Welcome to Chicago Inno.
Consider this your terminal to the Chicago startup ecosystem.
First, who are we? Chicago Inno is a digital media, events and data company covering, connecting and catalyzing local innovation. We’re part of American Inno, a network of local innovation intelligence cultivating engaged startup, tech and entrepreneurial communities in 14 (and counting) markets across the country.
We’re also part of the American City Business Journals, making us a sister site of the Chicago Business Journal. Learn more about us here.
But you’re not here for us. You’re here because you’re interested, new to, or directly involved with Chicago's innovation economy. Let us help you plug into this community and stay abreast of it.
Connect
If you haven’t already, sign up for The Beat, a daily newsletter offering all of the news, analysis, insights, updates and more on the local ecosystem. In addition to the community’s most important stories and developments, you’ll also discover upcoming events and top open roles. The Beat is the BEST way to stay on-top-of Chicago tech and startups.
You can also follow Inno on Twitter, Facebook and LinkedIn and for daily updates.
Situated?
Now that you have a sense of the key people, businesses, organizations and stakeholders that make up the ecosystem, let’s go a little deeper.
You can read the latest news and analysis on Chicago tech and startups here. To get a feel for some of the region’s top startups, cruise through our Profiles. For the latest local venture capital deals, head over to Fundings. For comprehensive features on current issues, trends and topics impacting the community, check out Inno Insights.
Need a Job or Looking to Network?
Take a look at our Careers and Events directories, a collection of local ecosystem jobs and meetups (both live and virtual). If you have an open position or are organizing an event, you can post it directly to our directories.
Inno also hosts a handful of events a year and you can check those out here; you won’t want to miss Startups to Watch and Inno on Fire. And if you’re a local business doing amazing things in the community, be sure to nominate for one of our core Awards.
Hoping to Meet Like-Minded Businesses?
Visit our Startup Directory to search for and discover Chicago startups. Filter by industry, funding, stage and size or hit the "Inno Shuffle" for a little dealer’s choice. In the next few months, Inno will be releasing a 2.0 version of its directory, which a more curated collection of the city’s top early and growth-stage companies.
We’ll also have a Community directory, which will be open to the entire ecosystem, with individual company pages. This will be the ecosystem’s "Yellow Pages," so stay tuned.
Have a Pretty Good Feel for the Community, But Hoping to Sound Super Smart?
We’ve published thousands of stories on the Chicago innovation economy. Take a look at some of our recent deep-dives below…
Fundraising while Black: Why some Chicago entrepreneurs still struggle to raise VC
With explosive growth during Covid, can anything slow down Cameo?
When the pandemic threatened PartySlate's business, 'innovation happened'
Chicago sees strong year in VC funding with $2.2B raised in 2019
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