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Polsky Center at the University of Chicago

155 employees

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.

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Funding rounds participated in

$400K sweet spot round size

Investor type

Educational

Basic info

Industry

Higher Education

Sectors

Higher Education

Date founded

1998

Funding rounds raised

Total raised

$400K

from 1 investors over 1 rounds

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Polsky Center at the University of Chicago raised $400K on November 11, 2022

Investors: JP Morgan Chase

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