Recently Funded Artificial Intelligence Startups in Chicago
Updated Sep 2026
There are 50 funded Artificial Intelligence startups in Chicago in the FundedIQ database, each with its funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Artificial Intelligence startup funding landscape in Chicago, along with the 50 most recently funded Artificial Intelligence startups in Chicago.
The median disclosed round is $4.1M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $2.3M and $19M. Artificial Intelligence startups in Chicago closed 26 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 17 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $175M in disclosed capital.
Chicago AI firms lean toward early stages. This concentration of Seed and Pre-Seed companies indicates a population of lean teams with minimal overhead. These startups typically represent lean operations looking for initial product market fit. They are prime targets for vendors offering scalable infrastructure or consultants who specialize in early stage growth.
Artificial Intelligence funded startup statistics in Chicago
Most recent funding round on record: Aug 2026.
50 most recently funded Artificial Intelligence startups in Chicago
50 shownOrdered by the date of the latest funding round. Each row gives the company, its location and industry, what it does, the stage and date of that round, and the disclosed amount.
Artificial Intelligence startup funding trends in Chicago
Funding activity
Artificial Intelligence startups in Chicago closed 26 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 17 of them in the last 12, adding up to $175M in disclosed capital.
Round sizes
The median disclosed round is $4.1M, with the middle half running from $2.3M to $19M. 15 of 26 rounds disclosed an amount.
Company size
The most common headcount band across the segment is 11-50.
Funding stages of funded Artificial Intelligence startups in Chicago
How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded Artificial Intelligence startups in Chicago break down by stage.
A further 9 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.
About the FundedIQ Artificial Intelligence startup funding data in Chicago
FundedIQ tracks announced startup funding rounds and organises them by company, funding date, stage, amount, industry, location and investor. The dataset is refreshed weekly, and new rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, so the same round reported twice on different dates is recorded once.
Figures on this page cover the 50 funded Artificial Intelligence startups in Chicago currently tracked. Round counts, capital totals and the median round are computed over a trailing 24 months. Rounds whose amount was not disclosed (11 of 26 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Artificial Intelligence startups in Chicago is dated Aug 2026.
The table above shows the 50 most recently funded companies. Full funding histories, investor lists and founder contacts across the whole dataset open on a FundedIQ plan.
Frequently asked questions
How many funded Artificial Intelligence startups are there in Chicago?
FundedIQ tracks 50 funded Artificial Intelligence startups in Chicago. This page lists the 50 most recently funded of them, ordered by the date of their latest round, and the full set is available on a FundedIQ plan.
How much funding have Artificial Intelligence startups in Chicago raised?
Artificial Intelligence startups in Chicago tracked by FundedIQ have raised $175M in disclosed capital across 26 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 17 rounds in the last 12 months. 15 of those 26 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.
What is a typical funding round size for Artificial Intelligence startups in Chicago?
The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $4.1M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $2.3M and $19M. Round sizes vary widely by stage, so the seed and later-stage bands sit well either side of that figure.
What is the most common funding stage for Artificial Intelligence startups in Chicago?
Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 7 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Pre-Seed (5) and Series A (3). A further 9 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.
How often is the Artificial Intelligence startup funding data in Chicago updated?
The dataset is refreshed weekly. New rounds are normalised and de-duplicated before they are published, and the most recent round currently on record for funded Artificial Intelligence startups in Chicago is dated Aug 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.
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