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Recently Funded Commerce and Shopping Startups in Chicago

Updated Sep 2026

FundedIQ tracks 50 funded Commerce and Shopping startups in Chicago, with their funding rounds, amounts, investors, industries, locations and company details. This page provides an overview of the Commerce and Shopping startup funding landscape in Chicago, along with the 50 most recently funded Commerce and Shopping startups in Chicago.

Commerce and Shopping startups in Chicago closed 19 funding rounds over the last 24 months, 6 of them in the last 12 months, and raised $189M in disclosed capital. The median disclosed round is $3.5M, with the middle half of rounds falling between $2.0M and $8.2M.

Capital in this sector leans toward early stages and undisclosed rounds. The presence of local venture firms indicates a preference for regional operational control. This mix of seed funding and late stage checks means a split between experimental pilots and scaled platforms. Approaching these companies requires a strategy that fits both unproven concepts and established market players.

Commerce and Shopping funded startup statistics in Chicago

Funded Commerce and Shopping startups in Chicago
50
tracked in the database
Funding rounds, last 12 months
6
19 over 24 months
Disclosed capital raised, 24 months
$189M
16 of 19 rounds disclosed an amount
Median round size
$3.5M
middle half $2.0M to $8.2M

Most recent funding round on record: Apr 2026.

50 most recently funded Commerce and Shopping startups in Chicago

50 shown

Ordered 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.

S
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Stock is an online platform that connects brands and third-party logistics providers with nonprofits to…
Seed ·
$1.5M
G
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
GeoWealth is a complete asset management platform created to assist registered investment advisors. It offers…
Series C ·
$43M
C
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Continuum is a technology company that focuses on digital networks for distributors and manufacturers in the…
Series Unknown ·
$7.2M
F
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Funny Water is a variety of alcoholic drink available in a range of flavors. It was established as a business…
Series Unknown ·
$4.7M
N
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
NEWITY is a service marketplace that connects entrepreneurs with service providers and SBA loan solutions to…
Series Unknown ·
$11M
R
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
At Renterra, we aim to update the heavy equipment rental industry, which exceeds $50 billion. Our approach…
Series Unknown ·
$4.0M
U
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Unicorn Auctions conducts auctions for rare spirits, catering to buyers, sellers, and collectors. They offer…
Series Unknown ·
$3.8M
S
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Science On Call utilizes a combination of artificial intelligence, automation, and human knowledge to enhance…
Seed ·
Undisclosed
S
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Songfinch is a platform to buy custom songs from professional artists.
Series Unknown ·
$1.9M
T
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
In a world of fake influencers, anonymous reviews, and misleading information, honest advice matters more…
Series Unknown ·
$3.3M
G
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Groomie is a DTC grooming brand that is famous for its BaldiePro™ electric head shaver as its main product.
Seed ·
$2.0M
S
Small Wonder
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Small Wonder offers high-quality beauty products that do not require water for use.
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
R
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Raise is an online payment platform that offers consumers the opportunity to buy discounted gift cards and…
Series Unknown ·
$63M
T
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Tusk provides eCommerce, shipping, and logistics solutions to give customers instant access to a wider range…
Seed ·
$2.0M
H
hostU
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
hostU is a platform that facilitates medium-term shared housing rentals within the university community,…
Series Unknown ·
Undisclosed
B
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
BāKIT Box is a female, minority owned specialty baking kit service, aimed at making baking easy and…
Series Unknown ·
$50k
I
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
IN BOLD PRINT's technology platform helps small to mid-sized companies in the consumer goods space measure…
Pre-Seed ·
$1.0M
L
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Lil Bucks is a website where you can buy food items made from sprouted buckwheat.
Series A ·
$3.0M
F
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
FARE provides both a sit-down and takeout eatery, as well as a wholesale retail store for nutritious prepared…
Series Unknown ·
$1.8M
I
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Inventables serves as a one-stop shop for designers looking for hardware supplies. They aim to make…
Series Unknown ·
$11M
O
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Oars + Alps offers men's skincare products that utilize natural and non-toxic components. The company was…
Series Unknown ·
$2.3M
A
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
At AeroPay, we are reimagining the way money is moved in exchange for goods and services both in-person and…
Series B ·
$20M
C
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Cameo is a platform that allows fans to purchase personalized video shoutouts from their favorite…
·
$25M
I
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
InCommercial is a firm specializing in commercial real estate and providing services such as property…
Series Unknown ·
$20M
E
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
EarlyBird is a Fintech giving stage that works on effective money management for guardians, while enabling…
Seed ·
$4.5M
A
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Auto Warehouse is a car dealership specializing in the sale of pre-owned automobiles and also provides auto…
Series Unknown ·
$550k
U
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Uptok is a platform for Live Video Commerce that facilitates one-on-one video shopping sessions with the most…
Seed ·
Undisclosed
L
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Leap enables brands to deploy modern, immersive retail stores that drive growth and acquire customers. By…
Series Unknown ·
$15M
C
Character
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Character is a contemporary home enhancement label intended for the upcoming cohort of individuals residing…
Seed ·
Undisclosed
B
Byt
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Byt is a novel NFT marketplace and ecosystem that operates independently of any particular blockchain…
Pre-Seed ·
Undisclosed
V
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Visibly offers digital solutions for eye care and online vision testing services. Their range of products…
Series Unknown ·
$25M
R
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
RedShelf distributes digital learning resources and provides the learning community with technology to…
Series Unknown ·
$15M
B
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
BluePallet is a vertically integrated B2B platform for industrial trade. BluePallet is a market platform in…
Series Unknown ·
$4.2M
P
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Property management firms can interact with vendors using the revolutionary spend management, analytics, and…
Series Unknown ·
$7.5M
L
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Founded in 2017, Logiwa is the industry pioneer in cloud fulfillment software, enabling high-volume…
Series B ·
$10M
M
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
MUSH Foods is a manufacturer and distributor of ready-to-eat oats. The company was established in 2017 by…
Venture - Series Unknown ·
$23M
H
Here Here Market
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Here Here Market is a boutique marketplace for foodies and the next generation of culinary creators. It is a…
Seed ·
Undisclosed
A
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Avant works a web-based commercial center that gives clients admittance to individual credits to combine…
Debt Financing ·
$250M
I
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Improovy is a carefully local overseen commercial center that interfaces mortgage holders to verified…
Seed ·
$2.8M
S
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Shipfusion is committed to providing retailers with a unique fulfillment solution, supported by powerful…
Private Equity ·
$40M
P
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Protege offers access to a community of experts to help anyone be heard and get discovered through their…
Seed ·
$8.5M
T
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
The Small Exchange conducts more participants to financial markets with simpler and smaller futures products.…
Venture - Series Unknown ·
$5.0M
F
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Fresh Street is the first and only grocery store built exclusively for online, click & collect shopping.…
Seed ·
$4.0M
V
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Vivid Seats operates as an online ticket marketplace that connects fans with event ticket sellers. It allows…
Post-IPO Equity ·
$225M
P
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Provi is a communication platform that simplifies the operations for bars, restaurants, and retailers in…
Series C ·
$75M
C
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
CircleIt is a mobile platform that enables the creation and storage of digital memories. Its platform is…
Series A ·
$5.1M
G
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Construction's First Parts Marketplace In an industry where costs have doubled and margins are tight, there…
·
$3.0M
L
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
Leaf Trade is the industry wholesale marketplace between cultivators/processors and dispensaries in the…
Series A ·
$5.5M
S
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
ShoppingGives exists to create social impact with every purchase, having built a community of retailers and…
·
$5.5M
C
Chicago, United States · Commerce and Shopping
CASHDROP is a mobile commerce platform for mobile natives. It allows businesses to create an online…
·
$2.7M

Funding stages of funded Commerce and Shopping startups in Chicago

How the last 24 months of funding rounds for funded Commerce and Shopping startups in Chicago break down by stage.

Stage
Rounds, last 24 months

A further 11 rounds in this period were announced without a stage label and are not ranked above.

About the FundedIQ Commerce and Shopping 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 Commerce and Shopping 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 (3 of 19 in that period) are counted as rounds but excluded from capital totals and from the median. The most recent round on record for funded Commerce and Shopping startups in Chicago is dated Apr 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 Commerce and Shopping startups are there in Chicago?

FundedIQ tracks 50 funded Commerce and Shopping 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 Commerce and Shopping startups in Chicago raised?

Commerce and Shopping startups in Chicago tracked by FundedIQ have raised $189M in disclosed capital across 19 funding rounds over the last 24 months, including 6 rounds in the last 12 months. 16 of those 19 rounds disclosed an amount; undisclosed rounds are excluded from the capital total.

What is a typical funding round size for Commerce and Shopping startups in Chicago?

The median disclosed round over the last 24 months is $3.5M, and the middle half of rounds fall between $2.0M and $8.2M. 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 Commerce and Shopping startups in Chicago?

Seed is the most common labelled stage, with 4 rounds in the last 24 months, ahead of Series C (2) and Pre-Seed (1). A further 11 rounds were announced without a stage label and are not counted here.

How often is the Commerce and Shopping 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 Commerce and Shopping startups in Chicago is dated Apr 2026. Counts and totals on this page are recomputed on every refresh.

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