16 Founders in Chicago, IL building Fintech (2026)

16 founders in Chicago, IL and building Fintech, with company, funding, and investor detail. Includes Amount and Open Ledger.

Founders in Chicago, IL and building Fintech (19)

Founders in Chicago, IL and building Fintech covers 19 founders on GeoWealth, Amount and Azura and 15 other companies. The most common sector is Fintech (19). Companies represented include Backstop Solutions, Coinflow Labs, Elmnts, Kin, Kin Insurance, Open Ledger, OppFi, Ostium, Stable, Strike, Tagomi and Vinyl Equity, plus 3 more. Every founder below links to a profile with their company, backers, and the filings behind each round.

Founders listed: 19
Companies represented: 18
Top sector: Fintech (19 founders)
Top location: Chicago, IL (19 founders)

Adam Hughes — Amount
Ashtyn Bell — Open Ledger
Brendan King — Wavvest
Colin Falls — GeoWealth
Curtis Vester — Backstop Solutions
Dan Hesse — GeoWealth
Daniel Lev — Coinflow Labs
Edward Woodford — zerohash
Jack Mallers — Strike
Jackson Denka — Azura
Lars Veelaert — XFA
Marco Ribeiro — Ostium
Odai Ammar — Elmnts
Rob Schoder — Vinyl Equity
Rohan Puri — Stable
Sanjay Dhawan — Tagomi
Sean Harper — Kin
Sean Harper — Kin Insurance
Todd Schwartz — OppFi

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