Startups in Chicago
Updated 23 Oct 2026
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| # | Company | City | Stage | Last round | Date | Total raised |
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| 1 | Loop | Chicago | Series C | Series C | 2026-04-17 | $160.0M |
| 2 | zerohash | Chicago | Series D+ | Series D | 2025-09-23 | $282.1M |
| 3 | LogicGate | Chicago | Series C | Series C | 2021-07-28 | $156.0M |
| 4 | Fingerprint | Chicago | Series C | Series C | 2023-10-17 | $77.0M |
| 5 | Go.AI | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2026-09-22 | $90.0M |
| 6 | Nerdio | Chicago | Series C | Series C | 2025-03-18 | $625.0M |
| 7 | Aeropay | Chicago | Series B | Series B | 2024-05-16 | $25.0M |
| 8 | Sabanto | Chicago | Series B | Series B | 2026-07-14 | $22.2M |
| 9 | Artisight | Chicago | Series B | Series B | 2024-01-11 | $57.0M |
| 10 | HOPPR | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2025-06-17 | $31.5M |
| 11 | Blockfills | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2022-01-19 | $44.0M |
| 12 | Ocient | Chicago | Series B | Series B | 2025-04-22 | $156.5M |
| 13 | Feastables | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2024-02-13 | $65.0M |
| 14 | SpotHero | Chicago | Series D+ | Series D | 2019-08-22 | $117.6M |
| 15 | Teragonia | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2023-09-20 | $10.0M |
| 16 | ShipBob | Chicago | Series D+ | Series E | 2021-06-29 | $330.5M |
| 17 | PatientIQ | Chicago | Series C | Series C | 2026-09-03 | $56.2M |
| 18 | Attain | Chicago | Series B | Series B | 2022-11-01 | $93.0M |
| 19 | ElectronX | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2025-11-14 | $61.5M |
| 20 | Threekit | Chicago | Series B | Series B | 2021-11-09 | $65.0M |
| 21 | Architect | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2025-12-23 | $52.0M |
| 22 | Built In | Chicago | Series C | Series C | 2019-07-16 | $29.9M |
| 23 | Science On Call | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2025-07-16 | $4.3M |
| 24 | definity | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2026-04-29 | $16.5M |
| 25 | Tovala | Chicago | Series C | Series C | 2022-08-18 | $68.6M |
| 26 | SyntaxBio | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2026-06-21 | $15.3M |
| 27 | Synapticure | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2024-11-19 | $78.2M |
| 28 | QuillBot | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2020-04-22 | $4.2M |
| 29 | Hopscotch Primary Care | Chicago | Series D+ | Series D | 2026-08-18 | $103.0M |
| 30 | GigaStar | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2025-09-09 | $21.1M |
| 31 | Nutrisense | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2022-07-13 | $31.4M |
| 32 | Dscout | Chicago | Series C | Series C | 2022-03-15 | $81.0M |
| 33 | Halo | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2025-02-20 | $2.6M |
| 34 | Letter AI | Chicago | Series B | Series B | 2026-02-24 | $55.0M |
| 35 | Pathos | Chicago | Series D+ | Series D | 2025-05-15 | $447.0M |
| 36 | Vinyl Equity | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2026-06-09 | $31.5M |
| 37 | Pando | Chicago | Series B | Series B | 2023-05-03 | $41.0M |
| 38 | Mercurial AI Inc. | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2025-01-01 | $470K |
| 39 | demi | Chicago | Pre-seed | Pre-seed | 2023-04-19 | $800K |
| 40 | Certiverse | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2025-03-25 | |
| 41 | Mozaic | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2023-11-27 | $25.7M |
| 42 | Alliance DAO | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2023-04-13 | $250K |
| 43 | Hyfé | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2023-06-22 | |
| 44 | PriceLabs | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2022-07-28 | $30.0M |
| 45 | Natuur Brands | Chicago | Pre-seed | Pre-seed | 2023-09-01 | $1.1M |
| 46 | Azura | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2024-10-22 | |
| 47 | NOCD | Chicago | Series B | Series B | 2023-01-31 | $84.0M |
| 48 | SuperFile | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2024-02-01 | $71.5M |
| 49 | Qumis | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2026-02-19 | $6.8M |
| 50 | Kidsy | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2025-03-16 | $4.5M |
| 51 | Formic Technologies | Chicago | Series B | Series B | 2025-10-27 | $59.9M |
| 52 | Gray Matter Analytics | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2022-11-03 | $10.6M |
| 53 | Empirical Security | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2026-07-20 | $36.9M |
| 54 | Halo Investing | Chicago | Series C | Series C | 2021-10-11 | $115.1M |
| 55 | Coinflow Labs | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2025-10-07 | $28.7M |
| 56 | Thrixel | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2026-10-08 | $3.0M |
| 57 | Chowbus | Chicago | Series B | Series B | 2026-02-11 | $209.6M |
| 58 | UpTrials | Chicago | Pre-seed | Pre-seed | 2025-04-30 | $785K |
| 59 | GeoWealth | Chicago | Series C | Series C | 2026-03-19 | $118.9M |
| 60 | FalconFirst | Chicago | Pre-seed | Pre-seed | 2025-09-02 | $600K |
| 61 | Locusview | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2021-04-28 | $77.4M |
| 62 | Vermillio | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2025-03-03 | $16.0M |
| 63 | Flora | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2023-06-30 | $605K |
| 64 | Alphathena | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2024-01-18 | $4.0M |
| 65 | Atlas | Chicago | Series B | Series B | 2022-09-15 | $220.0M |
| 66 | Abacus | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2025-11-08 | $5.0M |
| 67 | Prenosis | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2026-01-29 | $31.5M |
| 68 | Arvist | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2025-09-16 | $5.1M |
| 69 | Anthill | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2022-08-01 | $7.4M |
| 70 | HealthJoy | Chicago | Series D+ | Series D | 2022-10-27 | $108.5M |
| 71 | SPECTRA | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2026-09-15 | $6.1M |
| 72 | G2 | Chicago | Series D+ | Series D | 2021-06-22 | $257.6M |
| 73 | Site Technologies | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2023-09-12 | $10.0M |
| 74 | Grapefruit Health | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2025-08-19 | $1.3M |
| 75 | Unreal Estate | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2024-01-01 | $3.8M |
| 76 | SomruS | Chicago | Series C | Series C | 2023-03-27 | $47.0M |
| 77 | Tagomi | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2020-06-30 | $40.7M |
| 78 | Quantum Rise | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2024-07-05 | $15.0M |
| 79 | Pulse Charter Connect | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2025-05-06 | $3.2M |
| 80 | Mezo | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2022-12-06 | $14.8M |
| 81 | Soda Health | Chicago | Series B | Series B | 2024-12-03 | $85.2M |
| 82 | Home Chef | Chicago | Series B | Series B | 2016-09-29 | $57.0M |
| 83 | Copado | Chicago | Series C | Series C | 2021-09-13 | $270.8M |
| 84 | Showrunner | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2022-05-06 | |
| 85 | ThreeFlow | Chicago | Series C | Series C | 2023-12-06 | $84.3M |
| 86 | Argentum AI | Chicago | Pre-seed | Pre-seed | 2025-08-25 | $2.0M |
| 87 | Levee | Chicago | Pre-seed | Pre-seed | 2023-10-01 | $600K |
| 88 | ClostraBio | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2022-09-30 | $7.5M |
| 89 | Unvale | Chicago | Seed | Angel | 2025-03-11 | $3.9M |
| 90 | memQ | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2026-03-31 | $12.6M |
| 91 | ModelOp | Chicago | Series B | Series B | 2024-08-19 | $16.0M |
| 92 | Clean Core Thorium Energy | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2025-02-06 | $18.1M |
| 93 | Kosmos | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2026-06-02 | $5.0M |
| 94 | CamoAg | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2019-02-07 | $8.2M |
| 95 | Setter | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2021-11-09 | $5.0M |
| 96 | Parallel Works | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2017-01-30 | |
| 97 | CoolerX | Chicago | Series C | Series C | 2020-10-05 | |
| 98 | Fronen, Inc. | Chicago | Seed | Seed | 2026-01-20 | $3.7M |
| 99 | Zarminali Health | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2026-01-21 | $150.0M |
| 100 | Yourco | Chicago | Series A | Series A | 2026-03-09 | $8.5M |
Table 1. Startups in Chicago, by total raised. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 23 October 2026. Base: 1,250.
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Cite: FundingWatcher, 1,250 startups, 23 October 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/startups/in/chicago-illinois/