75 Top Startups In Chicago [2024]

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Updated: June 1st, 2022

Chicago is a great place to start a business because it's home to a thriving startup scene, with access to top talent and resources.

The cost of living in Chicago is low compared to other big cities, making it affordable for new businesses to get started. In addition, the city has a lot of great resources for startups, including free coworking spaces and incubators for tech companies.

Not only does this help entrepreneurs save money on office space, but it also gives them access to other professionals who can help grow their businesses.

In this article, we’ve compiled a list of the top 75 startups in Chicago that are making an impact in 2022.

Here they are:

#	Company	Funding	Revenue	Employees
1	Heyday	$800M	$27.7M	180
2	Zero Hash	$170M	$33.6M	235
3	M1 Finance	$323M	$56M	340
4	Copado	$271M	$114M	643
5	Village Medical	$491M	$36M	240
6	Fyllo	$98M	$32M	212
7	Clearcover Insurance	$305M	$67M	408
8	Nature's Fynd	$508M	$40.6M	140
9	Hologram	$82.4M	$56.6M	162
10	Cameo	$165M	$125M	450
11	ShipBob	$331M	$108M	610
12	Mediafly	$60M	$28M	185
13	Tegus	$91.5M	$60.5M	335
14	LogicGate	$156M	$35M	220
15	Enfusion	$156M	$145M	780
16	Avant	$1.6B	$4.6M	50
17	FingerprintJS	$44M	$4.4M	40
18	Halo Investing	$115M	$28.6M	126
19	TradingView	$339M	$137M	735
20	Provi	$3.2M	$28M	186
21	G2 Crowd	$258M	$178M	890
22	Rheaply	$13M	$7M	58
23	Arturo	$33M	$13.6M	98
24	SMS Assist	$255M	$283M	827
25	Monroe Capital	$34M	$24.7M	178
26	86 Repairs	$9M	$7M	55
27	YCharts	$16M	$15M	114
28	Interior Define	$57.2M	$33.3M	220
29	The Mom Project	$116M	$100M	545
30	Catch Co.	$61.3M	$18M	78
31	Paro	$43.5M	$29.6M	212
32	Logiwa	$12.5M	$14M	98
33	BigTime Software	$117M	$14M	96
34	Hunt Club Recruiting	$12M	$22.3M	173
35	Threekit	$65M	$22M	130
36	Hazel Technologies, Inc.	$88M	$15.5M	100
37	Aclaimant	$28M	$8.6M	70
38	Homethrive	$18M	$15M	63
39	Fast Radius	$168M	$141M	315
40	Hightower Corporate	$21.7M	$81M	490
41	UPshow	$27M	$13M	80
42	HDVI	$48.5M	$11M	60
43	Brewbike	$6M	$22M	81
44	LanzaTech	$310M	$66M	290
45	Cooler Screens	$81M	$19.3M	77
46	Renovo Financial	$75M	$18.3M	88
47	Envoy Global	$48M	$39.4M	253
48	Leaf Trade	$10.5M	$10M	48
49	GeoWealth	$19M	$14M	75
50	Zing Health	$25M	$12.4M	53
51	Tovala	$68.6M	$33M	120
52	BlockFills	$44M	$3M	26
53	Tackle AI	$4.6M	$1.7M	25
54	PharmaCann	$246M	$201M	585
55	XSELL Technologies	$25.3M	$30.4M	202
56	Upfront Healthcare	$20M	$6.2M	51
57	Allied Benefit Systems	$8.7M	$63M	382
58	Rightpoint	$55M	$151M	730
59	ShoppingGives	$8.2M	$13M	66
60	Capital Markets Gateway	$39M	$14.2M	98
61	Blueprint Health	$1.2M	$7.2M	35
62	Simfoni	$18M	$11M	78
63	QuillBot	$4.2M	$8.2M	67
64	Buildout	$8.4M	$15M	106
65	Victory Lap	$20M	$4.5M	42
66	Braviant Holdings	$95M	$7.8M	69
67	Litera	$2M	$167M	802
68	FourKites	$202M	$114M	642
69	Kin Insurance	$156M	$98M	351
70	HAAS Alert	$8.4M	$7.5M	30
71	Cubii	$1.3M	$13.2M	56
72	Built In	$30M	$37.8M	250
73	NuCurrent	$12.6M	$12.8M	48
74	Telnyx	$2.1M	$129M	312
75	eSpark Learning	$30.7M	$6.6M	54

1. Heyday

Heyday’s customer messaging platform for retailers combines the power of Conversational AI with the human touch of your team to deliver 5-star customer experiences at scale.

Founded in: 2020
Funding: $800M
Revenue: $27.7M/year
Number of employees: 180

2. Zero Hash

Digital Assets-as-a-Service Seamlessly Integrate Crypto Products into your Platform with Zero Hash. What’s your crypto strategy?

Founded in: 2015
Funding: $170M
Revenue: $33.6M/year
Number of employees: 235

3. M1 Finance

With M1 Finance, you can invest, borrow, and spend on one intuitive platform.

Founded in: 2015
Funding: $323M
Revenue: $56M/year
Number of employees: 340

4. Copado

Copado is the only Quality-Driven, Low-Code DevOps and Automated Testing Platform for Salesforce and other Clouds.

Founded in: 2013
Funding: $271M
Revenue: $114M/year
Number of employees: 643

5. Village Medical

We believe healthcare should be personal, accessible and coordinated. Our doctors and staff partner with you to understand your needs, and work together to focus not just on treatment, but also education and preventive care.

Founded in: 2013
Funding: $491M
Revenue: $36M/year
Number of employees: 240

6. Fyllo

Target and understand consumers, activate omnichannel marketing and loyalty programs, and navigate today’s ever-changing regulatory landscape.

Founded in: 2019
Funding: $98M
Revenue: $32M/year
Number of employees: 212

7. Clearcover Insurance

Clearcover is the smarter auto insurance company that's fast, hassle-free and easy to understand and helps you save money. Get your car insurance quote today!

Founded in: 2016
Funding: $305M
Revenue: $67M/year
Number of employees: 408

8. Nature's Fynd

We make our fungi-based protein, Fy™️, into delicious foods you know and love. Vegan, nutritious, sustainable. What more could you ask for?

Founded in: 2012
Funding: $508M
Revenue: $40.6M/year
Number of employees: 140

9. Hologram

The easiest to use cellular platform for IoT devices. Scale deployments with a single global SIM and network in over 196 countries across 550 carriers.

Founded in: 2014
Funding: $82.4M
Revenue: $56.6M/year
Number of employees: 162

10. Cameo

Get the Cameo app to view the latest content, DM your idols, share your Cameos + more. Just like that.

Founded in: 2017
Funding: $165M
Revenue: $125M/year
Number of employees: 450

11. ShipBob

Ecommerce fulfillment for online stores. ShipBob empowers businesses to offer 2-day shipping and maintain control over inventory, orders, and shipments.

Founded in: 2014
Funding: $331M
Revenue: $108M/year
Number of employees: 610

12. Mediafly

Mediafly's Sales Enablement and Content Management Technology empowers your sales & marketing teams with interactive and engaging content that provides actionable insight to buyers. With Mediafly Enablement, Mediafly Readiness, Mediafly ValueStory and Mediafly Advisory, Mediafly is the Evolved Selling Solution.

Industry: Sales
Founded in: 2006
Funding: $60M
Revenue: $28M/year
Number of employees: 185

13. Tegus

Tegus is a primary research platform for investors and corporations. Tegus offers a smart-searchable database of 1:1 expert call transcripts & an expert network.

Founded in: 2016
Funding: $91.5M
Revenue: $60.5M/year
Number of employees: 335

14. LogicGate

The LogicGate Risk Cloud empowers businesses to build agile GRC and enterprise risk process applications that deliver thousands of dollars saved through automation and process efficiency. Find out why leading companies find us easy to use and rate us highest on G2.

Founded in: 2015
Funding: $156M
Revenue: $35M/year
Number of employees: 220

15. Enfusion

Enfusion is singularly focused on solving the big problems inherent in the investment management industry.

Founded in: 1998
Funding: $156M
Revenue: $145M/year
Number of employees: 780

16. Avant

Change the way you borrow with loans through Avant. Loans ranging from $2,000-$35,000. APR ranges from 9.95% to 35.99%. No Prepayment fees. We have a simple online loan application. Checking your loan options won’t impact your credit score...

Founded in: 2012
Funding: $1.6B
Revenue: $4.6M/year
Number of employees: 50

17. FingerprintJS

Stop fraud, spam, and account takeovers with 99.5% accurate device fingerprinting as a service.

Founded in: 2019
Funding: $44M
Revenue: $4.4M/year
Number of employees: 40

18. Halo Investing

Defined outcome investing gives your clients peace of mind. Halo technology gives you the power to create true protective investing.

Founded in: 2015
Funding: $115M
Revenue: $28.6M/year
Number of employees: 126

19. TradingView

Live quotes, stock charts and expert trading ideas. TradingView is a social network for traders and investors on Stock, Futures and Forex markets!

Founded in: 2011
Funding: $339M
Revenue: $137M/year
Number of employees: 735

20. Provi

Manage your beverage inventory. Connect with your reps. Order what you need. All in one place.

Founded in: 2016
Funding: $3.2M
Revenue: $28M/year
Number of employees: 186

21. G2 Crowd

Compare the best business software and services based on user ratings and social data. Reviews for CRM, ERP, HR, CAD, PDM and Marketing software.

Founded in: 2012
Funding: $258M
Revenue: $178M/year
Number of employees: 890

22. Rheaply

Rheaply is making the world's resources more discoverable and transferrable in our global economy.

Founded in: 2015
Funding: $13M
Revenue: $7M/year
Number of employees: 58

23. Arturo

Arturo empowers insurance carriers by leveraging artificial intelligence to deliver the most up-to-date property characteristics in seconds.

Founded in: 2017
Funding: $33M
Revenue: $13.6M/year
Number of employees: 98

24. SMS Assist

SMS Assist is revolutionizing facilities and property management. Our proprietary, cloud-based platform is the one solution for all your maintenance needs.

Founded in: 1995
Funding: $255M
Revenue: $283M/year
Number of employees: 827

25. Monroe Capital

Monroe Capital LLC is a premier boutique asset management firm specializing in private credit markets across various strategies including, direct lending, asset-based lending, specialty finance, opportunistic and structured credit, and equity.

Founded in: 2004
Funding: $34M
Revenue: $24.7M/year
Number of employees: 178

26. 86 Repairs

86 Repairs is the repair and maintenance management platform built for the restaurant industry. Spend less time and money with our tech-enabled solution.

Founded in: 2018
Funding: $9M
Revenue: $7M/year
Number of employees: 55

27. YCharts

YCharts was founded in 2009 to democratize investment research. As we continue to build a powerful and intuitive tool, we’re quickly outgrowing our name, but not our mission.

Founded in: 2009
Funding: $16M
Revenue: $15M/year
Number of employees: 114

28. Interior Define

Custom furniture with over 100+ fabrics, 15+ collections, 20+ legs, and multiple lengths & depths.

Founded in: 2014
Funding: $57.2M
Revenue: $33.3M/year
Number of employees: 220

29. The Mom Project

The Mom Project is a digital talent marketplace and community that connects professionally accomplished women with world-class companies.

Founded in: 2015
Funding: $116M
Revenue: $100M/year
Number of employees: 545

30. Catch Co.

Creating amazing fishing products, content, and shopping experiences for the modern angler.

Founded in: 2012
Funding: $61.3M
Revenue: $18M/year
Number of employees: 78

31. Paro

Paro empowers businesses & professionals to pursue meaningful work & achieve long-term success, harnessing the power of people and technology

Founded in: 2015
Funding: $43.5M
Revenue: $29.6M/year
Number of employees: 212

32. Logiwa

The Logiwa Cloud Fulfillment platform is a fully integrated WMS that empowers companies to run a digital fulfillment network and grow their DTC business—without additional headcount.

Founded in: 2017
Funding: $12.5M
Revenue: $14M/year
Number of employees: 98

33. BigTime Software

BigTime is the project platform for professional service firms that need real-time insight for long-term success.

Founded in: 2002
Funding: $117M
Revenue: $14M/year
Number of employees: 96

34. Hunt Club Recruiting

We're not like traditional recruiting firms. Hunt Club's recruiting network contains leaders, executives, founders, and entrepreneurs across all industries.

Founded in: 2014
Funding: $12M
Revenue: $22.3M/year
Number of employees: 173

35. Threekit

Threekit's 3D product configurator enables you to visualize products in photorealistic 2D, 3D and augmented reality, all from a single platform.

Founded in: 2005
Funding: $65M
Revenue: $22M/year
Number of employees: 130

36. Hazel Technologies, Inc.

INCREASE SHELF LIFE. DECREASE WASTE. Great things come in small packages: Meet Hazel®— the smallest, biggest thing to happen to your supply chain.

Founded in: 2015
Funding: $88M
Revenue: $15.5M/year
Number of employees: 100

37. Aclaimant

Aclaimant maps your processes and incorporates best practices into a highly configurable system using smart tasks to automate your claims processes.

Founded in: 2013
Funding: $28M
Revenue: $8.6M/year
Number of employees: 70

38. Homethrive

Homethrive is dedicated to helping families care for their loved ones who are aging or have special needs. Discover how our caregiving solution, Dari, can help you!

Founded in: 2018
Funding: $18M
Revenue: $15M/year
Number of employees: 63

39. Fast Radius

The Fast Radius Cloud Manufacturing Platform™️ makes manufacturing so smart and easy that anything is possible.

Founded in: 2014
Funding: $168M
Revenue: $141M/year
Number of employees: 315

40. Hightower Corporate

Looking to grow your financial advisory business or find a firm to help you manage your wealth? Learn more about Hightower Advisors today.

Founded in: 2008
Funding: $21.7M
Revenue: $81M/year
Number of employees: 490

41. UPshow

UPshow uses your screens to unlock business results. Our digital signage software gives you the tools to reach key goals through captivating in-venue promotions.

Founded in: 2015
Funding: $27M
Revenue: $13M/year
Number of employees: 80

42. HDVI

Commercial truck insurance for smart, safe fleets. HDVI is the leader in commercial insurance technology and product innovation.

Founded in: 2017
Funding: $48.5M
Revenue: $11M/year
Number of employees: 60

43. Brewbike

Brewbike exists to empower young people. We partner with students to launch innovative coffee concepts, develop entrepreneurial skills and energize their communities.

Founded in: 2015
Funding: $6M
Revenue: $22M/year
Number of employees: 81

44. LanzaTech

LanzaTech is changing how people think about carbon, with the option to recycle a “liability” into valuable and sustainable new products.

Founded in: 2005
Funding: $310M
Revenue: $66M/year
Number of employees: 290

45. Cooler Screens

At Cooler Screens, we’re transforming retail cooler surfaces into IoT enabled screens, creating the largest retail point-of-sale media platform in the world.

Founded in: 2017
Funding: $81M
Revenue: $19.3M/year
Number of employees: 77

46. Renovo Financial

Renovo Financial is more than a lender, we’re your partner. With local market knowledge and a streamlined process, we work with you through the life of your real estate investment loan to ensure that your project gets completed quickly and efficiently.

Founded in: 2011
Funding: $75M
Revenue: $18.3M/year
Number of employees: 88

47. Envoy Global

Envoy Global's simple approach to sponsoring and managing work visas in the U.S. and overseas results in the easiest application experience for you and employees.

Founded in: 1998
Funding: $48M
Revenue: $39.4M/year
Number of employees: 253

48. Leaf Trade

Cannabis eCommerce Solved: B2B technology that powers orders, fulfillment, and payment for the wholesale cannabis industry.

Founded in: 2017
Funding: $10.5M
Revenue: $10M/year
Number of employees: 48

49. GeoWealth

GeoWealth is a financial technology and turnkey asset management platform (TAMP) for investment advisors & institutional investors. Maximize bottom line & efficiency.

Founded in: 2010
Funding: $19M
Revenue: $14M/year
Number of employees: 75

50. Zing Health

Zing Health has a singular mission: Providing managed care Medicare Advantage plans that address social determinants of health to reduce healthcare disparities among historically underserved populations.

Founded in: 2019
Funding: $25M
Revenue: $12.4M/year
Number of employees: 53

51. Tovala

Tovala is a smart oven that sits on the countertop and is paired with a companion meal delivery service. The company's meal system combines an internet-connected countertop steam oven capable of multi-step cooking with meals prepared by gourmet chefs, making dinner preparation as simple as scanning a barcode, enabling busy people to get access to an effortless way to eat delicious, healthy, home-cooked meals.

Founded in: 2015
Funding: $68.6M
Revenue: $33M/year
Number of employees: 120

52. BlockFills

Crypto Liquidity Solutions, OTC Trading, Market Making, Crypto Options, Perpetual Swaps, SaaS Solutions, FIX API, REST API

Founded in: 2017
Funding: $44M
Revenue: $3M/year
Number of employees: 26

53. Tackle AI

TackleAI builds AI software integrations turning unstructured documents into intelligible and immediately accessible data for your organization.

Founded in: 2017
Funding: $4.6M
Revenue: $1.7M/year
Number of employees: 25

54. PharmaCann

PharmaCann is Improving lives, committed to truth and transparency, bringing the cannabis industry to scale.

Founded in: 2014
Funding: $246M
Revenue: $201M/year
Number of employees: 585

55. XSELL Technologies

Succeed Faster: XSELL Technologies’ real-time coaching solution for voice or chat interactions outperforms chatbots by adding a human in the loop to improve AI.

Founded in: 2013
Funding: $25.3M
Revenue: $30.4M/year
Number of employees: 202

56. Upfront Healthcare

Drive patient engagement and organizational efficiency with Upfront's patient navigation platform. Request a Demo Today!

Founded in: 2015
Funding: $20M
Revenue: $6.2M/year
Number of employees: 51

57. Allied Benefit Systems

Allied is a national healthcare solutions company that provides innovative and customized benefit plans for small to large organizations.

Founded in: 2012
Funding: $8.7M
Revenue: $63M/year
Number of employees: 382

58. Rightpoint

We are a global experience company. We create positive human interactions to drive meaningful business outcomes.

Founded in: 2007
Funding: $55M
Revenue: $151M/year
Number of employees: 730

59. ShoppingGives

ShoppingGives is the turn-key cause marketing solution to accelerate your brand growth through integrated social impact – creating purposeful and profitable customer relationships.

Founded in: 2015
Funding: $8.2M
Revenue: $13M/year
Number of employees: 66

60. Capital Markets Gateway

Capital Markets Gateway is your gateway to efficient capital markets, delivering compliant workflow management & data analytics solutions for the sector.

Founded in: 2015
Funding: $39M
Revenue: $14.2M/year
Number of employees: 98

61. Blueprint Health

Blueprint Health is a mentorship-driven startup accelerator program in NYC, supporting entrepreneurs who are building innovative companies at the intersection of health and technology.

Founded in: 2019
Funding: $1.2M
Revenue: $7.2M/year
Number of employees: 35

62. Simfoni

Simfoni Delivers Next-generation Digital Procurement Transformation Through Spend Intelligence, Spend Automation & Spend Analytics Software.

Founded in: 2015
Funding: $18M
Revenue: $11M/year
Number of employees: 78

63. QuillBot

QuillBot's paraphrasing tool is trusted by millions worldwide to rewrite sentences, paragraphs, or articles using state-of-the-art AI.

Industry: Productivity
Founded in: 2017
Funding: $4.2M
Revenue: $8.2M/year
Number of employees: 67

64. Buildout

Build stronger relationships with a powerful database, maximize listing exposure with streamlined marketing, and process deals through back office faster.

Founded in: 2010
Funding: $8.4M
Revenue: $15M/year
Number of employees: 106

65. Victory Lap

Victory Lap accelerates career growth for sales professionals & empowers companies to hire better talent, faster.

Founded in: 2016
Funding: $20M
Revenue: $4.5M/year
Number of employees: 42

66. Braviant Holdings

We combine breakthrough technology and machine learning to empower consumers with better online credit solutions

Founded in: 2014
Funding: $95M
Revenue: $7.8M/year
Number of employees: 69

67. Litera

Complete critical documents faster, improve document quality, and mitigate risk with Litera.

Founded in: 2001
Funding: $2M
Revenue: $167M/year
Number of employees: 802

68. FourKites

FourKites optimizes global supply chains for leading brands with a real-time visibility platform and data-driven insights that give you a competitive advantage.

Founded in: 2014
Funding: $202M
Revenue: $114M/year
Number of employees: 642

69. Kin Insurance

Protect what you love. Kin Insurance offers easy, affordable homeowners insurance designed for your needs. Call today at 855-717-0022 or get an online quote now!

Founded in: 2016
Funding: $156M
Revenue: $98M/year
Number of employees: 351

70. HAAS Alert

Digital alerting from HAAS Alert’s Safety Cloud® notifies drivers of incoming emergency vehicles, and connects vehicles for better visibility and faster response times.

Founded in: 2015
Funding: $8.4M
Revenue: $7.5M/year
Number of employees: 30

71. Cubii

Cubii gives you the freedom to work out while you sit with a good book, watch your favorite show, or work at your desk. You"ll be able to move a little more without changing your routine.

Founded in: 2012
Funding: $1.3M
Revenue: $13.2M/year
Number of employees: 56

72. Built In

Built In is the online community for National startups and tech companies. Find startup jobs, tech news, and events in the National tech scene.

Founded in: 2011
Funding: $30M
Revenue: $37.8M/year
Number of employees: 250

73. NuCurrent

NuCurrent specializes in wireless charging technology for electronic products. Our experts will assist you from concept to mass production.

Founded in: 2009
Funding: $12.6M
Revenue: $12.8M/year
Number of employees: 48

74. Telnyx

The Telnyx platform and API gives developers access to real-time voice and SMS capabilities. Get a free testing credit to start building today.

Founded in: 2009
Funding: $2.1M
Revenue: $129M/year
Number of employees: 312

75. eSpark Learning

Get engaging small group resources for math & reading, leveled for your students. K-8 teachers sign up free!

Founded in: 2010
Funding: $30.7M
Revenue: $6.6M/year
Number of employees: 54

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