Sitting on Lake Michigan in Illinois, Chicago is among the largest cities in the country, famed for its bold architecture, museums, deep dish pizza, and of course… da Bears.
These 10 startups are all coming up fast, powered by great ideas and business models. And the good news is that they’re currently hiring! For anyone looking for work in Chicago right now – with the right qualifications – here are 10 companies to start with. And if you’re considering relocating to Chicago for a new phase of your career, here’s your starter kit. There’s exciting stuff happening, so let’s dive deeper.
Industry: Finance|SaaS|Retirement
NextCapital provides managed accounts, portfolio dashboard and wealth forecasting solutions. Its open-architecture digital advice solution provides integrated account aggregation, analytics, planning and portfolio management, and allows partners to customize advice methodology and fiduciary roles.
“The best part of my compensation package is that I can choose what type of compensation is important to me and prioritize that during yearly reviews, whether that be base salary, time off, or stock options in the company.”
-Employee review
NextCapital employees rated their overall culture a A+.
NextCapital is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Industry: Music|Internet|SaaS
The music industry has failed to digitize their payment and paperwork process, leading to millions of lost payments and credits. Jammber provides a solution in technology-enabled SaaS offerings which greatly streamline the music business. Jammber simplifies project management, payment tools, and facilitates workflow with unprecedented expediency. Data from these services powers a talent search portal, providing independent talent providers with opportunities for new, revenue-generating projects.
“My team has great chemistry. When we define a goal or milestone, we are all working hard to achieve it together, never feeling like someone isn’t carrying their weight. We consistently hit our KPIs as a team.”
-Employee review
Jammber employees rated their overall culture a A.
Jammber is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Industry: Analytics|Marketing Automation|Telecommunications
DialogTech provides actionable marketing analytics for businesses that value inbound phone calls. Consistently recognized as the leader and pioneer in call analytics and optimization, DialogTech is the trusted voice management platform for Fortune 500 brands, agencies and fast-growing companies.
“Open PTO – take whatever vacation and sick time that you need, as long as your work gets done!”
-Employee review
DialogTech is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Industry: Digital Media|E-Commerce|Education
RedShelf is a distributor of digital learning materials, RedShelf provides technology to the learning community to accelerate the transition to digital. In collaboration with strategic partners, publishers, institutions and campus bookstores, RedShelf offers easily accessible and cost-effective learning materials to students everywhere.
“A lot of experience; Very agile but at the same time sticks to a long-term strategy.”
-Employee review
RedShelf employees rated their overall culture a A+.
RedShelf is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Industry: Consumer Lending|FinTech|Marketplaces
Avant operates an online marketplace that provides users with access to personal loans to consolidate debt, pay unexpected medical expenses, and for family vacations. Through the use of big data and machine-learning algorithms, the company offers a customized approach to streamline credit options.
“They are approachable and regularly come in to address us about high-level company happenings. They seem like good guys. Heck, Al Goldstein even came to a product team happy hour! Gotta love that.”
-Employee review
Avant employees rated their overall culture a A.
Avant is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Industry: Reputation|Marketing|Enterprise Software
ReviewTrackers is a customer feedback software that is used to measure and transform the customer experience. Its platform collects review data from review sites to generate new reviews that engages its customers and listen and respond to their comments to discover key business insights.
“Pay is more than fair and benefits are fantastic. Better than I would have expected in many cases for a company this size.”
-Employee review
100% of ReviewTrackers employees says they’re satisfied with their benefits.
ReviewTrackers is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Industry: Education|FinTech|Human Resources
Jellyvision helps companies explain their important (but maybe kind of complex) messages in a delightful way. It creates virtual salespeople, brokers, guidance counselors, HR reps, and teachers, who have fun, personalized conversations with customers and employees and help them understand confusing or snooze-inducing topics.
“They are transparent and humble, willing to get to know folks and hear feedback about great things going on and how they can improve it.”
-Employee review
100% of Jellyvision employees say they believe they are paid fairly.
Jellyvision is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Industry: CRM|Real Estate|Software
TRIBUS provides a suite of integrated products and services created specifically for premier real estate brokerages. In addition to increasing efficiency and productivity at the brokerage level, TRIBUS offerings offer an equal level of value to agents within the brokerage.
“They are incredible leaders with endless amounts of knowledge about the real estate and tech industry! They’re constantly encouraging your own growth by giving each employee opportunities to challenge themselves.”
-Employee review
TRIBUS employees rated their overall culture a A+.
TRIBUS is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Industry: Restaurants|Enterprise Software|Food and Beverage
Fooda is a food technology platform that connects restaurants to people while at work. It scour the streets for the best food trucks, trendy restaurants, and hidden-gem mom and pops. Making the connection between them and people who appreciate their food is Fooda’s passion.
“Opinions are heard, and acted on, or at least discussed. We put forth every effort not to make someone feel left out.”
-Employee review
Fooda employees rated their overall culture a A.
Fooda is hiring! Check out jobs here!
Industry: Event Management|Enterprise Software|Mobile App
SpotMe is a mobile based event application that helps to create events and meetings. It has been recognized by G2 Crowd as the leading pure play mobile event app, a growing space that represents more than $1 billion in potential annual revenue.
“My colleagues are the most inspiring and dedicated individuals I have ever met.”
-Employee review
SpotMe employees rated their overall culture a A-.