Dresner Partners is a Silver Sponsor of the 18th Annual New Venture Challenge. Fifty-five teams participated in Phase II on May 29 at the Chicago Booth – Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship on the University of Chicago campus. The New Venture Challenge harnesses the intellectual power, creativity, and business acumen of University of Chicago students, alumni, and local professionals with the aim to launch start-ups that provide effective, thoughtful solutions to major problems faced in a broad range of industries, including technology, healthcare, energy, and education. Since it began, the challenge has launched more than 85 businesses, which together have raised more than $240 million in funding and created 1,300 jobs, spurring growth in and beyond the regional economy. For more information please visit http://research.chicagobooth.edu/nvc/.
