Catalyst
  • Polsky Center at the University of Chicago

    Created in 1998
  • Social networks

    16,373 1,577 8,493 3,922
  • Sectors

  • Location

    Chicago Booth Harper Center, 5807 S Woodlawn Ave, Chicago, IL 60637, USA

    Chicago

    United States of America

  • Engaged entities

    473
    0 0
  • Added in Motherbase

    18 Oct 2019, 4:41 p.m.
Description
  • Value proposition

    The Polsky Center advances innovative ideas and technologies from
    the University of Chicago ecosystem to the world

    The University of Chicago Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation brings the power of ideas in the laboratory, classroom and community to the world. Through education, resources, and programs, the Polsky Center commercializes discoveries, partners with companies, and attracts venture capital. The Polsky Center runs one of the nation's top-ranked business accelerator, the Edward L. Kaplan, ’71, New Venture Challenge, which has helped launch companies like Grubhub, Braintree, and Simple Mills. The mission of the Polsky Center is to support students, faculty, alumni, and non-university community members by bridging the gap between knowledge and practice, idea and action, and research and impact. By igniting a spirit of innovation and fostering connections that extend across the University, city, region and world, the Polsky Center enables more ideas to have a meaningful impact on society. Learn more at polsky.uchicago.edu.

    Innovation, Entrepreneurship, Private equity, Venture capital, Technology transfer, Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition, Entrepreneurship Education, Intellectual Property, Startup Acceleration, Venture Support, Technology commercialization, and Funding

Entity interactions
Entity Type Tweets Articles
Illinois Office of Trade and Investment (OTI) Illinois Office of Trade and Investment (OTI)
fintech, Government Administration (Auto)
Other

24 Aug 2026


Scorton Scorton
it services, edtech, Computer and Network Security (Auto)
Other

27 Jun 2026


Balsamiq Balsamiq
it services, uxtech, Software Development (Auto)
Other

17 Apr 2026


BlueCove Limited BlueCove Limited
Other

16 Feb 2026


Bluana Foods Bluana Foods
greentech, cleantech, foodtech, Food and Beverage Services (Auto)
Other

8 Nov 2025


BC Partners BC Partners
Venture Capital and Private Equity Principals (Auto)
Other

21 May 2025


Pasqal Pasqal
it services, deeptech, IT Services and IT Consulting (Auto)
Other

9 Jul 2026


Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer, IIT Delhi Foundation for Innovation and Technology Transfer, IIT Delhi
it services, Research Services (Auto)
Other

17 Feb 2026


Pepco Holdings Pepco Holdings
Utilities (Auto)
Other

18 Feb 2026


Winston & Strawn LLP Winston & Strawn LLP
Law Practice (Auto)
Other

16 Feb 2026


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