DRW

A diversified trading firm that utilizes our own capital and trades at our own risk. We bring sophisticated technology and exceptional people together to solve complex problems in markets around the world and across many asset classes. We are motivated to compete at the highest level and commit to operate with respect, curiosity and an open mind.

OppFi

We’re a leading fintech platform that provides accessible products and a top-rated experience to credit-challenged consumers. We have been an Inc. 5000 company for five straight years, a Deloitte’s Technology Fast 500™, and the seventh fastest-growing company in Chicagoland in 2021 as measured by Crain’s Chicago Business based on five-year growth rate. The company was also listed on the Forbes America 2021 list of America’s Best Startup Employers and the Built In’s 2021 Best Places to Work in Chicago. OppFi maintains an A+ rating from the Better Business Bureau (BBB) and maintains a 4.8/5 star rating with more than 14,000 online customer reviews, making it one of the top customer-rated financial platforms online.

Wipfli

Wipfli helps client do more with digital. Beyond is where Wipfli Digital begins. We use decades of experience and imagination to help our clients deepen human connections and scale with greater precision and impact. We unlock the real impact of technology so they can transform faster, engage smarter and get tangible results. As part of Wipfli, Wipfli Digital's team combine the sizable consulting and technology expertise of a top firm with a level of personal commitment and care that’s a true extension of our clients' teams.

Tegus

We power some of the world’s most well-respected institutional investors, corporations, and consultancies through the largest and most comprehensive database of primary and market information. Our products and services enable clients to discover unmatched insights and answers to the most challenging questions they face to help them make better informed decisions.

Wolverine Trading

The Wolverine companies comprise a number of diversified financial institutions specializing in proprietary trading, asset management, order execution services, and technology solutions. We are recognized as a market leader in derivatives valuation, trading, and value-added order execution across global equity, options, and futures markets.

Citadel

Our ambition at Citadel is to be the most successful investment firm of all time. Together, we've turn ambition into action. For more than three decades, Citadel has captured undiscovered market opportunities in markets around the world by empowering extraordinary people to pursue their best and boldest ideas. We strive to identify the highest and best uses of capital to generate superior long-term returns for the world’s preeminent public and private institutions.

NinjaTrader

NinjaTrader is an investor-backed, growth stage fintech company servicing hundreds of thousands of traders by providing award-winning software and brokerage services. We are building products and services which empower active traders to easily analyze and react to data from the world’s leading financial markets. Located in Chicago, our employee-centric company culture is one that our team finds inviting, comfortable and fun.

Chime

We're one of the fastest-growing financial technology companies in the U.S., offering banking services that are helpful, easy, and free—because we want to profit with our members, not from them. Our model doesn’t rely on overdraft, monthly service, minimum balance, or other member fees—it just focuses on delivering member value. How does Chime work? We partner with regional banks to design member-first financial products. This creates a more competitive market with better, lower-cost options for everyday Americans who aren’t being served well by traditional banks. We offer access to bank accounts with fee-free overdraft, provide members the chance to receive early access to their paychecks, help them improve their credit, and more! We help drive innovation, inclusion, and access across the industry with one of the most experienced leadership teams in fintech guiding us along the way. We were recently valued at over $25.5B and we’ve raised over $1.7B in funding from leading investors including Sequoia Capital Global Equities, SoftBank Vision Fund 2, General Atlantic, Tiger Global, Dragoneer, DST, Coatue, Iconiq, Menlo Ventures and others. Working at Chime means keeping our values in mind, putting our members first, and striving for long-term growth and success. To that end, we’re building an inclusive workplace where all perspectives and experiences are welcome on our team and creating an environment where every Chimer can thrive. If you’re passionate about applying technology to the challenge of making financial health a reality for everyone, Chime in–we want to hear from you! 💚 *Chime is a financial technology company, not a bank. Banking services provided by, and debit card issued by, The Bancorp Bank or Stride Bank, N.A.; Members FDIC.

Discover

Join us at Windy City Tech Connect on November 6, 2023! https://technology.discover.com/events/2023-windy-city-tech-connect Discover is one of the most recognized brands in U.S. financial services. We’re a direct banking and payment services company built on a legacy of innovation and customer service. We support, challenge and inspire employees to continually develop their skills, advance their career and help grow our business.

Toast

Toast is the all-in-one platform built for restaurants of all sizes. Toast provides a single platform of software as a service (SaaS) products and financial technology solutions that give restaurants everything they need to run their business, including point of sale, payments, supplier management, digital ordering and delivery, marketing and loyalty, and team management. By serving as the restaurant operating system across dine-in, takeout, and delivery channels, Toast helps restaurants increase revenue, streamline operations and deliver amazing guest experiences.

TransUnion

TransUnion is a global information and insights company that makes trust possible by ensuring that each consumer is reliably and safely represented in the marketplace. We have an accurate and comprehensive picture of each person, stewarded with care.

Millennium Trust Company

Millennium Trust Company solves important business challenges through innovative financial wellness solutions that help people plan, save and invest. With more than 5 million clients holding over $55 billion in assets under custody, we are committed to using our decades of expertise and strong partnership with the financial community to empower employers, advisors and institutions to help people achieve short-term and long-term financial security.

Kin Insurance

Kin exists to change home insurance from what it is to what it should be. Founded in 2016 by seasoned financial technology entrepreneurs, Kin is a fully-licensed home insurance technology company that provides affordable coverage to homeowners in catastrophe-prone regions like Florida and California. Our financial stability rating of “A — Exceptional” from Demotech, Inc. means we have the financial strength to help our customers through everything – from everyday claims to catastrophes. With just a customer address, we instantly access thousands of property data points to customize coverage and prices through a super simple user experience. We handle the complexity of home insurance so our customers don’t have to.

Square

Since we opened our doors in 2009, the world of commerce has evolved immensely, and so has Square. After enabling anyone to take payments and never miss a sale, we saw sellers stymied by disparate, outmoded products and tools that wouldn’t work together. So we expanded into software and started building integrated, omnichannel solutions – to help sellers sell online, manage inventory, offer buy now, pay later functionality through Afterpay, book appointments, engage loyal buyers, and hire and pay staff. Across it all, we’ve embedded financial services tools at the point of sale, so merchants can access a business loan and manage their cash flow in one place. Afterpay furthers our goal to provide omnichannel tools that unlock meaningful value and growth, enabling sellers to capture the next generation shopper, increase order sizes, and compete at a larger scale. Today, we are a partner to sellers of all sizes – large, enterprise-scale businesses with complex operations, sellers just starting, as well as merchants who began selling with Square and have grown larger over time. As our sellers grow, so do our solutions. There is a massive opportunity in front of us. We’re building a significant, meaningful, and lasting business, and we are helping sellers worldwide do the same.

Beyond Finance

Grow along with our rapidly expanding organization and help us build and serve up customized, unique technological and client service solutions! We’re pushing the boundaries of what a debt resolution company can offer. But our mission to uplift isn’t limited to our clients — we know our people deserve to be elevated to their highest potential through growth opportunities, a healthy work-life balance, and continued support.

Northwestern Mutual

Northwestern Mutual has been helping families and businesses achieve financial security for 161 years. Through a distinctive, whole-picture planning approach including both insurance and investments, we empower people to spend life living.

Guild

Guild’s Career Opportunity Platform™ enables forward-thinking employers to invest in their employees, unlocking life-changing opportunities for personal and professional growth through education and learning programs, career development, and one-on-one coaching. Guild partners with the nation’s largest employers — including Walmart, Chipotle, Discover, Hilton, Macy’s, Target, Providence Health, and The Walt Disney Company — to create cultures of opportunity that will help them attract and retain top talent, and build the workforce of the future. Guild offers a marketplace of curated education and learning programs designed for what working adults need to succeed in their programs. Layered onto that is support, guidance, and resources at every step to help ensure the new skills employees are building translate into career pathways that are in demand at their companies — all without paying for tuition or career services on their own.

Hotel Engine

Hotel Engine is a Denver-based, high-growth travel tech company that focuses on one goal — making business lodging simpler. We’re on a mission to become the global leading platform for business lodging, by providing a savings-driven and easy-to-use platform. And with more than 200 employees serving 35K+ businesses, we are well on our way to achieving that goal.

Pangea Money Transfer

Pangea offers a smarter way for people to move money around the world to friends and family. Founded in 2012, Pangea started with a mission to revolutionize the remittance industry by providing customers a powerful, easy-to-use mobile application to send money internationally. Since then, we have grown to offer additional products and services to help underbanked immigrants gain financial independence. Pangea operates as an independent subsidiary under Enova International (NYSE: ENVA). Also headquartered in Chicago, Enova is a leading financial technology company offering accessible credit to millions of customers. Together, Pangea and Enova are on a mission to help hardworking people get access to fair financial services.

M1

M1 is a fast-growing fintech company and personal finance platform made for the modern era. Hundreds of thousands of investors take control of their long-term wealth with M1 and have already trusted us with over $6 billion of assets. As the Finance Super App™, we empower financial well-being with all the tools to invest, borrow, spend and save: high-yield savings, automated investing tools, paperwork-free margin loans, low-cost personal loans, high cash-back credit card rewards that can be automatically re-invested From 2020 to 2021, the company grew from 82 employees to 236 employees and in 2021 became a fintech unicorn with a valuation of $1.45 billion. Today, the 260+ M1 team spans the United States with headquarters in Chicago. M1 has over 60,000 5-star customer reviews on the App Store and Google Play and has been recognized as a top app for investors including Investopedia’s 2023 Best for Sophisticated Investors and Best for Low Costs, Insider’s Best Investment App for Portfolio Customization, and one of Bankrate’s Best Robo-Advisors 2023. The company was also named one of CB Insights’ Top Fintech Companies of 2021, a 2021 Top Workplace by the Chicago Tribune, and one of Built In’s 2022 and 2023 Best Places to Work in Chicago. Find out more at m1.com. Mission: M1 empowers personal financial well-being. From our automation tools to our competitive rates to the content we produce, we’re focused on helping clients manage money and grow wealth the way they want to. That’s why our tagline is Build and Manage Your Wealth.