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Polsky Center at the University of Chicago

128 employees

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation drives venture creation and technology commercialization at the University of Chicago

Investor insights

Sectors invested in

Software4
Food and Beverage3
SaaS3
Health Care3
Sustainability2
E-Commerce2
Biotechnology2
Real Estate2
Hospital2
Medical2
Restaurants2
Technology2
Education1
Waste Management1
GreenTech1
Recycling1
Environmental Consulting1
Residential1
Hospitality1
Leisure1

Funding rounds participated in

$450K sweet spot round size

Most of their 28 investments are in rounds between $100K and $665K

Investor type

University Program

Basic info

Industry

higher education

Sectors

Non Profit
Education
Fabrication Lab / Maker Space
Association
Venture capital
Private equity
Fintech
Higher Education
Private Social Networking
Universities
Entrepreneurship Education
Social Entrepreneurship
Technology transfer
Startup / Business Incubation
Entrepreneurship Through Acquisition
Entrepreneurship
Innovation

Date founded

1998

Investments made

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demi raised $500K on April 19, 2023

Investors: Great Circle Ventures, Obama Foundation, Gold House and Polsky Center at the University of Chicago

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Haylon Technologies raised $330K on January 1, 2023

Investors: NextFab, LLC and Polsky Center at the University of Chicago

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OrisDX raised $665K on June 7, 2022

Investors: Polsky Center at the University of Chicago

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Natuur Brands raised $220K on June 1, 2022

Investors: Polsky Center at the University of Chicago

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Pippin Title raised $450K on June 15, 2020

Investors: OCA Ventures and Polsky Center at the University of Chicago

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Undisclosed raised undisclosed on August 14, 2018

Investors: Polsky Center at the University of Chicago

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Seurat Therapeutics, Inc raised $750K on March 28, 2018

Investors: Polsky Center at the University of Chicago

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Ascent raised $6M on March 1, 2018

Investors: Temerity Capital Partners, Alsop Louie Partners and Polsky Center at the University of Chicago

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Banyan Technologies, Inc. raised $15K on June 1, 2017

Investors: Polsky Center at the University of Chicago

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Triple.io raised undisclosed on June 1, 2017

Investors: Polsky Center at the University of Chicago

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