Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html News 2026 Rattan L. Khosa “Against All Odds” Award Application Deadline CavilinQ Secures $8.8M Seed Round to Unlock Utility-Scale Quantum Computing Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Finding Your “Best-Fit” Customers, Led by Liz Fischer Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Blueprint for Success – Implementing EOS Application Deadline: Polsky Science and Technology Associates Contact Speakers Home Key Dates & Deadlines NVC@30 Fireside Chat: Insights from New Venture Challenge (NVC) Winner Sebastian Rivas, MBA ’21 Application Open: Polsky Founders Fund Fellowship (PF3) Application Deadline: Commercialization Fellows Program Application & Eligibility Duality Corporate Collision Application Deadline: Commercialization Fellows Program Capital Access: US Bank UChicago Quantum Spin-Out memQ Closes $10M Series A Funding Round ETA Insider Polsky Science and Technology Associates Agenda George Shultz Innovation Fund Announces 4 Finalists Pitching for Potential Investment Info Session: Programs for Graduate Students and Postdocs Gleacher Center, Room 300 Polsky Exchange Member Breakfast 6 Local Entrepreneurs Form Legal Businesses at Incorporation/Organization Day George Shultz Innovation Fund Finals Shyama Majumdar, PhD, MBA NVC@30 Fireside Chat: Insights from New Venture Challenge (NVC) Alum Mariana Castillo Lopez, MBA ’16 Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Beyond the Norm – Operating and Acquiring Unconventional Businesses Chicago Booth Private Equity Council Capital Access: Cleveland Avenue/CAST US Capital Access: JPMorgan Chase Application Deadline: Polsky Founders Fund Fellowship (PF3) Capital Access: Greenwood Archer Capital Polsky Commercialization Fellowship Global New Venture Challenge (GNVC) Finals Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC) Finals Dan Phelps, MBA ’99 Contact Application & Eligibility Capital Access: PNC Bank Gemini for Entrepreneurs: Bananas Galore, 12 Fast Moves in 60 Minutes Capital Access: Pursuit Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Operator Grit – Overcoming Adversity Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Small Business Roll-Ups — Acquisition and Integration Tactics Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (ETA) Workshop: Exploring Resources Outside of Your Booth Network Sponsors Visiting ETA Advisors Capital Access: Founders First Capital Partners