Recently Funded Startups in Illinois (Sep-2025)
Last Updated: 2-Sep-2025
Illinois boasts a vibrant startup ecosystem that continues to attract significant investment, driving innovation and growth across various sectors. In recent years, the state has emerged as a hub for entrepreneurial ventures, fueled by its diverse talent pool and access to vital resources. With 694 startups tracked, the state has seen a remarkable influx of funding that empowers these enterprises to scale and contribute to the local economy.
In September 2025, the momentum within the Illinois startup scene remains strong, with a total of 93 startups securing funding this year alone, reflecting continued confidence from investors. The financial services sector stands out as the leading industry by funding amount, while artificial intelligence and commerce also garner attention due to their growing influence. This report highlights the key funding events of the month, celebrating the startups that are shaping Illinois’ economic landscape.
Funding Highlights
- Total number of startups tracked: 694
- Number of startups that raised funding last year: 178
- Number of startups that raised funding this year: 93
- Total funding raised this year so far in USD: $2,941,000,000
- Largest deal: First Industrial Realty Trust, Series Unknown, $1,050,000,000
- Top industries by funding amount:
- Financial Services: $1,846,300,000
- Information Technology: $500,000,000
- Commerce and Shopping: $78,200,000
- Top industries by number of deals this year:
- Financial Services: 13 deals
- Artificial Intelligence (AI): 9 deals
- Commerce and Shopping: 9 deals
Full List of Recently Funded Startups in Illinois
| Company | Country | State | Round | Amount | Date | Industry |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mycocycle | United States | Illinois | Seed | $2.1M | 2025-08-27 | Agriculture and Farming |
| Latinos Progresando | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $10K | 2025-08-19 | Media and Entertainment |
| Nurture Life | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-08-19 | Administrative Services |
| Grapefruit Health | United States | Illinois | Seed | Undisclosed | 2025-08-19 | Education |
| Waterly | United States | Illinois | Series A | $4M | 2025-08-14 | Natural Resources |
| Unicorn Auctions | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $3.8M | 2025-08-13 | Commerce and Shopping |
| Albiware | United States | Illinois | Series B | Undisclosed | 2025-08-12 | Information Technology |
| Arvist | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $5.9M | 2025-08-11 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| GeoWealth | United States | Illinois | Series C | $38M | 2025-08-04 | Commerce and Shopping |
| Plutus | United States | Illinois | Pre-Seed | Undisclosed | 2025-07-29 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| LanzaTech | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $8.6M | 2025-07-22 | Energy |
| Bonsai | United States | Illinois | Seed | $1.8M | 2025-07-17 | Other |
| Science On Call | United States | Illinois | Seed | Undisclosed | 2025-07-16 | Commerce and Shopping |
| ghSMART | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-07-16 | Financial Services |
| NanoPattern Technologies | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $1.2M | 2025-07-15 | Consumer Electronics |
| Greater Than | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $6.6M | 2025-07-14 | Food and Beverage |
| Zero Hash | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $54.6M | 2025-07-13 | Financial Services |
| North Sea Farmers | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $2.3M | 2025-07-11 | Energy |
| APFusion | United States | Illinois | Series A | $6M | 2025-07-08 | Commerce and Shopping |
| Songfinch | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $1.9M | 2025-07-03 | Commerce and Shopping |
| Tagore Technology | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $2M | 2025-07-02 | Consumer Electronics |
| Blueprint | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $15M | 2025-07-02 | Health Care |
| DudeProducts | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-06-23 | Manufacturing |
| Visible.vc | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $1M | 2025-06-18 | Financial Services |
| HOPPR | United States | Illinois | Series A | $31.5M | 2025-06-17 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| KELCO Industries | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-06-11 | Manufacturing |
| CCK Automations | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-06-11 | Consumer Electronics |
| Aspire Chicago | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $9.2M | 2025-06-11 | Community and Lifestyle |
| Atomic Industrial Machine | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-06-11 | Manufacturing |
| Perscient | United States | Illinois | Series B | $4.1M | 2025-06-11 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Adminix | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $100K | 2025-06-11 | Hardware |
| OrisDX | United States | Illinois | Seed | $4M | 2025-06-10 | Biotechnology |
| 32 Biosciences | United States | Illinois | Seed | $6M | 2025-06-10 | Biotechnology |
| Atraverse Medical | United States | Illinois | Series A | $29.4M | 2025-06-10 | Health Care |
| Symbio Bioculinary | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $120K | 2025-06-09 | Food and Beverage |
| Stella | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $5M | 2025-06-04 | Health Care |
| TrueToForm | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-06-03 | Apps |
| leadership.NET | United States | Illinois | Angel | $300K | 2025-06-01 | Administrative Services |
| MAIA Biotechnology | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $695K | 2025-05-27 | Biotechnology |
| The Desire Company | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $3.3M | 2025-05-27 | Commerce and Shopping |
| Groomie | United States | Illinois | Seed | $2M | 2025-05-21 | Commerce and Shopping |
| Cajun Cafe Chicago | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $200K | 2025-05-19 | Food and Beverage |
| Bonside | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-05-18 | Financial Services |
| Mode Mobile | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $1M | 2025-05-15 | Other |
| First Industrial Realty Trust | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $450M | 2025-05-12 | Financial Services |
| EDGe Surgical | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $1.3M | 2025-05-09 | Consumer Electronics |
| Neocol | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-05-07 | Information Technology |
| Hello water | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $880K | 2025-05-07 | Consumer Goods |
| Rebolt | United States | Illinois | Seed | $3M | 2025-05-06 | Software Development |
| JusticeBid | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $4M | 2025-05-05 | Professional Services |
| Switchpoint AI | United States | Illinois | Pre-Seed | $150K | 2025-05-05 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| StreamLayer | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $500K | 2025-05-05 | Content and Publishing |
| Cloverpop | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $3.4M | 2025-05-02 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Stately Bio | United States | Illinois | Seed | $12M | 2025-05-01 | Biotechnology |
| Avidicure | United States | Illinois | Seed | $50M | 2025-04-24 | Biotechnology Research |
| Grove Biopharma | United States | Illinois | Series A | $30M | 2025-04-23 | Biotechnology |
| Ocient | United States | Illinois | Series B | $42.1M | 2025-04-22 | Consumer Electronics |
| Edge Focus | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $150M | 2025-04-17 | Financial Services |
| Alton Steel | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $4M | 2025-04-16 | Manufacturing |
| Vinyl Equity | United States | Illinois | Seed | $11.5M | 2025-04-14 | Financial Services |
| Service-Plus Connect | United States | Illinois | Pre-Seed | $50K | 2025-04-08 | Apps |
| Cargado | United States | Illinois | Series A | $12M | 2025-04-07 | Transportation |
| Metopio | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-04-07 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Arvist | United States | Illinois | Seed | Undisclosed | 2025-04-03 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| LogRock | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $8M | 2025-04-02 | Financial Services |
| Small Wonder | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-04-02 | Commerce and Shopping |
| When Insurance | United States | Illinois | Seed | Undisclosed | 2025-04-01 | Financial Services |
| DAWGS | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-04-01 | Manufacturing |
| AMOpportunities | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-03-18 | Education |
| Hunger Resource Network | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-03-18 | Community and Lifestyle |
| Madison Scientific | United States | Illinois | Seed | $7M | 2025-03-18 | Biotechnology |
| First Industrial Realty Trust | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $1050M | 2025-03-18 | Financial Services |
| Nerdio | United States | Illinois | Series C | $500M | 2025-03-18 | Information Technology |
| PCMI Corporation | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-03-17 | Consumer Electronics |
| Octet Scientific | United States | Illinois | Seed | Undisclosed | 2025-03-12 | Other |
| Evolve Security | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-03-11 | Consumer Electronics |
| H3 Manufacturing Group | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-03-07 | Manufacturing |
| Lakeside Holding | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $930K | 2025-03-05 | Transportation |
| Across Protocol | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $41M | 2025-03-04 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
| Helios | United States | Illinois | Seed | $15.5M | 2025-03-04 | Software Development |
| Vermillio | United States | Illinois | Series A | $16M | 2025-03-03 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Raise | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $63M | 2025-02-26 | Commerce and Shopping |
| Mycocycle | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-02-25 | Agriculture and Farming |
| Goose | United States | Illinois | Seed | $13.4M | 2025-02-25 | Community and Lifestyle |
| Proximity | United States | Illinois | Seed | $3M | 2025-02-21 | Health Care |
| Rigor Equity | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $32M | 2025-02-18 | Real Estate |
| MAIA Biotechnology | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $2.7M | 2025-02-18 | Biotechnology |
| Dimension Inx | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $75K | 2025-02-18 | Biotechnology |
| High Definition Vehicle Insurance | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $40M | 2025-02-12 | Financial Services |
| Tusk | United States | Illinois | Seed | $2M | 2025-02-11 | Commerce and Shopping |
| Coast To Coast Logistics | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-02-11 | Transportation |
| Vistria Group | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $50M | 2025-02-11 | Investment Management |
| Cognida.ai | United States | Illinois | Series A | $15M | 2025-02-06 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| INFI | United States | Illinois | Series A | $12M | 2025-02-04 | Apps |
| Cosmos Health | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $2.3M | 2025-01-27 | Health Care |
| Trestle Studio | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $79M | 2025-01-27 | Financial Services |
| Qumis | United States | Illinois | Pre-Seed | $2.2M | 2025-01-21 | Financial Services |
| Mostardi Platt | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-01-16 | Information Technology |
| Caregenix Solutions | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-01-15 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| hostU | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-01-14 | Commerce and Shopping |
| The Dovetail Project | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $100K | 2025-01-07 | Education |
| USDTL | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2025-01-07 | Health Care |
| Ubiety Technologies | United States | Illinois | Series A | $10M | 2025-01-07 | Data and Analytics |
| Exotic Snack Guys | United States | Illinois | Seed | $3M | 2025-01-04 | Food and Beverage |
| Monopar | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $40M | 2024-12-20 | Biotechnology |
| Telegraph | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-12-19 | Software |
| Apollo Care | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-12-18 | Health Care |
| LanzaTech | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $200M | 2024-12-18 | Energy |
| Ziegler | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $39.7M | 2024-12-18 | Financial Services |
| Awardspring | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $2.4M | 2024-12-16 | Information Technology |
| Seedbox Solution | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-12-11 | Agriculture and Farming |
| MAIA Biotechnology | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $950K | 2024-12-10 | Biotechnology |
| FieldOS | United States | Illinois | Seed | $526.5K | 2024-12-10 | Apps |
| Edge Focus | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-12-05 | Financial Services |
| Soda Health | United States | Illinois | Series B | $50M | 2024-12-03 | Health Care |
| Låkril Technologies | United States | Illinois | Seed | $2.9M | 2024-12-03 | Science and Engineering |
| Fello Co. | United States | Illinois | Seed | $10.4M | 2024-12-03 | Health Care |
| EvenFlow AI | United States | Illinois | Seed | $1.5M | 2024-12-02 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| PhotoniCare | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $4.6M | 2024-11-27 | Health Care |
| SurePeople | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $5M | 2024-11-26 | Hardware |
| Avenacy | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $26M | 2024-11-26 | Health Care |
| Service-Plus Connect | United States | Illinois | Pre-Seed | $20K | 2024-11-25 | Apps |
| Zarminali Health | United States | Illinois | Seed | $40M | 2024-11-20 | Health Care |
| Synapticure | United States | Illinois | Series A | $25M | 2024-11-19 | Biotechnology |
| Neopenda | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $200K | 2024-11-18 | Community and Lifestyle |
| Feeding America | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $6.6M | 2024-11-18 | Other |
| IPC | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $125K | 2024-11-18 | Non-profit Organizations |
| Homethrive | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $20M | 2024-11-14 | Health Care |
| Fronen Foods | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $2.9M | 2024-11-13 | Food and Beverage |
| Hazel Technologies | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $8.2M | 2024-11-12 | Agriculture and Farming |
| Kompass | United States | Illinois | Seed | $1.6M | 2024-11-11 | Health Care |
| Clearcover | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $44M | 2024-11-06 | Financial Services |
| CompTIA | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-11-05 | Education |
| Praia Health | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-11-04 | Health Care |
| Amphix Bio | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $1M | 2024-10-31 | Biotechnology |
| Monopar | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $19.2M | 2024-10-29 | Biotechnology |
| MAIA Biotechnology | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $2.4M | 2024-10-28 | Biotechnology |
| Hydrosome Labs | United States | Illinois | Seed | $3.7M | 2024-10-23 | Agriculture and Farming |
| Azura | United States | Illinois | Seed | $6.9M | 2024-10-22 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
| BāKIT Box | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $50K | 2024-10-16 | Commerce and Shopping |
| LanzaTech | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $3M | 2024-10-16 | Energy |
| CardieX | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $525K | 2024-10-15 | Health Care |
| RevOpsis Therapeutics | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $1.8M | 2024-10-15 | Biotechnology |
| IN BOLD PRINT. | United States | Illinois | Pre-Seed | $1M | 2024-10-10 | Commerce and Shopping |
| StreamLayer | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $756K | 2024-10-10 | Content and Publishing |
| Daybird | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $10K | 2024-10-10 | Consumer Goods |
| Alive Center | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $98K | 2024-10-08 | Community and Lifestyle |
| Little Friends | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $241K | 2024-10-08 | Health Care |
| Ray Graham Association | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $223.6K | 2024-10-08 | Individual and Family Services |
| Logik.io | United States | Illinois | Series B | $25M | 2024-10-08 | Other |
| Janus Health | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $2M | 2024-10-04 | Financial Services |
| Apix MSP Inc. | United States | Illinois | Angel | $15K | 2024-10-03 | Information Technology |
| Cannect Wellness | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $7M | 2024-10-03 | Agriculture and Farming |
| Mirus Coffee | United States | Illinois | Pre-Seed | $20K | 2024-10-01 | Food and Beverage |
| BuiltRight | United States | Illinois | Seed | $1.3M | 2024-10-01 | Software Development |
| K1x | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $20M | 2024-09-26 | Information Technology |
| Walton Street Capital | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $106.9M | 2024-09-25 | Real Estate |
| Zing Health | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $140M | 2024-09-25 | Financial Services |
| Synapticure | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $40.1M | 2024-09-24 | Biotechnology |
| NanoGraf Corporation | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $60M | 2024-09-20 | Energy |
| The Conservation Foundation | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $50K | 2024-09-18 | Natural Resources |
| NETenergy | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $2M | 2024-09-17 | Consumer Electronics |
| HACKERverse® | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $100K | 2024-09-16 | Computer and Network Security |
| Datassential | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-09-13 | Professional Services |
| OWP Pharmaceuticals | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $2.7M | 2024-09-13 | Commerce and Shopping |
| XS Innovations | United States | Illinois | Seed | $1.2M | 2024-09-12 | Health Care |
| MFNS | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $960K | 2024-09-12 | Professional Services |
| Aption | United States | Illinois | Pre-Seed | $2.4M | 2024-09-10 | Financial Services |
| Lil Bucks | United States | Illinois | Series A | $3M | 2024-09-10 | Commerce and Shopping |
| GoldenPeaks Capital | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-09-06 | Energy |
| Positive Space Media | United States | Illinois | Series A | $4M | 2024-09-02 | Other |
| Bridge Financial Technology | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $2M | 2024-08-27 | Financial Services |
| Homethrive | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $12.2M | 2024-08-26 | Health Care |
| Continuum | United States | Illinois | Seed | $4.1M | 2024-08-26 | Commerce and Shopping |
| FARE | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $1.8M | 2024-08-21 | Commerce and Shopping |
| CancerIQ | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-08-21 | Biotechnology |
| ModelOp | United States | Illinois | Series B | $10M | 2024-08-19 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Pharmazz | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $7.5M | 2024-08-15 | Biotechnology |
| definity | United States | Illinois | Seed | $4.5M | 2024-08-14 | Data and Analytics |
| Livly | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $10M | 2024-08-13 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Eventnoire | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-08-08 | Apps |
| LanzaTech | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $40M | 2024-08-08 | Energy |
| Neuro Therapia | United States | Illinois | Series B | $12.3M | 2024-08-06 | Biotechnology |
| WINGS Program | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-08-05 | Government and Military |
| Shelter | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-08-05 | Community and Lifestyle |
| Elmnts | United States | Illinois | Pre-Seed | $2M | 2024-08-05 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
| The Community House | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-08-05 | Health Care |
| Inventables | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $11.1M | 2024-08-02 | Commerce and Shopping |
| Safer Foundation | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $5K | 2024-08-02 | Individual and Family Services |
| Clock | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $2.5K | 2024-08-01 | Other |
| ProvenAir Technologies | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $1.8M | 2024-08-01 | Artificial Intelligence (AI) |
| Narratives | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $4K | 2024-08-01 | Non-profit Organizations |
| BuiltRight | United States | Illinois | Seed | $750K | 2024-08-01 | Software Development |
| SynthBits | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $50K | 2024-08-01 | Other |
| Ziegler | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $86.9M | 2024-07-29 | Financial Services |
| Bitnomial | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $27.8M | 2024-07-26 | Blockchain and Cryptocurrency |
| GeoWealth | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $18M | 2024-07-25 | Commerce and Shopping |
| GoldenPeaks Capital | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | $118.2M | 2024-07-24 | Energy |
| LA-CO Industries | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-07-23 | Manufacturing |
| LifeWeb 360 | United States | Illinois | Series Unknown | Undisclosed | 2024-07-23 | Community and Lifestyle |
Frequently Asked Questions
Q1. Where can I find recently funded startups in Illinois, USA?
You can explore our full list of startups that raised funding this month above. You can also subscribe to our free plan to get weekly alerts.
Q2. How many startups in Illinois, USA were funded this year and how many are tracked overall?
93 startups raised funding this year in Illinois; 178 raised funding last year; 694 startups are tracked in our database.
Q3. Which industries in Illinois, USA are trending in funding and deal activity?
By funding amount: Financial Services $1,846,300,000; Information Technology $500,000,000; Commerce and Shopping $78,200,000. By deal count: Financial Services 13 deals; Artificial Intelligence 9 deals; Commerce and Shopping 9 deals.
Q4. What’s the total funding raised by Illinois, USA startups so far this year and what was the largest deal?
Illinois startups have raised $2,941,000,000 so far this year; the largest deal was First Industrial Realty Trust (Series Unknown) at $1,050,000,000.
Q5. How can I connect with these startups in Illinois, USA?
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