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Overview

The Polsky Exchange incubates 15-20 companies at a time, in addition to the thousands of companies run by the Polsky Exchange’s 3,000+ members. The Polsky Exchange fosters innovation and commercialization through 34,000-square feet of shared co-working space, a state-of-the-art Fabrication Lab, and full calendar programming and workshops designed to help entrepreneurs translate their ideas into businesses.

The Space: Stats:

34,000

Square foot co-worker space

10-20

Startups housed at one time

2,500+

Members

450+

Events

Featured Events
20
Jan
Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): How to Build a Cap Table with Ben Register
Tuesday, January 20, 2026  //  12:00 p.m.
Note: All in-person events are listed in local time; virtual events are listed in Central Time
21
Jan
Application Deadline: New Venture Challenge (NVC)
Wednesday, January 21, 2026  //  3:00 p.m.
Note: All in-person events are listed in local time; virtual events are listed in Central Time
21
Jan
Application Deadline: Social New Venture Challenge (SNVC)
Wednesday, January 21, 2026  //  3:00 p.m.
Note: All in-person events are listed in local time; virtual events are listed in Central Time
22
Jan
Polsky Exchange E-Commerce Growth: Introduction to E-Commerce Conversion
Thursday, January 22, 2026  //  10:00 a.m.
Note: All in-person events are listed in local time; virtual events are listed in Central Time
22
Jan
Investing Essentials: Success and Failure in One’s Life and Career
Thursday, January 22, 2026  //  12:00 p.m.
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23
Jan
E-Commerce Growth Program Application Deadline
Friday, January 23, 2026  //  3:00 p.m.
Note: All in-person events are listed in local time; virtual events are listed in Central Time
26
Jan
Investing Essentials: Trends vs. Fads in Private Equity
Monday, January 26, 2026  //  12:00 p.m.
Note: All in-person events are listed in local time; virtual events are listed in Central Time
27
Jan
Entrepreneurship Essentials (E2): Competitive Intelligence – Using AI, with Phil Leslie
Tuesday, January 27, 2026  //  12:00 p.m.
Note: All in-person events are listed in local time; virtual events are listed in Central Time

Polsky Launches New Inventor Portal to Streamline Invention Disclosure

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation has launched a convenient online Inventor Portal through which researchers can submit new disclosures related to inventions, research materials, and software. The Polsky…

Super.tech Secures $1.65M Grant and Launches New Benchmarking Suite for Quantum Computers

A University of Chicago quantum software spinout, Super.tech has been selected to receive $1.65 million in funding from the Department of Energy and today announced the release of SupermarQ, an…

University of Chicago Joins Global Scholars Program

The University of Chicago has joined the competitive program which is supported by the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR) and designed to provide researchers with funding as well as…

2018 Spring Cohort Finalists Selected for the UChicago Innovation Fund

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago has announced the five companies moving on to the spring finals of the University of Chicago Innovation Fund.…

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