Funded Startups in Chicago, Illinois

Block Club Chicago was created by former DNAinfo Chicago editors following the shutdown of DNAinfo and Gothamist

Beacon is a health-tech firm that is reinventing indoor safety with sophisticated Far-UVC 222nm disinfection technology.

Sarna Finance provides a mobile platform for trading stocks, options, and ETFs through a digital broking system.

Point C is a network of self-insured healthcare plan third-party administrators.

Kompass is a platform for remote fertility monitoring.

Drift Net creates and provides technical solutions to keep communities safe and disrupting security and AI-based technology.

Clean Core Thorium Energy develops advanced nuclear fuel for existing reactors.

Helios is an applied observability platform that produces actionable security and monitoring insights.

Dev-Docs is an AI-powered development tool that helps teams automatically generate and maintain their markdown documentation.

Evergreen manufactures nutritious frozen waffles and waffle sandwiches, made from whole food ingredients in a variety of flavors.

Cardiosense is a digital biomarker platform that provides multi-sensor devices and proprietary algorithms to detect early signs of diseases.

Puttshack offers an indoor mini-golf ball-tracking technology.

A leading provider of tech-enabled credit products and services for underbanked consumers

M1 Holdings provides a personal finance platform offering automated investing, high-yield savings, loans and wealth management tools.

Quantum Rise is combines the best in human ability with the full power of AI.

RedShelf is a distributor of digital learning materials for the higher education community.

SimBioSys is developing a Computational Microscope to provide new insight into the behavior of cancers.

Surgical Innovation Associates is a developer of implantable polymeric surgical devices for plastic, reconstructive, and general surgery.

RiseKit connects un(der)employed job candidates to careers, training, and resources while providing analytics for employers and grantmakers.

EvenFlow AI offers AI-driven scheduling software to optimize auto dealership service appointments and increase profits.

Education Systems Center at Northern Illinois University develops educational pathways and offers certification through an online platform.

Character is a modern home improvement brand for the next generation of home dwellers.

Brella Pak is a co-packing services providing flexible beverage production, filling, packaging, and regulatory compliance.

Black Directors Health Equity Agenda works for the welfare of the Black people and other communities.

HumanImage is a a health care firm offering novel digital imaging strategies for lesion tracking, skin cancer detection and treatment.