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Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

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

Chicago, United StatesFounded 2015polsky.uchicago.edu/
23
Investments
1
Exits
—
AUM
4.3%
Exit Rate

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Investment Thesis & Strategy

The Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation, as an accelerator, invests in various stages of companies within the association, EdTech, enterprise, non-profit, and private social networking industries, with a focus on venture creation and technology commercialization.

Investment Activity

Deals per year over the last 22 years

1
2001
0
2002
0
2003
0
2004
0
2005
0
2006
0
2007
0
2008
0
2009
0
2010
0
2011
0
2012
0
2013
0
2014
0
2015
1
2016
5
2017
0
2018
0
2019
0
2020
4
2021
1
2022

Portfolio Companies

Selected investments from their portfolio of 23 companies

V
VentureFuel
Other · Growth, 2022
Active
P
Project Canary
Cleantech · Series B, 2021
Active
R
Rheaply
Other · Series A, 2021
Active
T
Traction
SaaS · Series A, 2021
Active
C
Clarity Clinic
Healthcare · Growth, 2021
Active
T
Tovala
Food & Beverage · Series B, 2017
Active
E
ExplORer Surgical
Healthcare · Series A, 2017
Active
B
Bungalow
Real Estate · Series A, 2017
Active
P
Parachute Health
Healthcare · Series A, 2017
Active
N
Nutshell
SaaS · Series A, 2017
Active
F
Foxtrot
Food & Beverage · Series B, 2016
Active
V
Vivid Seats
Marketplaces · Growth, 2001
Active

Frequently Asked Questions

Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation focuses on Pre-seed, Seed stage investments.

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