Top Illinois Financial Services Startups (142)
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...
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...
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...
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 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....
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.
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...
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.
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...
Bridgepoint Investment Banking is a market-leading boutique investment bank that serves clients over their corporate lifecycles by providing capital raising and M&A advisory solutions. Bridgepoint is a tenacious, creative and results-oriented boutique investment bank focused on impact and value creation for the companies we serve. We provide confidential, independent and unconflicted solutions and strategic advice. We have an unequivocal focus...
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...
Teza Technologies is an innovative quantitative asset management firm founded in 2009 by high-frequency trading expert Misha Malyshev. Our multi-strategy, multi-PM platform is founded on microstructure data and signals. Quantitatively-informed digital assets strategies complement our core global futures and stat arb strategies. We pride ourselves on attracting and retaining top talent, developing strategies with a data-driven and science-backed methodology, and...
Turnkey provides secure, scalable, and programmable crypto infrastructure for embedded wallets and onchain transaction automation. Designed by the team that scaled Coinbase Custody past $100B in assets, and backed by Sequoia, Bain Crypto Capital, Lightspeed Faction, Galaxy, and Coinbase Ventures, Turnkey provides low-level wallet infrastructure primitives that can be mixed, matched, and configured for any use case. Trusted by Moonshot, Alchemy,...
We're an independent firm focused on redefining the RIA's place in the wealth advisory world. With offices nationwide delivering truly integrated tax and wealth advice, we leverage the experience and insights of our talented professionals through a highly-collaborative team approach. We give advisors a place where they can provide personalized attention to their clients to help achieve both near and...
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...
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.
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...
