Stage FocusPre-Seed, Seed
GeographyUS
TypeAccelerator
Last Activity2026
Industry Focus
Industries
AI
Investor TypeUniversity Fund
ExposureMinimal DeepTech Investments
Bio
The New Venture Challenge (NVC) is a startup accelerator and venture-building program run by the Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation at the University of Chicago's Booth School of Business, launched in 1996 in Chicago. It now runs four parallel tracks: the original NVC for Chicago Booth MBA students, the College New Venture Challenge for undergraduates, the Global New Venture Challen...
Notable Investments
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GrubhubB
BraintreeV
VenmoS
Simple MillsSimilar Funds
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500 Global
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8-Bit Capital
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840 Venture Partners
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A* Capital
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GeneralistAIPre-SeedSeed