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What's Best Small Companies?
Built In's “Best Small Companies” list rates companies with less than 100 employees based on their employer benefits and employee submitted compensation data. Rank is determined by combining a company’s score in each of these categories.
50 Best Small Companies to Work For in Chicago
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
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.
52
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.
93
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
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
Payformance Solutions
Healthtech + Machine Learning
About us
The mission for Payformance is simple. We aim to be a catalyst for payment transformation in the healthcare industry. Our software focuses on what really matters: aligning incentives to ensure insurers and providers deliver the best health outcomes for patients, at the lowest cost. Find us at the intersection of healthcare, tech, & social good.
10
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.
92
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
CarrierDirect
Logistics + Transportation
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.
24
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!
17
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Livly
Real Estate + Software
About us
Livly is an operating system for all digital and physical experiences in buildings across the world. Our mission is to create joy through great technology and services - one building, person and digital experience at a time.
60
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Sittercity
Kids + Family + Software
About us
Sittercity’s mission is to make child care finally work. As the company that pioneered tech-enabled child care, we've come a long way since 2001. We've connected millions of families and sitters, and now we’re reinventing the category we created, with technology that radically simplifies the way families and sitters connect.
38
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Label Insight
Big Data + Machine Learning
About us
Label Insight was founded with the mission of helping consumers understand what’s in the products they use and consume. Today, their world-class data solution powers transparency between CPG brands, retailers, and consumers.
48
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
All Campus
Agency + Marketing Tech
About us
All Campus creates value for leading universities by expanding their reach and cultivating relationships with students to advance their lives through education. All Campus is dedicated to providing an outstanding experience for students, university clients and our employees, through collaborative partnerships and innovative technology and services.
90
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Punchkick Interactive
Agency + Fintech
About us
Punchkick is digital innovation for the world’s brightest brands. We build custom software and everything that supports it, including user research and business intelligence. We specialize in mobile apps, web experiences, user experience design, and business analytics.
27
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.
90
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. These solutions are supported by proprietary algorithms, predictive models and advanced data science that have analyzed over $100 billion in claims/medical costs and touched over 14 million lives.
82
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 artificial intelligence, Ascent tells financial services firms exactly which rules and regulations apply specifically to their business, saving our customers time, money, and resources.
40
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
One North Interactive
Agency + Professional Services
About us
One North is a digital agency that partners exclusively with professional services organizations to create programs that enhance the client experience, drive new business and attract top talent. Our team of more than 85 curious and passionate professionals specialize in brand, digital strategy, experience design, technology and managed hosting.
80
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
UrbanBound
HR Tech + Software
About us
Relocating for a job can be scary, complex and overwhelming—but it doesn’t have to be. At UrbanBound, we build software to to help HR teams manage and track relocation benefits, while providing relocating employees access to the tools and support they need to move for their job.
40
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Tegus
Fintech + Software
About us
Tegus is a primary research platform powering the decision making process for the world's top institutional investors. Our platform helps our clients get direct perspective from former executives, customers, competitors, and consultants providing actionable insights, shortening the time in making smarter decisions, and generating new ideas.
40
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
ServiceNow
Cloud + Information Technology
About us
ServiceNow was founded on a very simple idea: that work should be easier. That getting simple stuff done shouldn’t be so hard and complex stuff should be manageable. We started with IT, and today, an entire enterprise can tap into the power of the Now Platform™ to transform the way work is done.
100
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.
66
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Sagence
Big Data + Information Technology
About us
Sagence is a management advisory firm dedicated to helping our clients optimize the value of their data assets. We work with leading institutions in the acquisition, evaluation, development, and management of their data assets and in the application of analytics to discover new insights, shorten time-to-value, and drive competitive advantage.
30
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
UPshow
Digital Media + Marketing Tech
About us
UPshow is a rapidly growing Chicago-based tech company that transforms the existing TVs within a business into its top marketing assets. One simple platform transforms the TVs within a venue into powerful marketing and entertainment assets. We’ve raised over $8 million in Series A funding, and power more than 12,000 screens worldwide.
45
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Kin Insurance
Fintech + Insurance
About us
Kin Insurance was founded in 2016 on one simple principle: homeowners deserve better.
Your home insurer should be a partner in all things homeownership, not just an address that gets a check you mail. We help you find a better home insurance policy, and we don't stop there. We'll help get you deals on smart home tech and make your home safer.
95
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.
70
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
RoomIt by CWT
Travel
About us
RoomIt by CWT helps business travelers find the right room, right now. Our intelligent app serves up hotels rooms based on travelers preferences and behaviors making it easy to find a hotel with the price and amenities travelers crave. Plus, you can track your spending and locate travelers in an emergency - a must-have for fast-growing businesses.
100
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Shiftgig
HR Tech + Software
About us
Shiftgig connects businesses with the on-demand workforce through our industry-leading mobile platform. Our technology provides financial opportunity for hourly workers seeking flexibility and choice, while delivering powerful business agility to companies.
25
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
higi
Healthtech
About us
higi is a small, ambitious team re-thinking how to make it easier for consumers to be their healthiest by making healthcare more accessible, affordable and convenient. Each day we bring energy and enthusiasm to work because we're passionate about what we're building.
50
Local Employees
Founded
CHICAGO
Location
Chowly Inc.
Food + Information Technology
About us
Chowly integrates third-party Online Ordering Systems (TOOS) such as Grubhub, UberEats, Doordash, and more, into a restaurant's point-of-sale (POS) system. Restaurant staff will no longer need to manage delivery tablets and manually enter each order. This saves time, controls staffing costs, increases efficiency, and reduces errors.
87
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Hunt Club
HR Tech
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.
35
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
The Mom Project
HR Tech + On-Demand
About us
The Mom Project is rewriting the working mom narrative. We are a digital talent marketplace and community connecting professionally accomplished women with world-class companies. Our mission is to build a more diverse and inclusive workforce so women never feel forced to choose between their families and their careers.
40
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Brad's Deals
Consumer Web + eCommerce
About us
Brad’s Deals brings together the best deals on the internet, all in one place. We’ve grown from a one-person operation in 2001 to a 85-person, employee-owned company that helped shoppers save more than $100 million each year.
75
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
LogicGate
Enterprise Web + Software
About us
We create software that helps businesses automate their risk and compliance processes. We help our customers create better controls, reduce their exposure to risks, and improve compliance to rules and regulations. Our platform's cutting-edge tech allows our customers to visually design their end-to-end workflows and build custom process apps.
85
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 750 clients like Walgreens and McDonald's, PerkSpot helps over 10 million employees save money by offering exclusive discounts on top brands such as Samsung, Target, and AMC Theaters.
80
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Wellspring
Software
About us
Wellspring is the world's leading provider of innovation management software for both corporations and universities. We help clients succeed in today's innovation economy by researching technology trends, finding innovation partners, identifying startups, commercializing inventions, and coordinating global R&D and innovation programs.
45
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
CPI, the OpenFox Company
Legal Tech + 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.
69
Local Employees
Founded
Bolingbrook
Location
YCharts
Fintech + Software
About us
YCharts, the fastest growing online financial platform, helps investors make smarter decisions. YCharts customers gain access to comprehensive data, visualization, and advanced analytics at an affordable cost. Industry professionals use YCharts for idea generation, analysis, alerts, and updates from real-time news feeds to monitor the markets.
45
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Eversight, Inc.
Artificial Intelligence + Machine Learning
About us
Eversight is the recognized leader in AI-powered pricing and promotions. Global brands and retailers rely on the Eversight platform to optimize pricing and respond to market conditions, deliver higher ROI on promotional spend, and enable data-driven collaboration on investments.
16
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Paro
Fintech + Software
About us
Our platform and software empower people to become businesses. We are unlocking the next wave of the freelance economy: skilled finance and accounting professionals.
70
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Quicket Solutions
Cloud + Enterprise Web
About us
At Quicket, we understand that government needs great technology to best serve our communities. Quicket’s unified data management and operational intelligence software improves efficiencies by breaking down data silos, automates services for residents, and eliminates costs associated with managing infrastructure.
25
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.
45
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.
90
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Freeosk, Inc.
AdTech + Marketing Tech
About us
We are a nimble, Chicago-based omni-channel marketing platform made up of a cross-disciplinary team of engineers, creatives, data analysts, account managers and other specialists. We help brands advance their key marketing initiative using our patented technology and a unique database of real-world consumer intent signals.
55
Local Employees
Chicago
Location
McDonald's Technology
eCommerce + Food
About us
McDonald’s is the world’s leading global foodservice retailer with over 37,000 locations in over 100 countries. More than 90% of McDonald’s restaurants worldwide are owned and operated by independent local business men and women. McDonald's & our franchisees employ 1.9 million people worldwide.
100
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Meeting Tomorrow
Events + Information Technology
About us
Meeting Tomorrow is the behind-the-scenes magic that makes events run smoothly, from small sales meetings to massive conferences. We provide technology, audio visual equipment, and production expertise for more than 10,000 events every year nationwide. Based in Chicago’s Albany Park neighborhood, we’re a group of 100 friendly, hard-working people.
90
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
Lendr Online
Fintech
About us
In today’s business environment where it’s nearly impossible for small business to get traditional loans, Lendr is revolutionizing the way companies gain access to capital. We offer fast, working capital to help small and medium business owners focus on what they do best: grow.
43
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
BenchPrep
Edtech + Enterprise Web
About us
BenchPrep helps the world's leading education, training, and assessment companies build and deliver best-in-class online learning programs. Customers include ACT, Becker Professional Education, AAMC, CFA Institute, CompTIA, ProLiteracy, HR Certification Institute, Hobsons, McGraw Hill Education, OnCourse Learning, and GMAC.
97
Local Employees
Founded
Chicago
Location
What's Best Small Companies?
Built In's “Best Small Companies” list rates companies with less than 100 employees based on their employer benefits and employee submitted compensation data. Rank is determined by combining a company’s score in each of these categories.