through the combination of an intensive internship at a PE…
The Water Street Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC) is a case competition that enables teams from Chicago Booth to assess the potential for a leveraged buyout of a publicly-listed company. To partic…
Deadline to join the ETA Discovery Cohort for the Fall 2025 quarter
During the 2025-26 year, early stage Booth founders will have the opportunity to convene monthly as a group with Entrepreneur in-Residence Mia Saini Duchnowski. These monthly meetups will help founder…
The University of Chicago has leased more than 150,000 square feet of space in Hyde Park Labs to conduct research and collaborate with…
International students (first year and second year in either F-1 or J-1 visa status) are eligible to participate in the PE/VC Lab but require Curricular Practical Training (CPT) or Academic Training (…
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