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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 yetChicagoJun 14, 2023$1.4M
HealthcareChicagoJun 13, 2023$3.5M
Energy & ClimateChicagoJun 8, 2023$58K
Not classified yetChicagoJun 1, 2023$3.0M
Not classified yetChicagoMay 30, 2023$44K
Not classified yetChicagoMay 26, 2023$3.0M
Consumer & RetailChicagoMay 25, 2023$1.2M
Not classified yetChicagoMay 22, 2023$335K
HealthcareChicagoMay 10, 2023$250K
Not classified yetChicagoApr 18, 2023$5.5M
Consumer & RetailChicagoApr 14, 2023$831K
Not classified yetChicagoApr 10, 2023—
Not classified yetChicagoMar 29, 2023$7.7M
HealthcareChicagoMar 20, 2023$115K
Not classified yetChicagoMar 15, 2023$13.6M
Not classified yetChicagoMar 13, 2023$100K
Consumer & RetailChicagoMar 8, 2023$2.1M
Not classified yetChicagoMar 6, 2023$15.6M
Not classified yetChicagoMar 2, 2023$571K
Consumer & RetailChicagoFeb 27, 2023$18.6M
HealthcareChicagoFeb 17, 2023$1.5M
Not classified yetChicagoFeb 14, 2023$64.7M
Not classified yetChicagoFeb 6, 2023$13.1M
Biotech & PharmaChicagoFeb 3, 2023$11.9M
Not classified yetChicagoFeb 3, 2023$962K
Not classified yetChicagoFeb 2, 2023$26.3M
Not classified yetChicagoFeb 2, 2023$300K
Not classified yetChicagoJan 20, 2023$2.0M
Food & AgricultureChicagoJan 19, 2023$7.5M
Consumer & RetailChicagoJan 17, 2023$650K
Not classified yetChicagoJan 9, 2023$25K
Not classified yetChicagoJan 9, 2023$8.5M
Not classified yetChicagoJan 5, 2023$10K
Not classified yetChicagoJan 5, 2023$10.2M
Not classified yetChicagoJan 4, 2023$110K
Consumer & RetailChicagoJan 4, 2023—
Not classified yetChicagoAug 18, 2021$52.7M
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.