You’ve heard of companies like Sitter City and Wellspring–but did you know they were co-founded by women? This latest data from Crunchbase, compiled by Atlanta venture capital firm Valor Ventures, shows the dozens of Chicago women entrepreneurs raising significant capital today.
| Company Name | Headquarters Location | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Alltuition | Carthage, Illinois, United States | Alltuition is an online search engine that enables collage students to find sources for financial aid. |
| Analyte Health | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Analyte Health uses technology to help people gain greater access to patient care and expert medical information. |
| BabbaCo (acquired by Barefoot Books in 2014) | Chicago, Illinois, United States | BabbaCo is an e-commerce subscription company sending age-appropriate activity boxes to kids and parents. A parenting lifestyle brand. |
| Blitsy | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Blitsy is the most modern and comprehensive site for crafters looking to buy the supplies they need to turn ideas into finished projects. |
| Brickfish | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Brickfish provide social media software that enables brands to build, manage and monitor viral marketing campaigns. |
| Brideside | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Brideside marries technology and human connection to create the first online marketplace for life's most meaningful events. |
| Built In | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Built In is the largest network of online communities for tech companies and startups. |
| CancerIQ | Chicago, Illinois, United States | CancerIQ harnesses big data to accelerate personalized cancer care. |
| Celergo | Deerfield, Illinois, United States | Celergo offers global payroll services and provides companies with solutions to meet their global payroll requirements. |
| Chromatin | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Chromatin develops sorghum for traditional agriculture and applications in the renewable energy sector. |
| Dabble | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Dabble is a marketplace for people to discover, teach and host in-person classes, events & experiences in the community. |
| doggyloot | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Doggyloot, a sales site for dog owners, offers discounts on dog-related products to members nationwide. |
| Dose (Formerly Spartz) | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Spartz is an online platform that makes it easy to create and share content with others to make them learn, laugh, and feel inspired. |
| Eved | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Eved is an event commerce company built by event experts for event experts. |
| EVENTup | Chicago, Illinois, United States | EVENTup is the #1 destination to find and book venues. |
| Everpurse | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Everpurse offers a special charging pocket that enables users to charge their smartphones when they are outside. |
| Everspring | Evanston, Illinois, United States | Everspring helps universities design and deliver the future of education, online |
| ExplORer Surgical | Chicago, Illinois, United States | ExplORer is an interactive surgical playbook that promotes optimal teamwork in the operating room. |
| FitnessCubed | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Fitness Cubed offers Cubii, an under-desk elliptical trainer, which integrates wirelessly with mobile devices and fitness trackers. |
| Future Simple | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Future Simple offers Base, a CRM and sales tracking software application for small businesses. |
| Giftbar | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Giftbar is an online marketplace that allows its users to purchase and personalize gift cards from high end, independent retailers. |
| GiveForward | Chicago, Illinois, United States | GiveForward is one of AmericaÛªs leading online platforms for helping friends and families in times of challenges. |
| HealthJoy | Chicago, Illinois, United States | HealthJoy is a healthcare decision platform that helps consumers protect out-of-pocket expenses through better decisions. |
| KnowledgeHound | Chicago, Illinois, United States | KnowledgeHound is the data organization and visualization tool for companies buried in piles of market research. |
| Luxury Garage Sale | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Luxury Garage Sale ("LGS") is an upscale consignment service and boutique based in Chicago. |
| Monica+Andy | Chicago, Illinois, United States | We make clothing for your little adventurers, discoverers, artists, scientists, chefs and explorers. |
| Moxie Jean | Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States | Upscale resale: Hand-picked, high quality kids clothing ONLINE |
| Neohapsis | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Neohapsis provides governance, risk, and compliance products and security services to enterprises and government agencies. |
| NowSecure | Oak Park, Illinois, United States | NowSecure is a mobile security platform for mobile devices, mobile applications and end users. |
| OfficeLuv | Chicago, Illinois, United States | A Modern Approach to Office Cleaning and Management. |
| OneSpace | Swansea, Illinois, United States | OneSpace is an agile talent management platform that brings companies together with flexible talent solutions. |
| Options Away | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Options Away lets you lock-in the price of your flight while you finalize your travel plans. |
| Packback | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Pay per view digital textbooks for $5 or less. Students pay per use and save hundreds while publishers reclaim millions in lost revenue. |
| PartySlate | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Inspiration, beautiful spaces and event pros ÛÒ all in one place. PartySlate helps party hosts find new ideas and local event pros. |
| Pearachute | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Pearachute is the new way to help your child discover and explore activities that best fit your familyÛªs schedule. |
| Pinpoint MD | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Pinpoint MD provides web and mobile solutions that enable physicians to order, interpret and communicate health information to patients. |
| QCoefficient | Chicago, Illinois, United States | QCoefficient is a smart grid engine to integrate HVAC operations in commercial buildings with electric grid operations and markets. |
| Regroup Therapy | Winnetka, Illinois, United States | Regroup Therapy provides video support groups that enable women to overcome maternal depression and anxiety. |
| Revenew | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Revenew is a through-channel marketing automation (TCMA) platform that brings control, transparency and a holistic view to local marketing. |
| Rise Interactive | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Rise Interactive is a digital marketing agency offering traffic generation and web analytics to Fortune 1000 companies. |
| SaveUp | Lake Forest, Illinois, United States | SaveUp is an online rewards program encouraging users to save money and pay their debt while earning credits to play for prizes. |
| Sentic Technologies Inc | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Sentic is a Chicago-based startup that programmatically incorporates trends, inventory levels, and social activities into digital marketing. |
| Simple Mills | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Delicious and nutrient-rich baking mixes made of simple ingredients youÛªll fall in love with! |
| Sittercity | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Sittercity is a platform that connects parents with baby sitters, and provides detailed profiles, background checks, references and reviews. |
| ThinkCERCA | Chicago, Illinois, United States | To ensure equitable access to 21st opportunities for all learners. |
| Unitas Global | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Enterprise Cloud Solutions and Services |
| Wellspring | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Wellspring provides software to manage tech scouting, licensing, investing (CVC), and university tech transfer. |
| Womensforum | Chicago, Illinois, United States | Womensforum is a web-based media platform that operates as an online community for women, baby boomers, teens, and girls. |
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