Top Illinois Financial Services Startups (113)

Halo Investing is an award-winning technology platform that disrupts how protective investment solutions are used worldwide. Headquartered in Chicago, with employees worldwide, we’re on a mission to change the world by democratizing access to investment solutions that were previously unavailable to most investors. Our marketplace connects financial advisors and investors to protective investment products – including structured notes and annuities...

YCharts was founded in 2009 to democratize investment research. As we build an increasingly powerful and intuitive tool that our clients use daily, we might be outgrowing our name—but not our mission. From humble beginnings, YCharts has grown to become an all-in-one platform for investment research and client communication. Our guiding principle has always been to create software that elevates and...

NinjaHoldings was founded in 2017 by a team seeking to revolutionize the way everyday Americans interact with financial services. Through our CreditNinja and NinjaCard brands, we empower people overlooked by traditional financial institutions to take control of their finances via a full suite of digital banking and lending products, providing incentives and rewards along the way as we guide them...

Bitnomial is building the next generation of U.S. derivatives infrastructure. We are a regulated exchange and clearinghouse offering bitcoin futures and options under full oversight of the CFTC. By combining the transparency and safeguards of traditional finance with the efficiency of digital assets, Bitnomial brings institutional trust and accessibility to crypto-native markets. We operate as a Designated Contract Market (DCM), Derivatives...

Geneva Trading LLC is a leading proprietary trading firm with a history of consistent success in the listed derivatives markets. Over the past 20 years, we’ve grown significant capital, developed proven technology, and maintained an appetite for diversified trading strategies. We foster innovation and look for people who can solve complex problems that drive immediate results. We've built a culture of...

Energy CX is a family-founded energy broker redefining how businesses buy energy. Powered by ABEL™, a proprietary platform, the company uses math-based trading methodologies to help customers treat energy like an investment, not a line item. Energy CX replaces fragmented tools and legacy broker models with a centralized, technology-led approach—reducing risk, controlling spend, and bringing clarity to complex energy markets....

EDGE is a data and analytics platform that harnesses bank transaction data to measure consumer credit risk. Founded in 2021, EDGE is part of a larger family of FinTech brands that sits underneath our parent company, NinjaHoldings (www.ninjaholding.com). NinjaHoldings’ brands also include CreditNinja, an online consumer lending business, and NinjaCard, a neobanking platform focused on consumers in the emerging credit...

Bloom Credit helps companies launch lending products, report consumers' payments, and create innovative credit experiences. We do this by providing our clients with the data they need from all three credit bureaus, the expertise they are looking for to launch seamlessly, and the proprietary analytics to supplement credit insights - all delivered through Bloom’s developer-friendly API. Over 12 million US consumers...

CRSP provides data of the highest integrity and transparency to ensure the strongest foundation for economic forecasting, stock market research and financial analysis conducted by academic organizations, investment banks, brokerage firms, corporations, and government agencies. Our data has led to the transformation of the world of finance.

Capital Markets Gateway (CMG) is a financial technology firm that is modernizing the equity capital markets (ECM). CMG connects investors and underwriters via a neutral platform that delivers integrated ECM data and analytics, unrivaled transparency, and workflow efficiencies. Providing a digital system of record for firm-wide deal activity, CMG helps clients make more timely, better-informed decisions. Launched in 2017 by...

Edgehog Trading is a leading options market maker, leveraging its quantitative and technical expertise to provide liquidity in an automated manner. From a small, dark office with only 3 employees to now 20 employees in a much larger loft office in West Town, Edgehog has seen rapid growth and success. Our accomplishments can be attributed to our people and knowing...

ITE Management L.P. is a privately held, SEC-registered, alternative investment firm focused on transportation infrastructure. We seek to generate stable risk-adjusted returns for investors through a highly diversified portfolio of critical, income-generating transportation assets.

Strongpoint Partners is a fast-growing, tech-enabled financial services platform that provides third-party retirement administration (“TPA”), recordkeeping, and integrated payroll and HR technology solutions for small-and-medium businesses. Strongpoint’s suite of services prioritizes accuracy, compliance, and reduction of regulatory risk, all delivered by local customer success teams that understand the nuances of the markets they serve. Made up of a coast-to-coast network...

We provide advisory, trade execution, and technology solutions for interest rate and foreign exchange derivatives, and international payments. Our clients include community and regional banks, asset managers, credit unions, and corporate borrowers. We're proud to be recognized as FOW International’s 2021 “Multi-Asset Trading System of the Year” and Global Capital’s 2022 “Risk Management Advisory Firm of the Year.” With U.S....

At Fine Tune, we specialize in ongoing, vigilant management of the most complex indirect expenses. Our world-class industry experts armed with our proprietary technology, Expense Management Optimization and Auditing Technology (eMOAT℠), maximize client savings and—more importantly—make sure that savings actually materializes and sticks. By solving clients' most persistent indirect expense problems, we help achieve results they didn’t know were possible...

Here at Beacon Funding, we’ve spent nearly 30 years establishing ourselves as the premier, full-service provider of financing solutions to all types of organizations throughout a wide variety of industries. Whether you’re an equipment manufacturer looking for a vendor financing partner or you’re looking to finance an equipment purchase for your business (think tow truck, boom truck, embroidery equipment), we...

Lien Management Software | Pre-Settlement Funding | MedLien Solutions® | Inheritance Funding Our services were developed by attorneys, healthcare providers, and innovators who saw that the legal system wasn’t working for many people. So they created new solutions to speed up cumbersome processes and provide financial relief to ensure positive outcomes for their customers. Libra Solutions continues to innovate, leveraging technology...

In the race to sameness, the financial services industry is attempting to fit advisors and their clients into an increasingly limited set of solutions. Conversely, Regal does not subscribe to a one size fits all approach as each advisor’s business, and their client’s financial needs and circumstances, are unique and deserve the appropriate attention. Regal provides an Open Solution...

Qumis is generative AI built for the hardest part of insurance: understanding the policy. Built by attorneys. Made for scale. Used by the people who make insurance work.

Our mission is to elevate lives by leveraging the capabilities and expertise only the largest financial institutions can provide while delivering a deeply personalised experience. As your trusted partner and advocate, we bring clarity to complexity, empower your aspirations, reimagine the intersection of life and finances. Please visit www.focuspa.com.au