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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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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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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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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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Polsky 10: Polsky Center partners with Current | Scaffold raises $15M | From pre-seed to Series C

Chicago Booth Magazine recently caught up with four ventures from the Polsky Center that are reaching important new milestones across industries and stages of growth — from pre-seed to Series C.
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Info Session: San Francisco VC Immersion Program

Join Chicago Booth and the Polsky Center to learn about the SF VC Immersion Program, a new study-away opportunity for Chicago Booth MBA students in Winter 2027. Participants spend the quarter in San ...
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Kompass Diagnostics Points the Way to Better Fertility Care with Novel Finger-Prick Hormone Testing

The Kompass team is made up of industry experts in diagnostics commercialization and academics from world-renowned research institutions with a collective track record of launching 6 FDA/CE-approved ...
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$2.1 Million Awarded at the 2026 Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge; Cancer Pathology AI Company Takes First

Slideflow Labs, a cancer pathology AI company, has won first place at the 30th Annual Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge (NVC), during which $2.1 million was awarded to the finalists.
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From NVC Finalist to Global Investor, Koichiro Nakamura Continues to Support the Program That Helped Shape His Path

As part of the NVC@30 celebration, Nakamura reflected on his journey from Booth student and two-time NVC finalist to Sozo Ventures cofounder, Polsky Council member, NVC judge, and longtime supporter ...
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The Polsky Center Announces the Inaugural AI Research Commons Midwest Fellows Program Cohort

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation today announced the inaugural cohort of startups selected to participate in the AI Research Commons (ARC) Midwest Fellows Program, a highly ...
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From Mississippi to the Last Frontier: Ben Frazer’s Path to ETA in Alaska

Growing up in a small town in Mississippi, entrepreneurship was close to home for Ben Frazer, MBA ’25. His father founded a business in 2000, and from an early age Frazer developed an appreciation for ...