Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

Meet the 30 Semifinalists in Alchemist Chicago’s Second Cohort

Alchemist and the University of Chicago’s Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation today announced the 30 startups ...
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Using AI in Finance: Why Professional Judgment Still Matters

Sponsored Content // In this guest perspective, Austin Panhans, director at Numera, shares how preparation, relevant evidence ...
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Driving Growth: A Speaker Series on Operating in a Private Equity and Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition (PE/ETA) Context: Healthcare Operations

Join us for an engaging session in the “Driving Growth” series, focusing on strategies for operating and scaling businesses within the private equity (PE) and entrepreneurship through acquisition (ETA ...
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Polsky 10: Pyxis secures up to $282.6M | Thrixel launches with new $3M | Inomagen receives $2.9M grant

1 // Pyxis Oncology announces up to $282.6M in new funding as it gears up for key clinical milestones. UChicago Startup Investment Program recipient Pyxis Oncology has raised approximately $110M in a ...
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What Energy Needs Next: Opportunities In Energy Transition

The energy transition is one of the largest capital reallocations in modern history — and it needs people. Founders to build the companies, investors to fund them, and operators to scale what works.
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Government & Defense

Exalt Data is an AI-powered, subscription-based data platform that provides real-time, geo-specific polling, community insights, fundraising intelligence, and custom briefs to help political ...
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Business Acumen Series: Q&A on AI Adoption for Small Business Operations

Have questions about AI and how it could work for your business? Bring them to this session built around you. This is not your typical workshop. While we’ll kick things off with a 30-minute ...
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Impact in Action: Polsky Center Annual Report (FY26) July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026

This past year (July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2026) at the Polsky Center was defined by expansion, from expanding UChicago innovation well beyond Chicago to deepening our impact at home. We opened Third ...
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George Shultz Innovation Fund

The George Shultz Innovation Fund provides up to $250,000 in investment funding to early-stage science-based, deep-tech, and AI ventures spinning out of the University of Chicago. Beyond capital, ...
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Faculty and Advisor

Neubauer Family Distinguished Service Professor of Entrepreneurship and Finance, Chicago Booth; Kessenich E.P. Faculty Director, Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation Steve Kaplan conducts ...
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Water Street Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC)

The Water Street Private Equity Case Challenge (PECC), generously supported by Chicago-area healthcare investment firm Water Street Healthcare Partners, is a case competition that enables teams from ...