Top Illinois News + Entertainment Startups (57)

We are Chicago’s NPR news station, one of the largest and most respected public media stations in the country. Our mission is at the heart of WBEZ Chicago. We fulfill our mission at WBEZ by serving as a cornerstone of the public conversation; as a central pillar of our civic community; and by reasserting ourselves as the heart of innovation...

We believe in the wisdom of the crowd, where the opinion of millions is more relevant (and far more predictive) than the opinion of one writer or critic. Visitors to Ranker have now cast over one billion votes shaping our pop culture rankings. This voting data powers a predictive insights platform with multiple applications for brands and studios.

Chicago Shakespeare Theater is a leading international theater company dedicated to the works of Shakespeare, producing a year-round season of plays, musicals, and world premieres, alongside extensive education and community engagement programs. It is a Regional Tony Award recipient.

Founded in 2015 by veterans of the financial media industry, the mission of Poseidon Financial is to help investors better allocate their investment savings, by authoring world-class information to that end. The company operates the following media properties:All Emerging Markets - All Emerging Markets provides world-class news, analysis and tools for investment in developing markets. Coverage on this site includes mutual funds,...

We help companies and celebrities maximize their mobile potential. We've created apps for Aly Raisman, Fabio Viviani, Deorro, Antonio Brown, and on pace to produce other celebrities in 2017. Have an app idea or looking to boost your app traffic? Send us a note :)

Heritage Werks is the heritage agency for sports, brands and entertainment. We specialize in establishing and maintaining state-of-the-art archival programs and curating compelling content and narratives to fuel interactive experiences, new stadiums, corporate anniversaries, social/mobile content, exhibits, museums, storytelling campaigns and much more. Our clients include DOW 30 and Fortune 500 companies, major technology, luxury and fashion brands, MLB, NBA, NFL and...

Gameday Radio is an internet radio broadcasting company that delivers realistic, near real-time, system-generated play-by-play of baseball games and other sporting events.  Our professional broadcasts are created from the scoring data coaches and managers capture with mobile scorekeeping applications.     Gameday Radio enables parents and fans to:LISTEN on your phone to the games you can't attendFOLLOW every pitch while away...

Blacklight is a unique, forward-thinking, entertainment company established to create, develop, and produce original and licensed intellectual property for feature films, television, video games, books, comics and new media. Through this novel, holistic approach to media creation, Blacklight is uniquely positioned to create synergy and manage intellectual property across the multiple platforms that, collectively, constitute the future of popular media...

Strimm TV is a cloud-based social television platform which allows any individual or organization to easily build a personal TV network, schedule shows, events and broadcast them around the world in any language. It is a new era of a customized and personalized television. Join us!

FishBowl Worldwide Media is an independent production company founded in 2010 by entertainment industry veterans Vin Di Bona and Bruce Gersh, with the creative team led by Susan Levison. This next generation studio is a transmedia storyteller developing properties for film, television, digital platforms and brands by partnering with marketers, digital companies and ad agencies in addition to the Hollywood...

Civic ArtWorks encourages individuals to take an active role in the planning and design of their own communities. We create a place where ideas that are introduced by the public can flourish and a growing crowd of neighbors, leading practitioners, civic leaders, and developers can support them. This is where shared expectations emerge and direct Civic ArtWorks in the development...

Smart Mobile Solutions is a creative software development company based in the Greater Chicagoland Area. We are an innovative leader in the development of mobile apps for different mobile devices. Our company also provides software development, R&D, prototyping, integration with other software systems, QA and consulting. For more information, go to http://www.smartmobilesolutions.com

PechaKucha (http://www.pechakucha.com) is the fastest-growing storytelling platform used by millions of people across the globe. Community Builders, Businesses and Educators use its famed 20-slide x 20-second format to share ideas and connect with others visually, concisely and memorably.

Watch Newsy to be informed — not influenced — with honest, in-depth context on stories that matter.

Interviewing tool providing instant transcription for your recordings, with key parts highlighted.

Attention Span Media is a social media agency building and cultivating audiences around original and branded entertainment. ASM currently offers two lines of business: creative services and Fanatic.al, its audience development platform.

KBS America is a Los Angeles-based company dedicated to providing top-quality programs of the Korean Broadcasting System in North America and promoting cultural ties between South Korea and the United States. A lot of popular Korean dramas and shows available through broadcasting, videos/DVDs and VODs across the United States and Canada will meet all the different tastes of audiences who...

Aywa is a subscription-based, cross-border, cross-device video on-demand (VOD) streaming service targeting Arabic viewers around the world. Streaming high quality videos of Arabic movies, music / music videos, TV shows, and original content on a variety of internet-connected devices such as laptops, smart devices, smart TVs, set-top boxes, and gaming consoles. Aywa offers both archive and the latest Arabic and Arab-related...

Cryptocurrency is a modern alternative to money, with many unique advantages. But to start learning these benefits is risky if your first step is buying it. Red Fog offers free-to-play crypto games within a diverse social community. Expand your knowledge as you rise to higher skill levels, progressively unlocking new coins and prizes.

It isn't pre-pay, it's PayPrior!Our StoryPayPrior.com is the first web-enabled consumer service that allows groups of friends to pay for bottle service prior to going out. PayPrior’s story began in December of 2010 after founders Matthew Rossetti and Blake Nielsen were stuck covering a large bottle service bill for their friends. Unfortunately, this wasn’t the first time either of them...