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Chicago startup funding

New funding rounds by startups based in Chicago, Illinois, from SEC Form D filings.

Updated Nov 13, 2026·Totals cover Form D filings Nov 13, 2025 to Nov 13, 2026

81 startups in Chicago filed a Form D in the last 12 months. Together they reported $379.0M sold in 83 new rounds. The median round was $1.2M.

Startups
81
filed in 12 months
Reported new funding
$379.0M
83 rounds
Median round
$1.2M
new rounds
Top industry
by startups filing

Largest rounds

1
Chowbus, Inc.
Not classified yetfiled Feb 2026
$56.2M11 investors
2
Electron Exchange Holdings, Inc.
Not classified yetfiled Dec 2025
$36.5M12 investors
4
$26.1M30 investors
5
$20.8M4 investors
6
$19.0M10 investors
7
$16.5M29 investors
8
$13.1M7 investors
9
Archer Lewis Group, Inc.
Not classified yetfiled Oct 2026
$12.3M25 investors
10
$10.3M9 investors

Latest filings

Chicago companies 287

287 companies
CompanyIndustryCityLatest filingLatest raise
Industrial & RoboticsChicagoDec 20, 2024$120K
Not classified yetChicagoDec 16, 2024$54.1M
Energy & ClimateChicagoDec 13, 2024$20.7M
Not classified yetChicagoDec 10, 2024$1.0M
FinTech & Financial ServicesChicagoDec 6, 2024—
Not classified yetChicagoNov 29, 2024$17.5M
Not classified yetChicagoNov 20, 2024$1.0M
Not classified yetChicagoNov 15, 2024$6.5M
Not classified yetChicagoNov 13, 2024$2.9M
Not classified yetChicagoNov 12, 2024$1.9M
Not classified yetChicagoOct 31, 2024$600K
Consumer & RetailChicagoOct 15, 2024$1.4M
Biotech & PharmaChicagoOct 7, 2024$250K
HealthcareChicagoSep 24, 2024$40.1M
Energy & ClimateChicagoSep 10, 2024$370K
Consumer & RetailChicagoSep 5, 2024$200K
Not classified yetChicagoSep 3, 2024$28.5M
Not classified yetChicagoAug 27, 2024$2.0M
Not classified yetChicagoAug 22, 2024$1.4M
Not classified yetChicagoAug 22, 2024$370K
FinTech & Financial ServicesChicagoAug 15, 2024$24.5M
Not classified yetChicagoAug 12, 2024$200K
Not classified yetChicagoAug 7, 2024$1.9M
Not classified yetChicagoAug 2, 2024$11.0M
Not classified yetChicagoJul 26, 2024$27.7M
Not classified yetChicagoJul 26, 2024$2.0M
Consumer & RetailChicagoJul 23, 2024$56K
Not classified yetChicagoJul 12, 2024$200K
Biotech & PharmaChicagoJul 5, 2024$44.9M
Not classified yetChicagoJul 5, 2024$4.2M
Not classified yetChicagoJun 27, 2024$1.2M
Not classified yetChicagoJun 27, 2024$6.5M
Not classified yetChicagoJun 21, 2024$3.3M
Consumer & RetailChicagoJun 21, 2024$250K
Not classified yetChicagoJun 17, 2024—
Consumer & RetailChicagoJun 7, 2024$2.2M
Not classified yetChicagoMay 31, 2024$100K
Not classified yetChicagoMay 31, 2024$250K
Not classified yetChicagoMay 30, 2024$15K
Not classified yetChicagoMay 23, 2024$5.8M
Energy & ClimateChicagoMay 23, 2024$2.0M
FinTech & Financial ServicesChicagoMay 17, 2024$400K
Not classified yetChicagoMay 15, 2024$130K
HealthcareChicagoMay 9, 2024$21.0M
Not classified yetChicagoMay 6, 2024$390K
Not classified yetChicagoMay 1, 2024$6.0M
Not classified yetChicagoMay 1, 2024$150K
Not classified yetChicagoApr 16, 2024$16.2M
Not classified yetChicagoApr 12, 2024$1.5M
Not classified yetChicagoApr 9, 2024$35.0M
How this page is built

Startups are the private companies counted as startups (see our startup funding data), placed by the address on their latest Form D. Registered-agent and virtual-office addresses are not counted as a location. Public companies, foreign issuers and business-combination filings are excluded.