Funded Startups in Chicago
Disclosed round sizes in Chicago are dominated by a single outlier: NinjaTrader’s $100M round (2026-06-17) is the only disclosed amount above $50M, dwarfin…
Disclosed round sizes in Chicago are dominated by a single outlier: NinjaTrader’s $100M round (2026-06-17) is the only disclosed amount above $50M, dwarfing the next-largest disclosed amounts like Braviant Holdings’ $150M? (No—Braviant is $150M on 2026-04-07, so the real largest disclosed is Braviant Holdings with $150M on 2026-04-07; the $100M at NinjaTrader is the next-largest disclosed). Most other disclosed rounds sit well below that ceiling, with several in the $2M–$20M band (e.g., SteveKnows $18M on 2026-04-20; Vinyl Equity $20M on 2026-06-09; KeyCare $27M on 2026-03-03). The largest and the smallest disclosed amounts are separated by more than two orders of magnitude: Braviant Holdings’ $150M (2026-04-07) versus Paira’s $130K (2026-05-08), making extremes visible in otherwise mid-sized funding.
Timing clusters appear tightly: all rows fall within a late-February-to-late-June window, with the most recent entry on 2026-06-30 (Every Body Eat, $5M) and the oldest shown on 2026-03-02 (MAIA Biotechnology, $30M). Stage disclosures skew toward “Series Unknown” and undisclosed amounts: 24 of 50 rows are “Series Unknown,” and 14 of 50 rows show “undisclosed” amounts. Sector-wise, “Artificial Intelligence (AI)” is the most recurring category in this slice, appearing across multiple rounds (e.g., Rent Butter $3M on 2026-05-29; SteveKnows $18M on 2026-04-20; Kyral undisclosed on 2026-03-04).
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Which disclosed round is the size outlier in this Chicago list, and what does it imply about the rest of the funding amounts?
Braviant Holdings’ $150M round (2026-04-07) is the largest disclosed amount in the 50-row view, with NinjaTrader’s $100M (2026-06-17) the next-largest. After those, disclosed rounds largely cluster in lower bands such as $2M–$49M (e.g., Stock $2M on 2026-04-24; JLL Income Property Trust $49M on 2026-06-03).
How frequently are stage labels missing or not specified, and does that affect how analysts should compare deals?
“Series Unknown” appears on 24 of 50 rows (e.g., Attune undisclosed amount on 2026-06-24; Honeycomb $40M on 2026-06-04). In parallel, 14 of 50 rows list the amount as “undisclosed” (e.g., Attune on 2026-06-24 and Kyral on 2026-03-04), so direct comparisons by disclosed size are incomplete for a meaningful subset.
What time window dominates the most recent Chicago funding activity in this slice?
All shown rounds fall between 2026-03-02 (MAIA Biotechnology, $30M) and 2026-06-30 (Every Body Eat, $5M). The list is heavily back-loaded toward late June, including multiple entries between 2026-06-17 and 2026-06-30 such as NinjaTrader $100M (2026-06-17) and Every Body Eat $5M (2026-06-30).
Is any sector over-represented among these 50 Chicago entries, and which examples support that?
Artificial Intelligence (AI) appears across many entries, spanning different funding sizes and stages: Rent Butter raised $3M as “Series Unknown” on 2026-05-29, SteveKnows raised $18M as “Seed” on 2026-04-20, and Kyral is listed as “Series Unknown” with an undisclosed amount on 2026-03-04. This repetition makes AI the most visible sector cluster in the slice.
Are there low-end disclosed amounts worth flagging as another extreme alongside the $150M outlier?
Yes. Paira’s disclosed amount of $130K (2026-05-08) is the smallest disclosed figure in the 50-row view, far below other small but still multi-hundred-thousand rounds like Celadyne Technologies at $250K (2026-05-04) and Catch Bio at $750K (2026-03-30). This creates a clear bottom-end tail even though many rounds are in mid single-digit millions (e.g., GoNanas $6M on 2026-04-01; Funny Water $5M on 2026-03-04).
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