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54 Top Crowdfunding Startups & Projects (Chicago)

This article showcases our top picks for the best Chicago based Crowdfunding companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Crowdfunding industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.

We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.

We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:

  • Innovation
    • Innovative ideas
    • Innovative route to market
    • Innovative product
  • Growth
    • Exceptional growth
    • Exceptional growth strategy
  • Management
  • Societal impact

Top Chicago Crowdfunding Startups

Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.

Betsperts

Betsperts

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Betsperts provides crowdsourced sports content, social media, advice, and user analytics on a centralized platform.

FranShares

FranShares

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FranShares will soon offer investors access to direct franchise location ownership and income for as low as $500.

FranShares

Neopenda

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Neopenda innovates needs-based medical technologies for high-growth emerging markets.

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Public Good Software

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Meet new donors and raise more money by making online fundraising easy and accessible to all.

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CFX Markets

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CFX Markets is the trading platform for alternative assets

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Hennessy Capital

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Hennessy Capital is an alternative investment platform focused on industrial sector.

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Technori

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Technori is a media platform for startups.

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VestedWorld

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VestedWorld is an early-stage investor in businesses based in emerging markets.

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GiveForward

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GiveForward is an online platform that helps families in times of challenges.

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DonorPath

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DonorPath is a data insight engine that offers fundraising solutions for non-profits and funders online.

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Lendsquare

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LendSquare is an online platform that allows small businesses to finance growth by borrowing money from their customers and communities.

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Equityroots, Inc.

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Real estate crowdfunding for branded hotel assets

FranShares

Cresset Asset Management

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Cresset offers individuals and families access to a comprehensive suite of family office services.

FranShares

Antares Capital

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Antares Capital is a financial services company offering cash flow lending and financing solutions.

FranShares

truCrowd

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truCrowd is a funding portal that enables non-accredited investors to invest in startups.

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The Innovation Factory

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The Innovation Factory offers 3D and CAD modeling, prototyping, and research and development services for product ideas.

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Rothschild Investment Corporation

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Rothschild Investment Corporation is a financial services company offering investment advisory, equity, and income consultancy services.

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CannaFundr

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Premiere online crowdfunding platform dedicated to cannabis

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Banker Life and Casulty

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Banker Life and Casulty is a financial service that assists people with planning their retirement.

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Ronin Capital

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Ronin Capital is a financial services company in Chicago.

FranShares

Lihtec Funding

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A SaaS-enabled marketplace (SEM) for affordable housing development.

FranShares

Manor Straits

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Manor Straits provides a crowdfunding investment platform for real estate investors.

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Ellwood Associates

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Ellwood is an investment consultancy company.

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United States Artists

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United States Artists (USA) invests in America’s finest artists while illuminating the value of artists to society.

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Willamette Management Associates

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A national business valuation, forensic analysis, and financial advisory services firm

FranShares

Funded Justice

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Funded Justice is a crowdfunding platform.

FranShares

Greenline Financial Technologies

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Greenline Financial Technologies is an online database that focuses on information in the global financial sector.

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Transcontinental Fund Administration, Ltd.

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An independent firm providing private equity, real estate and alternative investment fund administration services

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Commit

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Commit is a crowdfunding platform for social events and group trips that de-risks the group payment collection process for organizers

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USA Projects

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USA Projects is a crowdfunding platform dedicated to supporting artists.

FranShares

Telefund, Inc.

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Telefund is a fund-raising organization that offers fundraising and voter contact services.

FranShares

Smart Bet

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The Smart Bet is a non-profit firm that organizes poker tournaments and events to raises funds to support NGOs.

FranShares

CrowdFund Connect

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CrowdFund Connect who design, build and manage white label crowdfunding platforms, funding portals and custom branded crowdfunding sites.

FranShares

Zacks Research Pvt. Ltd

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Zacks Research Pvt. Ltd is a financial services company in Chicago.

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Haus Financial Services, LLC

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Financial and Consulting Services for Small Condominium Associations

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Dixon Midland

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Dixon Midland is a private investment firm that acquires and manages growth-oriented companies.

FranShares

CrowdFranchise

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CrowdFranchise, a crowdfunding platform, allowing communities to invest in and manage franchises, which would be successful in their areas.

FranShares

Backersphere

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Invest in impact and socially-responsible startups.

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Security Capital Group

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Security Capital Group is investment adviser for focus on investments in US-based real estate securities.

FranShares

Vrytas

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Analytical rating service for real estate crowdfunding investments

FranShares

Pay for Sucess

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To give qualified private and institutional investors the opportunity to fund social change.

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GigFunder

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GigFunder is a crowd-sourcing web service that supports bands raise money to tour in the cities where their fans want to see them.

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Digital Stampede

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Digital Stampede is a web company specializing in crowdfunding technologies. Their flagship product is Cameesa. A crowdfunding community

FranShares

Minnotank

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MinnoTank is the platform for early stage tech startups to pitch investors at scale.

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Terry Savage Productions

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Terry Savage is a nationally known expert on personal finance, the markets.

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VestLo LLC.

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The Illinois Investment Crowdfunding Portal

FranShares

TechMoola

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TechMoola is a technology-focused, crowdfunding service for start-up companies that enables technology-focused project fundraising and more.

FranShares

MagicFund

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Raise more in donations

FranShares

Independent Consultant

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Trusts, QROPS, etc.

FranShares

STEMfunder

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STEMfunder is a crowdfunding platform for academic projects and research in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.

FranShares

Our Label

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Our Label is an online platform that provides online products and services to recording artists to engage and grow their fan bases.

FranShares

StudentBoat

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Student Loan 411 helps in lowering student loan payments, rehabilitating defaulted loans, and qualifying them for student loan forgiveness.

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Crowd Kapital

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Crowd Kapital is a premier peer lending platform that educates the crowd funding community through data driven analytics and research.

FranShares

Plugola

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PLUGO.LA is an online social music community for independent/local music artists and their fans; providing an interactive, social platform

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