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Chicago Tech Startups - Top Ten Funding Rounds So Far in 2018

Written by Darren Wall | Oct 1, 2018 10:39:35 AM

In looking at tech startups in the windy city, here are the largest technology and biotechnology related venture capital funding rounds so far in 2018, for Chicago.


  1. Luminary Media - $40,000,000. Luminary Media's mission is to disseminate media and create events that nourish and support the creative life of our region and in the world.
  2. CityBase - $14,860,087. CityBase is changing the way cities engage with their residents by making the local government and utilities more efficient and effective.
  3. Nativ Mobile/Current - $13,515,418. Current allows anyone to search and discover their favorite music and video content from a variety of major services.
  4. Booksy Group - $13,207,093. Booksy Inc. develops and provides Booksy, a scheduling software for appointment-based businesses.
  5. Purecycle Technologies - $10,850,020. PureCycle Technologies' process offers the only virgin-like polypropylene resin with equal properties to virgin.
  6. Spring Labs$10,500,000. Spring Labs is building a more transparent, efficient, and secure ecosystem to exchange credit and identity information using the blockchain.
  7. SpringCM - $10,500,000SpringCM Inc. develops and delivers cloud-based document management software.
  8. Spot Hero$9,999,917. Find, book & save on both daily & monthly parking with convenient garages, lots & valets near your destination.
  9. Logic Gate$7,521,778LogicGate empowers you to customize your GRC processes to match your business.
  10. dScout - $7,499,979dScout, Inc. provides a Web and mobile application service that enables users to engage audiences in sharing real world experiences.