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50 BEST SMALL COMPANIES TO WORK FOR IN Chicago 2021
Braviant Holdings
Fintech
About us
Braviant Holdings is a digital lending platform that combines breakthrough technology and cutting-edge machine learning to empower consumers with better credit solutions. This next-generation approach to lending is reducing credit barriers and creating a Path to Prime to help millions of underbanked consumers.
40
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Pareto Intelligence
Big Data + Healthtech
About us
Pareto Intelligence is a leading healthcare solutions company modernizing the way health plans and providers succeed in value-based care. We deliver analytics, technology and advisory solutions, supported by predictive models and advanced data science, that demystify complex healthcare data and deliver actionable predictions that improve outcomes.
85
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Pangea Money Transfer
Fintech + Mobile
About us
Founded in 2012, Pangea Money Transfer started with the mission of giving everyone the power to move money effortlessly, starting with those who need it the most. Receivers in our 15 active countries across Asia and Latin America can collect the money at available cash pickup locations or directly into any bank account in minutes.
24
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Camelot Illinois
Consumer Web + eCommerce
About us
Camelot Illinois operates the Illinois Lottery, a modern enterprise that truly benefits the people of Illinois. We place consumers and social responsibility at our core, providing funding for schools, capital projects, and special causes.
98
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Kalderos
Healthtech + Machine Learning
About us
Kalderos delivers technology that solves the challenges around drug discounts in the US healthcare system. We work with healthcare providers, drug manufacturers, payers, and government agencies alike to increase transparency and restore trust — lowering the cost of healthcare and enabling everyone to focus on improving the health of all people.
50
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Otus
Big Data + Edtech
About us
Otus brings the entire school community together on a common technology platform reducing the number of disconnected solutions educators use while providing actionable insight to school leaders.
43
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
M1 Finance
Consumer Web + Fintech
About us
M1 is a rapidly growing Fintech company based in Chicago. We started by building a beautiful, one-of-a-kind automated investing platform. People can easily customize and automate their investments, borrow against a portfolio line of credit, and soon, use M1 as their bank – creating the next generation personal finance account.
75
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
CityBase
Information Technology + Other
About us
Our technology helps people find, apply, and pay for public services — and helps staff manage those interactions. The CityBase platform equally serves people who want to complete a task from their phones, those who are underbanked and must pay a bill in cash, and the public servants who keep government and utilities running smoothly.
60
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Ascent
Artificial Intelligence + Enterprise Web
About us
We’re leading the world of regulatory compliance forward by offering greater efficiencies, greater cost savings, and greater accuracy. Using market-leading RegulationAI, Ascent helps customers in financial services automate their compliance programs, significantly reducing their risk while saving time and money.
34
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
CarrierDirect
Information Technology + Logistics
About us
We are a band of strategy consultants, technologists and industry veterans who focus on the hard problems facing transportation and logistics companies. Our portfolio includes everything from management consulting to custom software products to integrated service design.
16
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
NexLP
Artificial Intelligence + Big Data
About us
Founded by a team of data scientists, programmers, and eDiscovery experts, NexLP uses Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning to derive actionable insight from unstructured and structure data. Powered by a proprietary cognitive computing engine, NexLP uses next generation text analytics to help corporations uncover answers in their data.
21
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Apervita
Healthtech
About us
Soon to be utilized by more than 50% of all US hospitals, Apervita is the leading healthcare cloud-based application development platform. Apervita exists to make it easy for healthcare enterprises to connect with the people, systems and organizations they need to, in order to save lives, improve outcomes and cut costs.
58
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Narrative Science
Artificial Intelligence + Machine Learning
About us
We live at the intersection of technology and humanity. We believe in the power of data and the power of stories. When the two come together, they empower everyone to understand and use data in a way that has never been possible before.
We are innovators. We are data storytellers. And we are redefining the future of data + analytics.
65
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
CPI, the OpenFox Company
Software
About us
Computer Projects of Illinois, Inc. (CPI), is a privately held corporation that delivers market-leading software solutions to the law enforcement industry. CPI develops & maintains many different best-in-class, mission-critical criminal justice solutions to law enforcement & public safety agencies around the world with their OpenFox® Product Suite.
80
Local Employees
Founded
Bolingbrook
Location
CardX
Fintech + Payments
About us
CardX provides solutions for businesses to accept credit cards at 0% cost, making payments more fair for everyone. We offer technology-enabled compliance with the card brand rules, allowing businesses to keep their payments acceptance simple while providing their customers the option to pay by card.
25
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Black Spectacles
eCommerce + Edtech
About us
Black Spectacles helps educate and inspire architects around the world to thrive in their career. We are an online learning platform, offering ARE® prep, software curriculum and career insight from the best and brightest in the biz. We are the industry leader as the first NCARB-approved test prep provider for all six divisions of the ARE 5.0.
15
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Buildout, Inc.
Cloud + Marketing Tech
About us
Buildout is the only commercial real estate (CRE) software developed for the entire brokerage. Since launching in 2010, Buildout has pioneered the leading marketing solution for CRE—now, Buildout Elite is applying that power to the rest of the brokerage with Database, Marketing Projects, and Back Office tools. Developed in direct conversation with
85
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Inspirant Group
Healthtech + Information Technology
About us
Founded on two basic ideas--people matter and delivering value is the highest priority--Inspirant Group is a digital transformation "consulting" (we prefer Unconsulting) firm intent on changing the way consulting is done.
10
Local Employees
Founded
Naperville
Location
Purchasing Platform
eCommerce + Real Estate
About us
Purchasing Platform is an innovative spend management, analytics, and B2B online marketplace that connects property management companies with vendors by revolutionizing and simplifying their buying process. By centralizing procurement, our software brings stronger corporate controls and greater spend visibility to portfolio operators of all sizes.
30
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Brad's Deals
Consumer Web + eCommerce
About us
Brad’s Deals is a team of real people committed to saving shoppers time and money by connecting them with validated online deals and discounts. Since 2001 the company’s mission, "create the consumer advantage" provides users with an honest and transparent shopping experience, helping them to make the best choices and saving them $200M+ annually.
75
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
ReviewTrackers
Enterprise Web + Marketing Tech
About us
ReviewTrackers is the award-winning customer feedback software that helps businesses measure and transform the customer experience. The platform collects review data from 100+ review sites to surface customer insights that enable brands to listen, comprehend and make data-driven decisions about what their customers truly need or want.
96
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
PatientIQ
Healthtech + Software
About us
PatientIQ is a fast growing health tech company empowering healthcare providers, industry, researchers, and others to collaborate on the mission to improve patient outcomes.
PatientIQ is headquartered in Chicago and backed by top-tier west coast venture capital, major hospital investors, and others.
18
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
dscout
Enterprise Web + Mobile
About us
dscout helps companies better understand the experiences people have with their products and brands in everyday life. Our SaaS video research platform helps our customers gather, manage, share and analyze millions of in-context moments submitted by people around the world.
95
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Label Insight
Big Data + Machine Learning
About us
Our purpose is to empower people with the knowledge to improve their lives through better product choices. We achieve this purpose by driving growth for our grocery retail and consumer packaged goods customers through unparalleled product transparency.
33
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
PerkSpot
eCommerce + HR Tech
About us
PerkSpot is on a mission to inspire employees everywhere to love where they work by delivering meaningful savings and recognition in their workplace. With 900+ clients like Walgreens and McDonald's, PerkSpot helps over 14 million employees save money by offering exclusive discounts on top brands such as Samsung, Target, and AMC Theaters.
89
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Topstep
Fintech
About us
Topstep®’s vision is to be where the world goes to safely engage in and profit from financial markets. We evaluate traders’ performance in the Trading Combine® - a real-time, simulated account. When traders follow the risk criteria and meet the profit targets, they receive a Funded Account™ where they trade real capital and keep real profits.
61
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
One North
Agency
About us
One North is a full-service digital agency helping businesses solve complex problems in creative ways. We’re makers, technologists and relationship builders guiding you toward what’s next. With capabilities in brand and communications, digital experience, technology and infrastructure, and optimization and insights, we can take on any challenge.
66
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Redstone
Artificial Intelligence + Fintech
About us
Redstone is one of the fastest growing fintech startups in the country focused on streamlining creation of esoteric alternative asset classes. The fintech disruptor dismantled the MBS ecosystem, streamlining it with a digital platform that employs AI and machine learning tools to eliminates unnecessary steps and redundant approval processes.
30
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Analytics8
Big Data + Cloud
About us
We are the data and analytics consulting firm you want to work for. We help organizations make smart, data-driven decisions by translating their data into meaningful and actionable information. We believe that organizations thrive, lives are improved, and the world is a better place when organizations understand and use the data around them.
30
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
DAIS Technology
Fintech + Information Technology
About us
DAIS is reimagining insurance by empowering agencies and carriers with a cutting edge software platform designed to handle the complexity of insurance. We have a strong and vivid vision at DAIS: A day in which agents, carriers, and policyholders are connected in real-time through a cooperatively-owned digital network.
48
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Neighborhoods.com
Real Estate + Software
About us
Neighborhoods.com is the first online real estate resource to put the neighborhood at the center of the home search. The platform invites visitors to imagine their life in a new area by providing a local’s perspective, including detailed descriptions and resident reviews of schools, amenities, and the surrounding community.
66
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Sittercity
Kids + Family + Software
About us
Sittercity’s mission is to make child care finally work. We've connected millions of families and sitters. Today we’re reinventing the category we created, with technology that radically simplifies the way families and sitters connect. Everyday we strive to build a platform that helps our users find freedom in crafting a life that works for them.
38
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
cohesion
Internet of Things + Real Estate
About us
Cohesion is a leading Intelligent Buildings software solution that is disrupting how buildings operate and how people engage with buildings. Our cutting-edge converged IoT-enabled platform equips owners and operators with actionable intelligence through connected operations and connected communities.
25
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Arrive
Consumer Web + Mobile
About us
Arrive brings drivers, parking operators, and enterprise partners together through the power of mobility technology, offering amazing savings on bookable parking. We’re modernizing our industry by instantly connecting thousands of drivers with our massive network of spaces and investing heavily in the future of connected cars and cities.
67
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Milyli
Enterprise Web + Information Technology
About us
We're a software development firm dedicated to making eDiscovery easier for anyone. Milyli stands for “Make It Like You Like It” and that acts as our guiding philosophy. Since 2008, we've been building custom solutions and developing innovative applications like our flagship product – Blackout.
30
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
UPshow
Digital Media + Marketing Tech
About us
UPshow is the leading innovator in the space of digital signage for businesses. UPshow increases customer engagement with interactive TV and mobile software, creating a unique in-venue network to advertise to and entertain customers. We offer a three-in-one platform that provides: entertainment options, engagement solutions and a management suite
40
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Perfect Search Media
Agency
About us
Perfect Search Media is a Chicago-based digital marketing agency.
We’re experts in Paid Search and Social Media Advertising, SEO, Remarketing, Display, UX, Design, and Content. (And we like to think we're pretty cool, too). We’re a results-driven, remote company with teammates from coast to coast.
20
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
BigTime Software, Inc.
Professional Services + Software
About us
BigTime is the engine behind the greatest consulting firms on the planet, delivering back-office time/budgeting and invoicing to over 2,000 firms worldwide and tracking over $2 billion in billable time each year. Our flagship product is a SaaS-based system that is custom-built for the professional services industry. BigTime is a PE-backed company
60
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Wyzant
Edtech
About us
We believe 1-1 instruction is the most powerful way to unlock “I get it” moments—when eyes light up and confidence is born. With an extensive selection of tutors listed, Wyzant helps more students, in more places, than anyone else. We work hard to make personalized learning accessible and affordable, and we're looking for great minds to join us.
70
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
ClearCut Analytics
Big Data + eCommerce
About us
ClearCut Analytics provides actionable insights into today's complex retail marketplace to improve the quality and speed of decisions made by CPG businesses. Its seasoned advisors and brand managers further drive value by guiding and implementing data-informed strategies. With over $50B of eCommerce sales data tracked, and an emphasis on Amazon,
25
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Adage Technologies
eCommerce + Professional Services
About us
Founded in 2001, Adage Tech is a web design and development firm combines strategic thinking with a passion for technology to advance our client's purpose. We bring together a diverse team of creative and technical professionals who partner with our clients to create their digital strategy and build applications to connect with their audiences.
60
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Bento for Business
Fintech + Software
About us
At Bento, our mission is to give businesses the freedom to drive their vision, empower their employees and deliver business growth. We do that with our awesome financial operating platform that makes it easy for SMBs to manage daily expenses, virtual payments and cashless workflows. We are serving thousands of (very) happy customers and growing!
12
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
DigitalMint
Blockchain + Fintech
About us
DigitalMint is the leading Bitcoin point-of-sale provider in the nation, enabling consumers to buy cryptocurrency instantly through Bitcoin ATM and Teller locations. DigitalMint empowers underserved and underbanked populations, utilizing digital currencies as a tool for financial access and inclusion.
35
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Livly
Real Estate + Software
About us
Livly is modern apartment software that creates convenience and community in buildings. We offer a set of user friendly applications to improve the property management and resident experiences. From an intuitive digital move-in to simple package notifications, Livly is creating a new standard of property technology amenity.
40
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Forager
Logistics + Software
About us
We're building an automated, freight-matching marketplace that connects cross-border shippers (customers) with their optimal carrier (trucking companies) based on region, price, and service rating.
60
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Paro
Fintech + Software
About us
We help growing companies gain confidence in their finances. Paro matches businesses with the highest vetted bookkeepers, accountants, financial analysts, and CFOs who provide remote, on-demand, hourly support when clients need it. We only accept 2% of applicants into our highly curated network of experts, so clients know they’re working with the
62
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Entara
Cloud + Information Technology
About us
Entara (fka. YJT Solutions) is a new kind of IT Managed Services Company serving mid-sized organizations in Chicago. We’re built from the ground up to provide the strategic vision, platforms, processes and people to travel with our clients on the path to their best IT future--Today, Tomorrow, and Beyond.
50
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Tillable
Cloud + Other
About us
Tillable was created to help landowners receive fair rent and get the insights they need about their farm’s performance, while also helping great farmers build their reputations and expand operations. We’re using the power of data and technology to make renting farmland easier, more profitable and more efficient than ever before.
23
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Sertifi
Software
About us
Sertifi offers an Agreement Platform built for businesses who need a more efficient and secure way to manage the full contract process. We simplify how businesses around the world send and collect agreements and payments by bringing it all into one secure platform.
81
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
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