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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
Not classified yetChicagoApr 8, 2024$648K
Not classified yetChicagoApr 3, 2024$25K
Not classified yetChicagoApr 1, 2024$125K
Not classified yetChicagoApr 1, 2024$1.4M
HealthcareChicagoMar 28, 2024$140K
Not classified yetChicagoMar 19, 2024$1.2M
Not classified yetChicagoMar 7, 2024$100K
Not classified yetChicagoFeb 23, 2024—
HealthcareChicagoFeb 15, 2024$6.3M
Not classified yetChicagoJan 31, 2024$14.9M
Not classified yetChicagoJan 31, 2024$11.9M
Not classified yetChicagoJan 29, 2024$1.2M
Not classified yetChicagoJan 18, 2024$161K
Biotech & PharmaChicagoJan 16, 2024$190K
Not classified yetChicagoJan 12, 2024$725K
Not classified yetChicagoJan 10, 2024$5.0M
Not classified yetChicagoJan 10, 2024$9.8M
Not classified yetChicagoJan 10, 2024$775K
Not classified yetChicagoJan 4, 2024$750K
Not classified yetChicagoJan 3, 2024$630K
Not classified yetChicagoDec 28, 2023$3.1M
Industrial & RoboticsChicagoDec 28, 2023—
Not classified yetChicagoDec 27, 2023$599K
Not classified yetChicagoDec 21, 2023$32.4M
Not classified yetChicagoDec 8, 2023$500K
Not classified yetChicagoNov 29, 2023$14.5M
Not classified yetChicagoNov 29, 2023$2.9M
Not classified yetChicagoNov 27, 2023$100K
Not classified yetChicagoNov 15, 2023$7.7M
Not classified yetChicagoNov 7, 2023$6.1M
Not classified yetChicagoNov 6, 2023$1.1M
Not classified yetChicagoNov 2, 2023$5.1M
Not classified yetChicagoOct 25, 2023$550K
Not classified yetChicagoOct 13, 2023$600K
Not classified yetChicagoOct 11, 2023$25.5M
Not classified yetChicagoOct 4, 2023$5.0M
Biotech & PharmaChicagoSep 29, 2023$81.0M
HealthcareChicagoSep 11, 2023$6.0M
Not classified yetChicagoSep 8, 2023$3.9M
Not classified yetChicagoSep 8, 2023$59K
Not classified yetChicagoSep 7, 2023$748.3M
Consumer & RetailChicagoSep 6, 2023$484K
Not classified yetChicagoAug 14, 2023$783K
Food & AgricultureChicagoJul 24, 2023$6.9M
Not classified yetChicagoJul 17, 2023$4.9M
Not classified yetChicagoJun 23, 2023$1.5M
Not classified yetChicagoJun 23, 2023$10.9M
Not classified yetChicagoJun 22, 2023$171K
Not classified yetChicagoJun 20, 2023$9.9M
Consumer & RetailChicagoJun 20, 2023$1.5M
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.