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The Inno Pages
Search for and Discover Local Startups
Use the Inno Pages to search for and discover Chicago’s top startups. Companies listed have all been awarded by Chicago Inno, either by being named to its annual 50 on Fire, Coolest Companies, Tech Madness or Startups to Watch lists.
Filter by industry, funding, stage and size or hit the ‘Inno Shuffle’ for a little dealer’s choice. Not seeing the startup you’re looking for? Add it via the button to the right.
Bringg
Tech Madness Competitor
- Funding: $50M – $100M
- Year Founded: 2013
Bringg is a delivery logistics technology platform for enterprises, serving customers in more than 50 countries.
ThreeKit
50 on Fire Winner
Tech Madness Competitor
- Funding: $10M – $50M
- Stage: Seed
- Year Founded: 2005
ThreeKit is a 3D product configuration and visualization platform
Tanvas
Tech Madness Competitor
- Funding: $5M – $10M
- Stage: Serie A
- Headcount: 11 – 50
- Year Founded: 2011
Tanvas is redefining touch by enabling you to feel what you see on any touchscreen.
Startup Map
The Inno Pages: Chicago Startup Directory
Nouvo
- Funding: Bootstrapped
- Stage: Bootstrapped
- Headcount: 1 – 10
- Year Founded: 2016
Nouvo is an innovative health-tech company that is designing the next generation of smart products. Implementing A.I and data analytics to drive better testing, more user friendly platforms, and overall, more accessible care.
Innovative Care
- Funding: Bootstrapped
- Stage: Bootstrapped
- Headcount: 101 – 500
- Year Founded: 2015
HEALTHCARE EVOLVED:We believe healthcare should be convenient, innovative & affordable. Our team is here for primary care, urgent medical needs, and behavioral health services, 7 days/week, in-person or via telemedicine. We are insurance-based, no membership fees or contracts—just quality healthcare
Wyzendale
- Headcount: 1 – 10
- Year Founded: 2020
Wyzendale is a Chicago-based full service collaborative design practice dedicated to delivering our clients’ complete story,
starting from the core. Founded in April 2020, Wyzendale delivers services that shape how a story is built, how a story is experienced, and how a story is perceived.
Jetson Probiotics
- Year Founded: 2019
Jetson was founded to help you get and stay healthy, without gutting your bank account. We’re the first probiotics company to focus on seasonality, tailoring scientifically proven strains to your body’s specific needs, year-round. Our Seasonal Probiotics are delivered fresh to your door every month.
JurorSearch
- Funding: $0 – $100K
- Stage: Seed
- Headcount: 1 – 10
- Year Founded: 2020
Organizing voir dire (jury selection) for attorneys, especially jury consultants, county prosecutors, public defenders and criminal defense lawyers.
again&again
- Year Founded: 2019
Again&again is a circular fashion brand making more comfortable jeans designed to never be thrown out. Our secret: 100% lyocell fabric that is softer, lighter, and more breathable than cotton. Once you're done with your jeans, send them back and we'll upcycle them into brand new jeans again&again.
Improovy Painters Chicago
- Funding: Bootstrapped
- Stage: Seed
- Headcount: 1 – 10
- Year Founded: 2004
Improovy Painters Chicago is a house painter in Chicago, IL that uses technology to streamline the process of getting your home or apartment painted.
With Improovy you can get a paint job price, book an incredible Chicago painter, pay online, and pick paint colors all online or over the phone in mi
Choobs
- Stage: Bootstrapped
- Headcount: 1 – 10
- Year Founded: 2015
Choobs is an online marketplace for shopping brands that do good. Choobs allows consumers to discover and shop brands that make an impact.
Swizzy
- Funding: $100K – $1M
- Stage: Seed
- Headcount: 1 – 10
- Year Founded: 2019
Swizzy helps bring teams together with an all-in-one tool designed to help you stay organized and more productive in a central place. Utilize chat, file storing, on-demand meetings, & video conferencing (powered by Zoom technology), allowing you to collaborate easily with your team and customers
SWIDIA
- Headcount: 11 – 50
- Year Founded: 2017
SWIDIA is a performance marketing agency that helps startups scale. We bring together the best-in-class to help solve growth bottlenecks with full-funnel testing. This is achieved through targeted media buying, conversion-centric creative, and marketing analytics to improve revenue.
Xenom Energy
- Stage: Seed
- Headcount: 11 – 50
- Year Founded: 2019
Xenom Energy is a transformative start-up building a cutting-edge B2B marketplace for easy access to petroleum products in Africa. By connecting independent fuel station owners to Oil Marketers through our tech-enabled and operations driven marketplace.
Patriot Acres, LLC
- Funding: $5M – $10M
- Stage: Serie B
- Headcount: 11 – 50
- Year Founded: 2016
Patriot Acres, LLC operates technologically advanced organics recycling facilities in the Metropolitan Area of Northeast Illinois. The facilities accept landscape trimmings, food scraps and selected organic discard materials for recycling into high quality compost.
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