Sequoia helps daring founders build legendary companies from idea to IPO and beyond. We aim to be the first true believers in tomorrow’s most valuable and enduring businesses. We partner with a few outliers each year and go all-in, providing them with the hands-on help required at every stage of the company building journey. Our expertise comes from 50 years of working with legendary founders like Steve Jobs, Larry Page, Jan Koum, Adi Tatarko, Brian Chesky, Jensen Huang, Anne Wojcicki, Eric Yuan, Patrick Collison, Julia Hartz, and Sebastian Siemiatkowski. In aggregate, Sequoia-backed companies account for more than 25% of NASDAQ's …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC

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, …

Sectors: Startup accelerator & VC