Funded Hardware Startups in Chicago
Across these 13 recently dated Chicago hardware rounds, the largest disclosed amount is Hologram’s $65M on 2021-08-10; it sits well above the next-largest…
Across these 13 recently dated Chicago hardware rounds, the largest disclosed amount is Hologram’s $65M on 2021-08-10; it sits well above the next-largest disclosed rounds (Artisight at $42M on 2024-01-11 and Gogo at $18M on 2022-09-15). The smallest disclosed amount is MemQ’s $2M on 2023-02-15, with several other disclosed rounds also clustering at $2M (TraknProtect on 2022-05-17 and PressPage on 2021-11-03).
Timing is clustered: 5 of the 13 rows have round dates between 2023-07-25 and 2024-01-11 (Nextpoint 2023-07-25, Third Eye Health 2023-09-08, MemQ 2023-02-15, Artisight 2024-01-11, and NuCurrent 2024-06-11 falls nearby in the same upper portion of the list). Stage disclosure is also concentrated in “Series Unknown” and “undisclosed” amounts—9 of 13 entries show either Series Unknown or an undisclosed amount (Adminix 2025-06-11 is Series Unknown; SurePeople 2024-11-26 is Series Unknown; Nextpoint 2023-07-25 is undisclosed; InRule Technology 2022-10-13 is undisclosed; Nitel 2021-11-18 is undisclosed). Round dates span 2021-08-10 through 2025-06-11, with the most recent being Adminix on 2025-06-11.
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Frequently asked
What’s the largest disclosed Chicago hardware round in this list, and how far ahead is it from the rest?
Hologram’s $65M (2021-08-10) is the highest disclosed amount. It materially exceeds the next-largest disclosed rounds: Artisight at $42M (2024-01-11) and Gogo at $18M (2022-09-15).
Do any hardware rounds cluster tightly in time within the 13 most recent entries?
Several entries cluster in the late-2023 to early-2024 window: Third Eye Health closed on 2023-09-08 ($6M) and Artisight closed on 2024-01-11 ($42M). Additional nearby activity includes Nextpoint on 2023-07-25 (undisclosed) and NuCurrent on 2024-06-11 ($100K), though not all are disclosed.
How dominant is undisclosed or “Series Unknown” disclosure across these Chicago entries?
9 of 13 rows either list Series Unknown or show an undisclosed amount: Adminix (Series Unknown, $100K) on 2025-06-11; SurePeople (Series Unknown, $5M) on 2024-11-26; Nextpoint (undisclosed) on 2023-07-25; InRule Technology (undisclosed) on 2022-10-13; and Nitel (undisclosed) on 2021-11-18, among others.
Which stage labels appear repeatedly versus only once?
Beyond the repeated “Series Unknown”/undisclosed cases, the explicit named stages that reappear are limited: “Series B” shows up twice (Artisight $42M on 2024-01-11; Hologram $65M on 2021-08-10), while other named categories like Seed (MemQ $2M on 2023-02-15), Private Equity (InRule Technology and Nitel, both undisclosed amounts), and Post-IPO Equity (Gogo $18M on 2022-09-15) appear only once per row.
Are there outliers in disclosed round size that stand out for follow-up?
Yes. Hologram’s $65M (2021-08-10) is a clear high-end outlier, while the lower disclosed amounts cluster around $2M: MemQ ($2M on 2023-02-15), TraknProtect ($2M on 2022-05-17), and PressPage ($2M on 2021-11-03).
Which entries are most recent within this window, and what does the disclosed range look like near the top?
The most recent row is Adminix on 2025-06-11 with a disclosed $100K. Within the newest entries, disclosed amounts range from $100K (Adminix, 2025-06-11) to $5M (SurePeople, 2024-11-26) and include $100K again for NuCurrent on 2024-06-11, while the largest disclosed figures in the list occur earlier (Artisight $42M in 2024-01-11; Hologram $65M in 2021-08-10).
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