Top Illinois Financial Services Startups (105)

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...

Energy CX is the fastest growing energy brokerage in the U.S. Known for transforming the way clients navigate the complex energy landscape, our data-driven approach and dedication to innovation position us as a leader in the energy brokerage industry. As a family-owned business, we've been laser-focused on our commitment to advancing energy solutions. We help clients maximize savings, efficiency, and...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

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...

Founded in 2001, Cabrera Capital Markets LLC is the leading Latino-owned investment bank and institutional brokerage firm providing investment banking for municipal, corporate, and advisory clients, institutional brokerage services for municipal bonds, global equities, taxable fixed income securities, preferred equities, and structured products, as well as cash management services. Cabrera’s diversified global client base includes corporations, municipalities, financial institutions, federal...

Founder's CPA is a modern accounting firm that provides accounting, tax, and CFO services to venture-backed startups in the blockchain, fintech, and software industries

XR Trading is a proprietary market-making firm with offices in Chicago, New York and London. XR provides liquidity in a wide range of financial instruments and asset classes. We add value to the markets in which we participate by integrating technology with trading effectively and employing a quantitative approach to automated market-making. To respond quickly to a constantly evolving market, our team...

Brookstone Capital Management® is an independent and SEC Registered Investment Advisory (RIA) and wealth management firm entrusted with client assets over $8 billion. Since its inception, Brookstone Capital Management has been one of the fastest-growing RIA firms in the country and has received numerous accolades, including being recognized as a Financial Times Top 300 Firm multiple times. Today, it is...

QCRH Mission Statement: We make financial dreams a reality. About QCR Holdings: QCR Holdings, Inc., headquartered in Moline, Illinois, is a relationship-driven, multi-bank holding company, which serves the Quad Cities, Cedar Rapids, Waterloo/Cedar Valley, Des Moines/Ankeny, and Springfield, MO communities through its wholly owned subsidiary banks, and also engages in commercial leasing through its wholly owned subsidiary, m2 Equipment Finance, LLC...

Did you know that every year millions of people overpay their taxes without realizing it? Without a plan, accounting and taxes can be stressful, uncertain, and overwhelming. Our CPAs and business advisors quiet the noise to help you feel confident and well-equipped to run your business with peace of mind. Since 1964, Kaizen CPAs + Advisors [formerly James Hamlin &...

Mozaic.io is a global payment platform for multi-party payouts. Based in Chicago and Nashville, Mozaic is the world's only split payments API providing smart contracts that automates split income among creative teams on any project, anywhere. It's Mozaic's mission to make compensation as equally distributed as talent is.

Social Market Analytics (SMA) is the The Leader in Unstructured Financial Data. SMA has built IP in four major FinTech Areas: Sentiment Natural Language Processing (NLP), Textual Parsing, Topic Modeling, and Source Accuracy. SMA provides Alternative data APIs in Social Media. In Traditional data, SMA has partnered with S&P Global Market Intelligence to provide U.S. and Global 'Machine Readable Filings'.

Since its inception in 1995, HiThink consistently excels as the industry-leading provider of decision support tools allowing investors to make rational investment and scientific decisions. Powered by HiThink's hundreds of analysts, 15 years of research experience and data accumulation, your institution can be assured to receive the most compelling, accurate and competitive market data available and will place you ahead...

Born out of a love for building startups and a passion for backing entrepreneurs with heart, Corazon Capital (Spanish for “heart”), a leading Chicago-based venture fund, brings a coastal approach to Seed and Series A investing. With a rare blend of investing experience and operating expertise, Corazon Capital provides unusually pragmatic, actionable counsel to the entrepreneurs it supports. Corazon Capital...