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CHICAGO · NH, Netherlands

Private financing in CHICAGO, aggregated from public sources.

$28.9B
Capital raised
1,412
Companies
2,487
Rounds
2007
First on record
2026-03-01
Latest round

Cooling CHICAGO drew $460.6M over the last 12 months, down 72% versus the prior 12 ($1.6B). Of 1,359 companies rankable against same-niche peers, 27% model over-valued and 28% under-valued.

Capital flow over time

Quarterly capital raised in CHICAGO.

2008-Q1 · $1.2M2008-Q12008-Q4 · $34.3M2009-Q1 · $4.2M2009-Q2 · $45.5M2009-Q3 · $179.3M2009-Q4 · $43.6M2010-Q1 · $298.8M2010-Q12010-Q2 · $550.6M2010-Q3 · $365.4M2010-Q4 · $2.1B2011-Q1 · $607.6M2011-Q2 · $341.2M2011-Q3 · $150.0M2011-Q32011-Q4 · $53.4M2012-Q1 · $332.5M2012-Q2 · $403.9M2012-Q3 · $125.4M2012-Q4 · $190.4M2013-Q1 · $40.8M2013-Q12013-Q2 · $75.4M2013-Q3 · $431.0M2013-Q4 · $226.1M2014-Q1 · $545.0M2014-Q2 · $313.0M2014-Q3 · $336.9M2014-Q32014-Q4 · $162.7M2015-Q1 · $450.3M2015-Q2 · $1.4B2015-Q3 · $382.0M2015-Q4 · $503.2M2016-Q1 · $329.2M2016-Q12016-Q2 · $289.0M2016-Q3 · $151.3M2016-Q4 · $118.0M2017-Q1 · $362.8M2017-Q2 · $309.9M2017-Q3 · $238.1M2017-Q32017-Q4 · $364.1M2018-Q1 · $306.8M2018-Q2 · $336.2M2018-Q3 · $756.5M2018-Q4 · $481.5M2019-Q1 · $457.7M2019-Q12019-Q2 · $234.4M2019-Q3 · $224.5M2019-Q4 · $318.2M2020-Q1 · $417.2M2020-Q2 · $223.6M2020-Q3 · $1.5B2020-Q32020-Q4 · $588.5M2021-Q1 · $623.3M2021-Q2 · $1.6B2021-Q3 · $666.0M2021-Q4 · $906.6M2022-Q1 · $284.8M2022-Q12022-Q2 · $449.5M2022-Q3 · $537.6M2022-Q4 · $686.6M2023-Q1 · $279.7M2023-Q2 · $262.4M2023-Q3 · $1.0B2023-Q32023-Q4 · $185.7M2024-Q1 · $452.9M2024-Q2 · $143.5M2024-Q3 · $281.3M2024-Q4 · $408.6M2025-Q1 · $404.7M2025-Q12025-Q2 · $528.7M2025-Q3 · $109.1M2025-Q4 · $232.5M2026-Q1 · $126.3M
Sector mix
SectorCompaniesRoundsCapital
Other415701$7.1B
Other Technology336733$7.0B
Other Health Care81129$2.4B
Manufacturing5567$1.3B
Software / Tech58105$1.3B
Business Services3042$1.2B
Hospitals and Physicians24$1.1B
Healthtech4086$921.5M
Top-funded companies
CompanySectorRaisedModeled value
Compound Holdings I, LLCPharmaceuticals$412.0M$15.0B
Hc Group Holdings I, LlcOther Health Care$607.4M$14.4B
Bdo Usa, P.A.Business Services$748.3M$10.9B
Mdp Hc Holdings, LlcOther Health Care$310.1M$7.1B
Acm Holdings I, LlcInvestment Vehicle$354.3M$6.1B
Sustainable Bioproducts, Inc.Other$460.0M$5.3B
Athletic Therapy Institute Holdings LlcOther Health Care$225.8M$5.2B
Fieldglass Holdings, Inc.Other Technology$162.3M$5.1B
G2 Crowd, Inc.Computers$255.3M$4.5B
Lw Parent, LpOther Technology$274.4M$4.3B
STHI Holdings, LLCOther$234.4M$4.0B
Auto Saas Holdings LlcSaaS / Software$152.5M$3.9B
RTS Investor Corp.Other$199.7M$3.4B
Picasso Parent Company, Inc.Manufacturing$293.8M$3.3B
project44, Inc.Other$355.3M$3.3B
Activecampaign Holdings, LlcOther Technology$122.7M$3.2B
Mustang Parent Corp.Other$166.6M$2.9B
CCC Intelligent Solutions Holdings Inc.Business Services$295.6M$2.9B
Pathos AI, Inc.Biotechnology$365.0M$2.4B
Filtration Group Equity LlcManufacturing$241.5M$2.3B
More in NH, Netherlands
SAN FRANCISCO$186.4BNEW YORK$184.6BBOSTON$44.5BNew York$39.7BAUSTIN$29.3BLOS ANGELES$27.7BCAMBRIDGE$24.7BSAN DIEGO$23.4B

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Frequently asked
How much venture funding have companies in CHICAGO raised?
Companies based in CHICAGO have raised approximately $28.9B across 2,487 recorded financing rounds among 1,412 companies, aggregated from public sources.
Is startup funding in CHICAGO growing?
CHICAGO funding is currently cooling: capital raised over the last 12 months was down 72% versus the prior 12 months.
What sectors are most active in CHICAGO?
The most active sectors in CHICAGO by recorded financing are Other, Other Technology, Other Health Care, Manufacturing. See the sector mix table for company and round counts.
Which are the most-funded companies in CHICAGO?
The most-funded CHICAGO companies in our coverage include Compound Holdings I, LLC, Hc Group Holdings I, Llc, Bdo Usa, P.A., Mdp Hc Holdings, Llc, Acm Holdings I, Llc. See the ranked table for disclosed capital and modeled valuations.
CHICAGO startup funding — $28.9B raised · Provath