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UChicago Microbiome Startup Making Strides in Life Sciences Accelerator IndieBio
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UChicago Microbiome Startup Making Strides in Life Sciences Accelerator IndieBio
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BiomeSense is spending the next couple of months in San Francisco as part of IndieBio’s current accelerator class.
Paire Health Wins First Place and $35,000 at the 2019 Global New Venture Challenge
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Paire Health Wins First Place and $35,000 at the 2019 Global New Venture Challenge
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Seven University of Chicago Booth School of Business executive MBA teams presented their business plans at the finals of the 2019 GNVC.
Finalists selected to advance to the 2019 Alumni New Venture Challenge
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Finalists selected to advance to the 2019 Alumni New Venture Challenge
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The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the eight teams advancing to the first-ever finals of the Alumni New Venture Challenge (ANVC).
PODU, the first Arabic podcast platform, wins $15,000 at the 2019 College New Venture Challenge
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PODU, the first Arabic podcast platform, wins $15,000 at the 2019 College New Venture Challenge
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The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 College New Venture Challenge (CNVC).
Polsky Center Receives $5 Million Gift from Booth Alumnus
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Polsky Center Receives $5 Million Gift from Booth Alumnus
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A gift from David Kessenich, MBA ’96, and his wife, Colleen, will propel new groundbreaking work and faculty-led research at the Polsky Center.
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AMOpportunities becomes the fifth venture investment through the UChicago Startup Investment Program

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Experts In Health Tech Share Ideas and Insights at First Polsky Entrepreneurial Outlook Series Event

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George Shultz Innovation Fund invests $600,000 in biotech companies

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Polsky Center Launches Alumni New Venture Challenge

New global program will help UChicago alumni jumpstart their business ventures.

Polsky Helps Train the Next Generation of Fintech Entrepreneurs from Hong Kong

In July of 2013, the University of Chicago Booth School of Business announced plans to move its Executive MBA program in Asia from Singapore to Hong Kong. At around the…
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‘Yes, and’: Second City Behavioral Science Group Studies How Improv Can Create Better Communication

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As Entrepreneurship at UChicago Picks Up, Booth Prof Takes on Organizing Role

Energy around entrepreneurship is picking up speed at University of Chicago, and not just at the Booth School of Business: The computer science department is hiring a professor to teach…
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With $4 Million in Funding, Kin Wants to Change How Homeowners Get Insured

Insurance is one of those markets where startups see an opportunity to apply new technologies and data to lower costs and improve the consumer experience. And Kin Insurance is one…
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City Club of Chicago: John Flavin, Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

John Flavin leads the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, which drives the creation of new businesses at the University of Chicago and on Chicago’s South Side. In this role,…
Chicago Inno //

This Startup Wants to Make Your Utility Company More Efficient and Reliable – And Reduce Your Power Bill

Think back to the last time you experienced a power outage. Ever looked across the street to another house or apartment building, and seen their power remained unaffected, or experienced…
Chicago Inno //

9 Startups in Chicago Disrupting the Wedding Industry

Now that we’re halfway through July, odds are you’ve been to at least one wedding this year, and likely have more to go. Weddings are a roughly $50 billion industry…
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Taste Test: The Oven That Makes Dinner Without You

Attention, people too tuckered out to make dinner and anyone who eats way too much Chipotle: There’s now an oven that will cook you a fresh meal—pretty much on its…
Polsky Center //

Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship Cohort Announced

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation recently announced the newest cohort of the Polsky Founders’ Fund Fellowship (PF3). PF3 is a resource available to graduating University of Chicago students…
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Expansión Selects 10 Finalists For 2017 Entrepreneur Of The Year Initiative

On Friday, June 30, the Spanish-language news portal CNN Expansión announced the ten finalist companies for their “Entrepreneur of the Year” initiative. Seeking to recognize the companies and entrepreneurs who…
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Chicago Booth Entrepreneurs Launch Startup to Halt Cervical Cancer

A team at Chicago’s Booth School of Business has won a competition for female MBA entrepreneurs with a startup idea seeking to reduce the occurrence of cervical cancer through early…
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