76 companies. All Chicago startups.
Belly is a universal loyalty program that customers can take with them anywhere! We're spreading the love to your favorite places, enabling you to earn rewards wherever you go. Wh…
Local intelligence layerSidewalk provides business intelligence for sales and marketing teams that enables them to close more deals faster with their dream SMB clients. Sidewalk scores SMBs from 0-100 to…
Same Day Delivery for Local BusinessesWeDeliver connects local businesses (small and medium sized) to their customers by providing same-day delivery of products and goods. We believe that our same-day on demand delive…
Self-Serve SEO and Inbound Marketing for Small BusinessesDIYSEO makes the complex world of search engine optimization (SEO) simpler and more attainable than ever for small businesses. The web-based solution helps small business marketer…
Lend money to small businesses in your neighborhoodWe help you lend money to small businesses in your neighborhood. If you are a small business owner, we help you grow and pay interest to your customers and neighbors instead of pa…
Small Business Marketing Made SimpleOptyn makes marketing simple for small businesses by providing easy, automated tools to acquire and engage their customers. Optyn’s marketing platform helps business owners decide…
Online Review Monitoring and Reputation Management for BusinessReviewTrackers is the award-winning review monitoring and reputation management software platform trusted by tens of thousands of business locations across North America. Reliable…
A marketplace where people can invest in emerging businessesBolstr is a marketplace where accredited investors can invest in emerging consumer, retail, and manufacturing businesses that they can fundamentally understand - think coffee roas…
Yelp and Elance for Professional Services.ExpertBids is an easier way for entrepreneurs and businesses to find the right professional service providers; specifically lawyers, accountants and consultants. Whether a busines…
Thumbtack for small biz marketingbizHive is a marketing marketplace for Small Biz. We've created a secure online destination for Small Biz Buyers to learn about, shop & buy new media & new marketing products & se…
Using mobile to connect local retailers to real-time consumer demandwalkby connects local retail to consumer demand. Local retailers use walkby Snap: In one post merchants post a buyable item to Facebook, Twitter, Pinterest, Email and our consumer…
Book entire offices and storefronts on demand.Leasabl helps businesses find, lease and outfit space as easy as booking a trip online. Our marketplace monetizes $80 billion worth of idle commercial real estate by allowing qual…
Marketing software that SMBs loveIntegrated platform for mobile, social and email marketing. Solves a tough problem for SMB marketers in that they don't want to use many different systems to manage their marketin…
Events/media company who educates/inspires entrepreneurs through signature events, website
Discover unique local designer fashion.LocalLux is currently refining their beta released online marketplace for shoppers to discover local unique designer fashion. Essentially the platform, which will be available on…
rfp/bid marketplaceThere is an un-explored gap in the marketplace for small to mid-size businesses needing to find a partner to contract for specific solutions. Large organizations hire consultants…
E-commerce booking software for service-based businessesOccasion helps businesses save time and money over the phone by allowing them to easily accept bookings and payments from all their digital channels - website, social media, email…
The Zenefits of workplace facility management.SpaceHQ is an online platform that simplifies the process of creating, managing and optimizing workspaces so small and medium sized businesses can design the best environment to a…
Better Contact Forms + Better Lead Management Tools => More New Customers for SMBsContactUs.com is an all-in-one customer acquisition platform featuring a contact form builder and live chat plus tools for lead-generation, messaging, software integration, behavi…
Codecademy for Digital MarketingDigitalGroundUp is an interactive technology platform that teaches digital marketing to companies (and all those who wish to learn it) through interactive software that requires u…
Order Online Not In LineLineHop is the easiest, lowest cost mobile ordering system for family entertainment centers. Our first product, SnackBar is built for the bowling industry where customers can orde…
Online marketing for smbs. Designs websites, manages AdWords and social mediaAt Red Cannonball, we step in when business owners either lack the time or skills necessary to market their businesses online. We specialize in small to medium sized businesses th…
A digital marketing consulting firmWhat We Are: Digital4Startups is a digital marketing consulting firm founded in 2012 specializing in marketing strategy, search engine marketing, analytics, and SEO. We help compa…
In office fitness providers for small companiesHealthify My Team offers on site fitness and health based events to small and mid-sized companies through a managed services online platform. Our core offering will be focused aro…
iBeacon and Augmented Reality for RetailcThru.us allows any retail business to deliver promotions, merchandise, offers and customer service using iBeacons and Augmented Reality (AR) without any programming knowledge. Ou…
Phone Platform for Modern CompaniesSimpleVox is a phone platform for modern companies. Business has changed a lot in the last 40 years, it's time the phone system caught up. SimpleVox gives your company the enterpr…
we are the eventbrite of promotions.wisecanvas is the easiest way to run an online promotion. Create a promotion of any kind using our campaign creator, promote it through email, social media, and Google search, and…
Right Process, Right PersonHireology’s cloud-based Selection Manager™ helps companies organize their hiring process and use data and smart tools to make better hiring choices. We help SMBs, Auto Dealerships…
The Match.com for hiring managers and jobseekers.My name is Corey Hubbard and my company is DreamHire. DreamHire will be a web-based enterprise recruiting software program that harnesses the power of social media, internal emplo…
Smarter content sharing for sales professionalsPointDrive is a sales-oriented application that improves the way you share content with customers. It’s just as fast as sending an email, but it streamlines the information in a s…
DIY mobile rich media toolsSuite of mobile apps (MediaMakerPro) that equip small businesses, home businesses, and job hunters to produce and distribute high impact profiles and advertisements.
Lending Tree for Daily Deals - Increases transparency and power for merchants"Deal Umpire is not a deal site, not an aggregator, it's different." Deal Umpire puts power back into the hands of merchants by providing transparency into the offerings of daily…
Small Business LendingRunning a small business is hard, obtaining capital to grow your small business is next to impossible. Quid is a financial platform for small business with positive cash flow to e…
Sales and Marketing Automation for SMBsThe CloutReach mission: To help small and mid-sized businesses profitably grow revenues by improving their sales and marketing effectiveness through integrated marketing communica…
Referral MarketingRifird is a tool that facilitates referral campaigns for merchants, distributing incentives to current and prospective customers.
Google Voice for Business OwnersTalkroute turns any existing phone(s) and phone service provider(s) into a professional phone system with our virtual call management solution. Our service provides our customers…
Online Digital Marketing Training Instant E-Training is an online Digital Marketing training provider with an online library of training videos (think Netflix) and online web conferences and certification programs…
Platform for small businesses to manage their delivery fleetWe have a Shopify plugin which is a platform to help small businesses to manage their fleet
Helps business understand risk.High end risk management consulting and insurance brokerage services.
Small business technology newsFirmology helps small businesses grow through technology and innovation. Firmology is a small business news and information media company with a variety of helpful resources inclu…
Price list management for small businessPricerIQ lets small and medium sized business manage their quotes and client-specific price lists in a better way. Key features: - prices available anytime on the web, in a mobile…
New Hire Onboarding and Employee ManagementKin manages new hire onboarding, employee files and data, and paid time-off for companies of 100 or fewer employees. It's free to try, there's nothing to install, and companies ca…
Business education and consultative services for fitness studiosAFS is a fitness industry organization dedicated solely to the business of fitness studios. Think of AFS as an online consulting agency but so much more! We're creating a communit…
We help businesses find affordable legal helpLawStud.io is the first and only online crowdsourcing platform for startups and small businesses to find affordable legal help. We allow businesses to post their legal needs onlin…
TalentHarness is an easy to use yet powerful talent recruitment management application.TalentHarness is an easy to use yet powerful talent recruitment management application. Easily advertise your job openings to millions of job seekers and collect applications and…
Observe your business through your customers eyesA smart, simple, real-time customer feedback solution. FeedbackSign collects customers’ feedbacks in real time. Positive feedbacks are turned to ads on social networks. Negative f…
Dryer Sheets for the male populationMy idea stems from being lazy in college. Simply put, I was always in a rush and never wanted to iron my clothes. I ALWAYS threw my shirt in the dryer for about 20 minutes before…
Business Planning in 90 Day Sprintsthenext90 is web based application that provides business leaders the most efficient and productive system for implementing business, strategic and sales plans. In most cases, pla…
Bringing designers & clients together, a Facebook for designers!Frespiration! is the home for the best hand-picked creative. It lets you organize your portfolio, resume, ideas and journal in a better way. We're currently preparing for the beta…
Professional Ecom Product PhotographyAt Products On White Photography (POW) we specialize in photographing products on a white background for ecommerce websites. We’ve made the process simple: 1. Our clients place th…
Building Homes in the Digital WorldEvery business today needs a strong web presence. It is no longer a luxury reserved for big companies. RDM pinpoints each client’s personality traits and company essence to replic…
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TidySurveys is online survey software made simple, beautiful and mobile-friendly.
American made canvas and ribbon dring belts with Chicago and Great Lakes themes.Chicago Belt Co. makes American made canvas and ribbon dring belts with Chicago and Great Lakes themes.
The Digital Workplace For Your BusinessCordiant is your Digital Workplace with Purposeful Collaboration, Social Age Learning, Contextual Info Discovery and Zero Internal Email. The Pain-Point We Solve: Massive iWorker…
Professional Cuddling DestinationCuddle Club Chicago is Chicago's first destination for professional cuddling. Offering human interaction, non-sexual touch and healing services in the convenience and comfort of a…
Live To Fish. Share Your Passion.Reelfinatics LLC is an interactive on-demand fishing entertainment platform for recreational fishermen and a totally unique directory for those providing fishing related services.…
Open source web development servicesDigital Bridge Solutions helps emerging and mid-sized businesses maximize investments in the digital channel. Using open source tools like Drupal and Magento, we'll energize your…
15 in 1 Digital Marketing Package for Small BusinessesMassInteract is a full-service provider of social media, mobile, and web solutions for small businesses. We offer a high quality bundle of must haves for every business to make an…
CNBC's "The Profit" in real-lifeIf you've said to yourself, "Great, I've been funded. Now what?," then you've experienced the pain that 80% of business owners struggle with 24/7 - resource allocation and managem…
Ending the Check Out LineEnding the Check Out Line.
Easier, faster loan applications for smalQuid's first product is a painless, completely digital application for small business loans. Gone are waiting 4-6 weeks for a bank to complete underwriting, we provide an answer -…
Digital Advertising AgencyRoselution is a consulting firm that discovers, creates and implements business tools to help businesses overcome adversity when connecting with consumer and expanding their growt…
Upsize Chicago is an angel investment groupUpsize Chicago is an angel investment group comprised of successful, serial entrepreneurs based in Chicagoland who are looking to fund local companies. The organization will work…
Limitless Digital DesignCustom website and mobile application development. Our target market is $10m-$50m+ companies that can afford our services for web and mobile development, with our price per projec…
music. entertainment. fashion. sports. community. PR.White Jean is a boutique PR agency dedicated to the execution and maintenance of a positive image. We are PR Management because, YES, image really is everything. White Jean person…
African American GrouponBlackmark-it is a new deal site exclusively featuring black owned businesses in the Chicago area. We provide attainable advertising to small businesses and attractive discounts to…
Social Media Customer Service PlatformWe help businesses manage digital & social customer relationships by compiling all digital/social customer compliments, complaints, feedback and interactions in one easy to use in…
Email & marketing automation designed for small businesses.ActiveCampaign is an email & marketing automation platform designed with small businesses in mind.
MULTI MILLION DOLLAR PRODUCTDISCOUNT DAZZLE. Connecting Merchants with 34+Million Consumers and counting!
Automated webinar delivery platformSupremeWebinar allows marketers to deliver high quality and fully automated webinars. Marketers can deliver highly leveraged educational based marketing content to attract new pro…
SMB Security for Hacker & Malware Protection Securing your business is not a luxury. It's a necessity. Hackproof.com empower companies with the skills, tools and knowledge to align security, protect sensitive information, ma…
The Squirrel Bank™ is the new generation Piggy Bank.Squirrel & Company, the creator of the Squirrel Bank™, works to teach children the fundamentals of money through financial tools based on The Quadra-Banking System™. The Squirrel…
Next-Gen Medical ImplantsNext-generation medical Implants using Additive Manufacturing which will increase quality and performance with a substantial low customer price. Health care is one of the most int…
Co-founder equity splittingCo-founder equity splitting for early stage startups. Accumi helps startups track how much each founder has contributed and keeps the equity split in sync with the data. It is esp…