CompaniesChicago
14 recordsNetwork / Marketplace
Cameo
● Chicago, IL
Personalized celebrity video platform. Chicago IL. Spark Capital + Lightspeed. $1B valuation 2021.
Enterprise / General Business
SpotHero
● Chicago, IL
Parking reservation platform. Chicago IL. Drive Capital + Jump Capital. 7M+ users.
Enterprise / General Business
Uptake
● Chicago, IL
Industrial AI and predictive analytics for heavy equipment. Chicago IL. Bessemer + Revolution. $2.3B valuation 2017.
Financial Services
Assurance IQ
● Chicago, IL
AI-powered insurance marketplace. Chicago IL. Acquired by Prudential $3.5B 2019. Personalized health, life, and Medicare insurance.
Enterprise SaaS
Basecamp
● IL
Basecamp is a project management platform that helps teams, companies, and organizations centralize their work -- managing projects, tasks, communications, and files without spreading work across multiple disconnected apps.
Defense, Intelligence & Government
Edward Don & Company
● Woodridge, IL
Foodservice equipment and supplies distributor, acquired by Sysco Corporation December 2023. 1,300+ employees, 7 full-service distribution centers, own transportation fleet. HQ 9801 Adams Don Parkway, Woodridge, IL. Serves independent restaurants, national chains, healthcare, hospitality, country clubs, schools/universities, and government institutions.
Delivery Platform
Foxtrot Market
● Chicago, IL
Upscale urban convenience store and delivery app. Chicago IL. Jump Capital + Revolution. Closed all stores April 2024 — notable shutdown.
Enterprise / General Business
G2
● Chicago, IL
B2B software review and buyer intelligence platform. Chicago IL. Accel + IVP + Permira. $1B+ valuation. 100M+ annual users.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Outcome Health
● Chicago, IL
Point-of-care digital health media company. Chicago IL. Goldman Sachs + Alphabet. $5.5B valuation 2017 — later embroiled in fraud scandal. Illustrative of Chicago unicorn boom/bust dynamics.
Enterprise / General Business
Relativity
● Chicago, IL
Legal technology / eDiscovery platform. Chicago IL. Silver Lake Partners. $3.8B valuation 2021. Used in majority of US litigation.
Agriculture & Food
Sysco Central Illinois
● IL
Regional operating company (OpCo) of Sysco Corporation -- a distinct legal subsidiary per SEC filing (Exhibit 21.1, FY2020 10-K), serving the Sysco Central Illinois area.
Agriculture & Food
Sysco Chicago
● Chicago, IL
Regional operating company (OpCo) of Sysco Corporation -- a distinct legal subsidiary per SEC filing (Exhibit 21.1, FY2020 10-K), serving the Sysco Chicago area.
Healthcare & Life Sciences
Tempus AI
● Chicago, IL
AI-powered precision medicine and genomics platform. Chicago IL. Founded by Eric Lefkofsky (co-founder Groupon). IPO June 2024 NASDAQ: TEM at $5.9B. NEA + Google Ventures. Largest healthcare AI IPO of 2024.
Personal Care & Household CPG
Vantage Specialty Chemicals
● Deerfield, IL
Manufactures specialty ingredients -- esters, surfactants, oleochemicals -- for personal care, industrial, and food and nutrition applications; owned by H.I.G. Capital since 2017.