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Record $2.267 Million Awarded at 2025 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge, B2B SaaS Company Takes First

Rayni, a B2B SaaS company, has won first place in the 29th Annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), during which a record-breaking more than $2.2 million…

10 Startups to Compete for Over $1 Million in 29th Annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge Finals

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is excited to announce the 10 teams advancing to the finals of the 29th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge…

25 Teams Advance to Classroom Portion of the 2025 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge

Today, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation announced the 25 teams advancing to the classroom portion of the 2025 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), the…

Born at UChicago, AgileMD Takes Strides to Expand Healthcare Tech with Recent FDA Nod

Founded at the University of Chicago by business school students at Booth and physician-researchers at the hospital, AgileMD has announced significant steps in expanding the adoption of its AI-powered software…

Supply Chain Software Startup Takes First Place at 2024 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge as Judges Award Record-Breaking $1.9M in Total Investments

FreshX, a startup developing a supply chain software that helps food companies and freight brokers easily book and manage cold chain transportation and storage, has won first place in…

11 Startups to Compete for Over $1M in 28th Annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge Finals

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is excited to announce the eleven teams advancing to the finals of the 28th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge…

30 Teams Advance to Phase II of the 2024 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge

Today, the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation announced the 30 Phase II teams advancing in the 2024 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), the University of…

Alnair Therapeutics Follows Polsky Path to String of Impressive Wins, $1M+ Funding Round

Momentum continues to build for Alnair Therapeutics, an oncology startup focused on developing a platform to better deliver drugs to hard-to-treat cancers. In June – the same month that…

Oncology Startup Takes Home First Place at 2023 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge as Judges Award $1.4M in Total Investment

Alnair Therapeutics, a startup developing a platform technology to improve the delivery of drugs to difficult-to-treat cancers, has won first place in the 27th Annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New…

Ten Startups Will Compete for Over $1M in Finals of 27th Annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 10 teams selected to advance to the finals of the 27th annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture…

25 Teams Advance to Phase II of the 2023 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71 New Venture Challenge

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation is pleased to announce the 25 Phase II teams advancing in the 2023 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), the…

3 Startups Awarded $200,000 Each to Build Out Teams, Launch Novel Products

Flow Medical, Lismikro, and OrisDX each have been awarded a $200,000 co-investment from the George Shultz Innovation Fund to further develop their technologies. Managed by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship…

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