Ashley Bowden

Updated on April 08, 2025

The highest-ranked Chicago company was Zero Hash, a financial infrastructure company with 31,758 percent growth.

Lucas Dean

Updated on April 08, 2025

People leaders at LogicGate, Box and Keeper have optimized their hybrid work culture through employee feedback and thoughtfully designed systems.

Lucas Dean

Updated on April 08, 2025

People leaders at LogicGate, Box and Keeper have optimized their hybrid work culture through employee feedback and thoughtfully designed systems.

Taylor Rose

Updated on November 19, 2025

Creating a product that can grow whenever it needs to requires creative thinking, innovative leadership and the right tech stack to do it.

Lucas Dean

Updated on April 08, 2025

These companies achievements are built on creative teams, supportive benefits and strong company cultures. Built In dove in on what makes each tick and why they are noteworthy.

Eva Roethler

Updated on April 08, 2025

Five women from Chicago-based companies share tips for becoming better leaders in tech.

Kimberly Valentine

Updated on April 08, 2025

Employees share what drove them to join their companies and the work and perks that inspire them most, including projects they’re passionate about, supportive team cultures and remote flexibility.

Learn about the backgrounds, goals and leadership styles of the new executives and directors at eight fast-growing Chicago tech companies.

Five women from across the industry have better advice to offer than they received.

Tech companies need to enact structural change to tackle the tech industry’s gender gap, and one way they can accomplish that is by launching an employee resource group, or ERG, for women.

Although the processes for each company are different, the goal remains the same: finding the right product-market fit in order to give the company its best chance at success. Built In Chicago caught up with Ward, Ross and a few other industry experts around the city to learn more about the processes their respective companies went through. 

Alyssa Schroer

Updated on April 24, 2026

These are the top software companies that are helping make Chicago a thriving hub for tech.