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October 25, 2026

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October 28, 2026

Chicago startup news, funding, and ecosystem coverage — fintech, quantum computing, blockchain, and the founders and investors driving the Midwest's largest tech hub.

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What Midwest Startup Founders Actually Want

Illinois Startup Funding Q3 2026: $431.4 million across 27 deals, the most rounds in the Midwest

Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending October 16, 2026

Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending October 9, 2026

The Two-Sided City: How Chicago Built America’s Marketplace Engine

Midwest Startup Funding for the week ending September 11, 2026

Can we Measure Midwest Grit?

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UChicago-led Bloch Quantum Tech Hub raises $55 million for domestic supply chain

TechChicago Week: Your Guide from those in the know.

Midwest Dairy Accelerator presents six startups for 2026 cohort

Illinois leads the Midwest in deal volume in Q2 2026.

The Myth of the SaaSpocalypse

Chicago's Phase3D raises $2.9M for additive manufacturing inspection tech

Mondelēz selects nine startups for CoLab Tech 2026 accelerator

Chicago's Syntax Bio expands Series A to $14.4 million, adds new leadership

As GM swaps workers for robots in Detroit, Chicago's Automate show previews what's next

Startup Genome 2026 Ecosystem Report: Chicago in Top 20 and Detroit Emerging again

Chicago’s Vinyl Equity raises $20M Series A led by Jump Capital

Chicago’s Honeycomb Insurance raises $40M for AI-driven property underwriting

Forget AUM. What's Their Star Sign?

Where Midwest startup hubs rank in Dealroom's 2026 Global Tech Ecosystem Index

Benji raises $6.25M for loyalty product; three Midwest funds invest

Chicago’s S2G Investments Closes $1 Billion Solutions Fund I

Chicago’s definity Unveils Agentic Data Engineering Platform with $12M Series A

Chicago’s Madison Air files for IPO in potentially largest US industrial debut since 1999

Nothing ventured, nothing gained: the community-led bet on Chicago's next generation of investors.

Simplify Group Launches Simplify Ventures in Illinois

Chicago’s GeoWealth Extends Series C With $42.5 Million Strategic Investment

BMO and 1871 open applications for WMNfintech in Chicago

Uber to add parking with acquisition of Chicago’s SpotHero

Letter AI Raises $40M Series B

Chicago’s NEWITY raises $11M: tying AI underwriting to blockchain capital

Go Brewing Lands New Investment to Fuel Next Phase of Growth

Chicago prediction market startup Kairos raises $2.5M led by a16z Crypto

Chicago’s When raises $10.2M to expand health coverage platform

Midwest Moxie: Fueled by nuclear

Architect Financial Technologies raises $35 million Series A

Chicago’s ElectronX Secures $30M Series A for Power Derivatives Market

Alchemist Accelerator and University of Chicago Launch Quantum Cohort

What does Chicago's evolving tech scene mean for the Midwest?

Chicago to host Venture Summit 2025: Future of Food

Chicago’s zerohash raises $104 million as Wall Street firms move into crypto infrastructure

Chicago-based Kin raises $50 million at $2 billion valuation

Why I Built Free Resources for Chicago Founders

Why Chicago is pushing its chips all in on quantum

Fundraising Q2, 2025: Illinois

University of Chicago and IBM launch first Quantum Startup Accelerator.

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Chicago and Indiana startups lead with $25,000 AgriNovus Velocity awards