Most Backed Chicago, IL Startups 2026

5 Chicago, IL startups ranked by number of verified backers, led by Basis, Cargado, Kadeya. Each links to its full syndicate breakdown.

Chicago, IL accounts for 120 tracked companies with verified cap-table data, 120 of which disclose round sizes totalling $114B. The median disclosed raise is $100M, and the largest is Invenergy at $75B, ahead of CCC Information Services ($7B) and Linden Capital Partners ($5.4B).

The names that recur most often on these chicago, il cap tables are Chicago Ventures (6 companies), FJ Labs (5 companies), 8VC (4 companies), Emergence Capital (4 companies), Bessemer Venture Partners (4 companies), Lightbank (3 companies). By latest disclosed round, the market skews Series C (28), Series B (21), Growth (15), Series A (11).

Best funded Chicago, IL companies

  1. Invenergy — $75B
  2. CCC Information Services — $7B
  3. Linden Capital Partners — $5.4B (latest: Growth)
  4. Avant — $4B (latest: Series A)
  5. Vistria Group — $3.1B
  6. Tempus — $1.4B (latest: IPO)
  7. Ryan Specialty Group — $1.3B (latest: IPO)
  8. Motorola Solutions — $1B (latest: IPO)
  9. Fidium — $1B
  10. project44 — $800M (latest: Growth)
  11. The Parking Spot — $750M
  12. Hecate Energy — $550M (latest: IPO)
  13. Nature’s Fynd — $500M (latest: Series C)
  14. Greenlight Planet — $426M (latest: Series D)
  15. ActiveCampaign — $395M (latest: Series C)

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