Top Illinois Financial Services Startups (145)
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...
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...
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...
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...
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....
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...
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...
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.
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...
U of I Community Credit Union is a service-oriented financial institution offering a wide range of banking services including checking and savings accounts, loans, and credit cards, emphasizing financial wellness and community-focused services to enhance members' financial lives.
Alchemy Financial Group is a comprehensive financial services firm committed to helping our clients improve their long-term financial success. Securities offered through a Representative of Cambridge Investment Research, Inc. a broker dealer, member FINRA/SIPC. Advisory Services offered through Cambridge Investment Research Advisors, Inc. A registered Investment Advisor. Alchemy Financial Group and Cambridge are separate entities. Content provided via links to third...
First Bankers Trust Company is a community-oriented commercial bank serving West-Central Illinois since 1946, offering a comprehensive suite of financial services including personal, business, and agricultural loans, as well as digital banking products and specialized lending divisions.
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.
Totus helps consumer-obsessed brands grow their revenue through gift cards—whether they already have a program or are starting one for the first time. We take on every complexity, from issuance, to distribution, to customer support.
Devon Bank is a full-service community bank offering business and personal banking, commercial, real estate, and mortgage loans, trust, and international services.
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...
Above Lending, Inc. is a next-generation consumer lender. We provide our clients with simple and transparent products aimed to help them achieve their financial aspirations and take control of their debt. With competitive rates and personalized support from our loan specialists, our mission is to simplify the lending process and help borrowers attain financial well-being. We are passionate about making...
Valkyrie Trading, LLC was formed in Chicago in 2011 with the intent of embracing trading opportunities and technology in a modern marketplace. Positioned in the heart of the derivatives trading capital of the world, our firm is dedicated to tackling the complex and practical challenges offered by today’s dynamic financial markets by building high-performance automated trading systems.
At Xerxes Global, we believe in bold. We get excited about the BIG ideas – the ones that disrupt or break open an industry to change everything. We develop innovative new ways to find insights that shake business to its foundations, new approaches to management that dare to ask “what if you could?,” and new ways of presenting information to...
