85 Companies in Downtown Chicago You Should Know

Chicago is an expansive city with dozens of neighborhoods, all known for their quirks, watering holes, landmarks and events. Downtown Chicago is no different. Chicago’s bustling downtown boasts many beacons like The Chicago Theater, The Art Institute, Millennium Park and hundreds of companies and organizations who set up shop there. With an eclectic mix of culture and business and the best access to public transportation in the city, downtown Chicago has become home to some of the world’s top tech companies. 

 

LogicGate offers its Risk Cloud software to help businesses operationalize and automate risk compliance. Its GRC, or Governance, Risk and Compliance platform uses graph-database management and a no-code interface. The company has its headquarters in downtown Chicago.

 

With a remote-first workforce and headquarters in Chicago, HealthJoy provides a care navigator that connects employees with their healthcare and reimbursement systems at its client companies. A combination of its live human concierge team and its mobile app offer referrals, bill review and virtual care. 

 

Allwyn North America is a gaming company that serves as the operating partner of the Illinois Lottery. It aims to create a safer gaming experience through its intentional design and marketing. The company’s tools allow greater control for lottery players during their interactions. It has its hybrid headquarters in the loop.

 

Rocket Travel, a platform under Agoda, is a strategic business partner to travel and hospitality companies. It creates branded sites and allows its users to accumulate loyalty points and rewards that help drive sales. The company works on a hybrid format and has offices in New York City and Chicago’s Fulton Market neighborhood.  

 

Located in the West Loop, Energy CX helps clients navigate energy markets efficiently as a data-driven energy brokerage. It offers its clients data-driven energy purchasing, 24/7 support for utility issues and strategies to support sustainable energy. The company aims to optimize energy usage, reduce costs and improve sustainability for its customers.

 

NinjaTrader offers trading software and brokerage services to active futures traders across leading financial markets. The company, which operates out of the loop, provides its clients with trade simulations, personalized third party add-ons, market visualization, customizable development and select data providers. 

 

Based in the Loop, Caxy is a consulting agency that offers custom software solutions and digital transformation services. It aims to drive business strategy across industries that include gaming, manufacturing, retail, healthcare and construction. 

 

Bridge Legal makes technology for legal professionals and law firms that allows its clients to manage documents and cases, market their services and communicate with clients and other lawyers. It uses AI, analytics and automation to help users with billing, client communications and case management. Bridge Legal’s mission is to improve access to legal services in the United States. The company is located in the Loop. 

 

Tock offers culinary businesses a single system to oversee delivery and takeout orders, manage reservations and sell tickets for events. The company was founded in 2014 and is headquartered in the West Loop area. 

 

Origami Risk offers a single-platform cloud-based software for the insurance industry, aiming to provide risk management, safety and compliance. It uses technological expertise and industry knowledge to meet the needs of brokers and risk consultants, corporate and public entities, insurers, risk consultants and MGAs, or managing general agents. The company is headquartered in downtown Chicago. 

 

Headquartered on Adams Street in Downtown Chicago, TransUnion is a global information and insights company. Transunion began as a credit reporting agency, which facilitates its ability to provide credit reports, fraud monitoring services and financial loans. Founded in 1968, the company’s Chicago headquarters is one of 29 offices located around the world.

 

Medtelligent develops and provides solutions for senior living communities. Its flagship platform, ALIS, or Assisted Living Intelligent Solutions, helps communities streamline their communication, documentation and management processes. The platform enables communities to manage compliance across state lines, drug counting, family engagement and integrated assessments all in one place. Medtelligent’s Chicago office is located in River North.

 

Belvedere Trading is a market making firm in the fintech and financial services space. Using proprietary trading technology, it specializes in equity index and commodity derivatives trading. As a market maker, it offers two-sided quotes for derivatives. In developing internal software, its team uses open-source software that allows other developers to use and build on its work. 

 

iManage makes digital tools and holistic strategies for business services, including document and email management, risk management and workflow management. Clients in the legal, financial services, accounting, healthcare and knowledge work sectors use its proprietary cloud-based process and access documents and other knowledge assets to improve efficiency and safety, as they help maintain industry best practices for privacy and security. The company is headquartered in Chicago.

 

Elevate K-12 is an edtech company that brings live-streamed lectures and activities into K-12 classrooms. Founded as a workaround to the staffing issues that plague the K-12 education space, Elevate pairs experienced teachers with classrooms in need, allowing teachers to work part-time from home and filling in staffing gaps with live, synchronous, high-quality education. 

 

Wolverine Trading is a fintech firm in the investment space. It offers services and technology in trading, execution services and asset management. It functions as a market making trading firm, positioned to buy and sell the same assets. The company relies on high-tech tools that are custom engineered by in-house software developers to improve trading performance and give it a competitive edge.

 

IMO Health makes clinical technology for the healthcare industry. These products allow everyone, from clinicians and hospital C-suites to medical billers, standardize their terminology so they’re all speaking the same language, which is important for patient care outcomes, coding accuracy and appropriate management of billing and finances.  

 

Strata Decision Technology makes business intelligence technology for the financial services, healthcare and higher education sectors, including software tools for analyzing revenue and generating market intelligence. The company has two corporate campuses in the Midwest, one outside of St. Louis and another in downtown Chicago.  

 

West Monroe Partners is a digital services company that consults on critical elements of the business process, including management, creative and product engineering. It serves clients in the consumer and industrial products, energy and utilities, financial services, healthcare, life sciences, software and private equity industries. It specializes in connecting founders and creators with seasoned business advisors to guide and mentor them. Founded and headquartered in Chicago, the company’s home base is on the Loop. 

 

Fusion Risk Management, a Chicago-based company, makes software that organizes a company or organization’s response to various types of risk. From IT incidents, cyberthreats and disruptions to business continuity, the Fusion platform quantifies the likelihood of such occurrences, strategizes the most effective responses and composes reports on incidents that occur or are thwarted. The company has been recognized by the Chicago Tribune for its excellent workplace culture. 

 

SpotMe makes a tech platform for virtual and hybrid events, including business lectures, industry conferences and training seminars. Corporations and event planners use it to organize large destination events, handling major elements like venue hosting and logistics as well as details like live streaming and digital content delivery. The company’s headquarters are in Chicago. 

 

Chicago-based Green Thumb Industries produces branded consumer packaged cannabis goods that serve 14 markets and millions of recreational cannabis customers and medical marijuana patients. As the industry continues to change and evolve, Green Thumb says maintains a commitment to its founding principle, which is to use legal cannabis for social good. 

 

BigTime makes software for professional services firms, like accountants, architects, engineers, IT service companies and consultants. Its platform handles a full range of business processes, including time tracking, billing and expense tracking, that are relevant to most professional service providers regardless of organization size. Clients like the Huffington Post and Intuit rely on BigTime software for time tracking across their organizations. 

 

Prosodica makes an analytics engine for voice and speech analysis. Using advanced acoustics technology and AI, it can perceive, track and measure conversational behavior like tone of voice and pace of speech, which allows it to deliver insights on customer experience that are based on objective metrics. In Chicago, Prosodica has an office right next to the Chicago River where hybrid team members work. 

 

Warner Bros. Discovery is a global media and entertainment company that offers content, brands and franchises across television, film, streaming and gaming. The company combines WarnerMedia’s entertainment, sports and news assets with Discovery’s non-fiction and international entertainment and sports businesses. Its portfolio includes video game titles such as Mortal Kombat and Injustice. 

 

Zoro offers a marketplace platform where customers can shop for business operations equipment. The e-commerce company lets users search, order and ship supplies and tools quickly and seamlessly. Its platform features a growing selection of products to suit jobs across sectors like safety, school and office, heating and cooling and tools and machining.

 

Vail Systems builds software designed to help brands improve customer interactions. For example, its Whistle Engine solution allows companies to embed voice communication capabilities into their apps so it’s easy for customers to give them a call. Vail Systems also has a speech analytics tool that provides clients with insights about customer calls so they can hone in on the issues customers face and provide them with a better service experience.

 

Crafty is a platform for managing workplace food and drink programs. It comes with features like real-time budget tracking and order automation that are designed to make it easy for businesses to align their food service needs with spending policies. Companies can use Crafty’s solutions to keep their office kitchens stocked, get meals delivered to the office, set up an office coffee shop or send employees snack boxes.

 

Enfusion is a fintech company headquartered in Chicago that makes SaaS products for investment management. Its software is designed to support professional investment buyers through risk assessment and monitoring, workflow management and strategic guidance on assets. The company serves more than 850 clients around the world.

 

The Kraft Heinz Company has a portfolio of location-specific food and beverage brands that are distributed around the world, from Kool-Aid and Lunchables in the United States to Greenseas in Australia and Bénédicta in France. The company maintains a headquarters location in downtown Chicago.

 

Beyond Finance offers personalized solutions to help its customers resolve personal loans, medical bills, credit cards, private student loans and other types of debt. The process begins with a free consultation with a Beyond Finance team member. Once a client decides on which option they want to move forward with for paying off their debt, they can stay on top of their progress using Beyond Finance’s mobile app.

 

CNA provides insurance products and solutions for businesses across a broad range of industries, such as life sciences and manufacturing. Its offerings include casualty, property, general liability, commercial auto and workers’ compensation insurance, as well as packages designed specifically to provide coverage for small  and mid-sized businesses.

 

Intelsat operates a massive satellite and terrestrial network that provides the infrastructure to enable connectivity across various industries. For example, the company works with commercial airlines to enhance the passenger experience through branded, customizable portals that serve as hubs for entertainment and flight-related content.

 

With a focus on enabling user research, Dscout offers technology that brands such as Airbnb, Spotify, Duolingo, Verizon and Lenovo use to inform product development and optimization. Its platform’s solutions cover recruiting study participants, flexible approaches to conducting research, managing study timelines and operations, capturing research insights and implementing strategies for sharing findings.

 

Discover provides digital banking and payments services for consumers through its website and mobile app. Its portfolio of financial products includes credit cards, checking and savings accounts, retirement accounts, home loans, student loans and personal loans. The company also offers a range of educational resources to inform its customers so they can build a secure financial future.

 

OCC, or The Options Clearing Corporation, is a financial institution specializing in “clearing and settlement services for options, futures and securities lending transactions.” Through its clearinghouse services, OCC enables institutions to effectively assess and mitigate potential risks associated with their customers' portfolios. The organization has had its headquarters in Chicago since it was founded in 1973.

 

Iconic food and beverage retail company McDonald’s maintains a global headquarters, known as “MHQ,” in Chicago. The space is located in the West Loop, an area that was once home to the meatpacking industry. The office boasts an award-winning building that incorporates indoor and outdoor workspaces, an elite fitness center and of course an in-house McDonald’s with a rotating global menu.

 

Applied Systems develops software solutions tailored for the insurance industry, serving professionals in health, property and casualty insurance as well as benefits administration.With a focus on efficiency and competitiveness, Applied Systems equips thousands of insurance professionals with tools like marketing automation and business intelligence to enhance operations. 

 

Motorola Solutions is a telecommunications company known for developing technology used in critical communication sectors such as law enforcement, healthcare and transportation. Its product lineup includes communication antennas, radio remote speakers,and tactical headsets. It also offers cybersecurity services, including patch updates, network monitoring and cyber risk assessment, to defend network infrastructures against threats.

 

Pangea’s international money transfers are facilitated by its fintech platform, which users can access to send funds from country to country. Funds, which are received in the recipient’s local currency, are available in less than a minute as cash or a bank deposit. The company’s headquarters is located in downtown Chicago.

 

Donnelley Financial Solutions, or DFIN, is a fintech company that offers SaaS products for the management of financial compliance. Its products handle regulatory compliance, ESG reporting and other areas of risk management. It builds solutions for private companies, public corporations, government entities, investment funds and law firms. Its Chicago office is in the heart of the downtown financial district.

 

UL Solutions is a global company with a large Chicago presence. It provides safety science solutions to customers in over 100 countries. Some of its offerings include certification services, product testing and facility inspections. With its comprehensive services, UL Solutions helps its clients expand into new markets.

 

Evive is an IT company that offers a platform for employee engagement in healthcare benefits communications. By centralizing and streamlining the user experience of navigating the labyrinth of benefits information, the platform allows employees to better utilize their healthcare options. Driven by data, Evive gathers information from a variety of sources to create personalized experiences for each user. 

 

Global snack food giant Mondelez International makes many of the best-known brands of cookies, crackers and chocolate — think Oreo, Toblerone, and Cadbury eggs. It focuses on snack foods and holds the No. 1 and No. 2 positions in global sales for specific snack food categories. The company’s global headquarters in Chicago is located in the Fulton Market neighborhood, a fast-developing area that serves as a hub for creative and culinary work.

 

Reverb is an e-commerce company offering an online marketplace musicians across the globe use to buy and sell vintage instruments. Listing instruments on Reverb is simple and free through the company’s online seller hub, and its pricing system is set up so that sellers keep 91.8 percent of the final selling price while the rest covers Reverb’s selling and payment processing fees.

 

Grindr is a software company with a single name-recognized product: a free location-based dating and social networking app for the LGBTQ+ community. In use around the world, Grindr was the first big and long-lasting entry into the flood of hookup apps, and it’s stood the test of time by innovating its software and staying ahead of market trends. 

 

OpenX is an ad tech company that focuses on programmatic ads, which it sells on its own marketplace and dedicated server. Its proprietary technology homes in on audience, data and identity targeting, which it scales to serve enterprise clients. The company is Net-Zero verified, certified carbon neutral and maintains a Chicago office.

 

Specializing in work management and productivity solutions, monday.com produces a cloud-based platform that’s used by more than 186,000 global customers. Its features include automations, customizable forms for gathering and managing work requests, Kanban views for simplifying complex workflows and customizable data dashboards.

 

IMC Trading is an international firm that’s active in more than 100 trading venues. Its 1,500-plus employees include technologists who build tools and solutions to ensure efficient trading operations. The company also has a venture capital arm known as IMC Investments aiming to provide financing as well as expertise to a variety of start-ups and scale-ups worldwide.

 

Supernova Technology makes cloud-based software for securities-based lending, which automates the process, starting with its origination and extending for the lifespan of the loan. Serving banks, insurance companies, financial advisors and wealth managers, the company’s digital wealth management tools are built to do more than facilitate transactions — they also provide holistic guidance on how to navigate the SBL space.  

 

SRAM makes bicycle components. Over the years it has been in business, it’s introduced and innovated bicycle tech, with products like twist shift gear-change technology, drivetrain components, derailleurs and suspensions. Driven by passion for cycling and for the environment, the company is headquartered in downtown Chicago where its founders bike around the in-house test track. 

 

Attain provides companies with commerce data to inform targeted ad campaigns. It also operates mobile apps Klover and Frisbee, which connect consumers with financial tools and rewards. In exchange, those users give Attain permission to use their data to power the strategic research and real-time insights it brings to client businesses.

 

Home Chef’s meal kit delivery subscription bridges the gap between time-crunched customers and home cooked meals by providing pre-measured and prepped ingredients, along with recipes so that customers can prepare their own fresh meals at home. With over a decade in business, the Chicago-based company says its service is more cost effective than getting takeout.

 

Fyllo is an adtech company that was founded to solve the problem of compliance for fast-emerging industries, like commercial cannabis. Since its founding, the company has grown into a marketing and regulatory consultancy, catering to fast-growing companies. It offers software products for audience targeting, contextual targeting and brand fit, as well as strategic media services.

 

Provi is a B2B wholesale marketplace for alcoholic beverages, catering to liquor buyers from bars and restaurants. The Provi platform offers access to a huge repository of beverage retailers and distributors and allows users to research products and order them from the same window. The company brings together the three tiers of beverage distribution: retailers, distributors and suppliers.  

 

Tegus’ platform is built to simplify investment research processes and bring together a curated selection of documents, data, tools and expertise that covers approximately 36,000 public and private companies. Founded in 2017, Tegus has grown to serve more than 2,500 investment managers and businesses.

 

Morningstar, a Chicago-based investment research firm, works with companies to analyze stock, fund and general market data using tools built in-house. The Morningstar headquarters sits in the heart of downtown, just blocks from some of the city’s most beautiful destinations including Millenium Park, the Art Institute and the Chicago Riverwalk. 

 

PatientPoint provides point-of-care content for patients and calls itself “the patient engagement platform for every point of care.” PatientPoint’s Chicago office is located in the Accenture Tower and offers a two-level fitness center, a high-tech conference center and a tenant lounge with private wine lockers.

 

Basis Technologies provides software solutions for companies in the advertising industry. Their technology focuses on programmatic media buying and automating workflows, helping organizations enhance business performance across marketing channels.

 

Busy schedules may lead employees to overlook the maintenance of equipment, so CMMS Data Group is helping businesses focus on caring for their most valuable tools. The company has developed software that makes monitoring components more convenient while professionals offer further training. This way, organizations can keep their equipment in peak condition for when they need it most.  

 

Enova is a technology and analytics company providing financial resources to credit-seeking customers. Their variety of services evaluate data and help both individuals and businesses gain access to the right amount of credit and financing information. Its underwriting technology also powers decision-making for other companies.

 

Envoy Global provides proprietary technology enabling companies to hire and manage international talent. From implementing hiring processes to managing budgets and reports, Envoy simplifies navigating global work authorizations and management. 

 

Grubhub is a leading online food ordering and delivery platform. Whether users are craving Indian cuisine, Mediterranean food or pizza, Grubhub connects users to over 80,000 takeout restaurants across 1,600 cities.

 

Inspire11 revamps a company’s technology, operations, and structure to create a more versatile and efficient outcome. Businesses can leverage cloud architecture, machine learning, and AI solutions to speed up various processes. In addition, Inspire11 provides the resources to tap into valuable data sets, allowing companies to make more informed decisions moving forward. 

 

As companies revamp their logistics efforts to meet the accelerating demands of customers, Logiwa has developed the ideal cloud technology for the age of modern commerce. Businesses can leverage Logiwa’s platform to track inventory across warehouses, complete more sales, and select affordable shipping options. Handling orders of all sizes in a timely manner becomes simplified with the thoughtful solutions of Logiwa. 

 

With the number of stores and services now delivering food and groceries, Ahold Delhaize USA has been ahead of its time for nearly three decades. Founded in 1989, Ahold Delhaize USA enables users to shop online or through their app, schedule delivery times and have everything they need brought right to their doors.

 

SpotHero ensures there is parking wherever users are going around the city. Whether on the go or reserved in advance, SpotHero works with facilities and parking space owners to make parking available and affordable.

 

Sprout Social produces an all-in-one social media platform designed for teams to unlock the full potential of their marketing strategy. For enterprises, agencies and small businesses alike, Sprout Social presents a seamless solution to organizing social management, customer care, employee advocacy and data intelligence needs within one platform and includes industry-leading listening, publishing, engagement and analytics tools for social media success.

 

Vivid Seats is the go-to online destination for sports, concert and theater tickets. Whether users are looking to attend an MLB game or seeking coveted Bruno Mars tickets, the Vivid Seats marketplace provides a secure place for fans to find their next live experiences.

 

Built In is a home for people who see working in tech as a way of life: We help them live it with purpose. Millions of professionals rely on us to learn, network and carve out futures at companies they believe in. Headquartered in Chicago, we serve vibrant tech hubs across the U.S.

 

Phenix enables a wider audience to share a single moment, thanks to its investment in real-time video technology. Whether it’s sports or betting games, entertainment organizations can offer faster and more secure connections to their viewers. Phenix’s real-time video systems can self-correct any flaw, providing viewers with reliable streaming and a stronger relationship to what they’re watching. 

 

PowerReviews makes software that collects reviews and ratings, boosting exposure and sales for brands and retailers around the world. In addition to ratings and reviews, the platform provides a variety of services, including helping brands produce more genuine content for their audiences.

 

STATS is a leading sports data and analytics company that has been operating in the industry for over 35 years. The company provides trusted sports coverage across six continents, that is, until penguin football receives the fan exposure it deserves. STATS analyzes data from over 100,000 games annually and is trusted by millions of fans and companies like ESPN, Sports Illustrated, Google and Telemundo.

 

seoClarity is an enterprise platform providing artificial intelligence driven, SEO tools and solutions. The platform enables companies to supply more relevant content to customers, provides performance analytics and prevents site errors for better user experience.

 

Trustwave brings security solutions to a variety of industries, including finance, health care, payment services, education, legal and retail. Their comprehensive security services include management solutions for data vulnerabilities, threats and compliance.

 

Affirm seeks to enhance the lives of its customers through its buy now, pay later service, available for both online and in-store purchases. Headquartered in San Francisco, Affirm operates with a remote-first approach, allowing team members to choose the work schedule that best fits their needs.

 

Chime aims to simplify financial management with its no-fee checking and savings accounts, debit cards and other financial services. Serving customers in the United States and Canada, Chime provides cost-effective solutions for everyday banking needs. Its Chicago office is located in the Fulton Market District. 

 

EDGE aims to offer a more accurate, unbiased and nuanced assessment of creditworthiness than traditional credit reporting. It provides a bank transaction data and analytics platform. The platform allows lenders, financial institutions and other stakeholders to gain insights from a huge array of transaction data. 

 

The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago is responsible for overseeing banking activity throughout its assigned district, which encompasses parts of Illinois, Wisconsin, Michigan, Indiana and Iowa. The Chicago Fed also conducts research and offers educational resources, with the overall goal of supporting U.S. financial stability.

 

NinjaHoldings is a fintech company that provides an array of digital products that include its service platform where users can obtain products that include loans and credit or payment cards. The company recruits across disciplines to keep their variety of products maintained and improving. For example, its CreditNinja serves clients with lower credit scores to help them build credit on fair terms. 

 

Jobba Trade Technologies makes software solutions designed to support commercial and residential roofing contractors. Jobba says roofing companies that use its tools are able to simplify invoicing and reporting responsibilities, for example, and access the digital tools they need when they’re in the field through a mobile device.

 

Gelber Group is a proprietary trading company with capabilities across asset classes such as fixed income and commodities. Its team of traders and engineers closely collaborate on developing technology that Gerber says equips its traders “to take advantage of a wide variety of strategies across multiple markets.”

 

Through a combination of proprietary technology and insurance expertise, GoHealth aims to connect consumers with the right Medicare plans to meet their needs. Its online platform lets users search for plans based on their specific preferences and compare plan costs. GoHealth also has a team of licensed insurance agents available to offer personalized Medicare guidance.

 

CDW connects businesses with customized IT solutions to overcome industry-specific challenges and streamline operations. With expertise in areas like cybersecurity and hybrid infrastructure, the company also provides hardware and software products from brands such as Microsoft, Samsung, Adobe and HP. Headquartered in Vernon Hills, CDW operates globally with an office located in downtown Chicago.