Top Illinois News + Entertainment Startups (57)

There’s nothing more exciting than a live event, and there’s no better way to reach an audience than with a well-made commercial. With our modern solutions and responsive approach to customer success, CAPS is here to simplify productions, no matter what our customers’ goals are. CAPS joined the Cast & Crew family in 2016 and continues to provide forward-thinking workflow solutions...

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.

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...

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.

Blackline Review is a multi-media on-line publication that covers Chicago entrepreneurs, technology, and innovation.

Fricket is a web application designed to make it easier for everyone to shop for tickets to concerts, theater and sporting events.  Like "Kayak" in the travel market, Fricket aggregates the ticket inventories of the best secondary ticket market websites into one location.  No need to visit several sites to find the tickets you need and the prices you want....

When Albert Whitman was founded more than a century ago, our goal was simple: make good books that kids want to read. Today, we continue this tradition, guided by a deeper mission to create stories that also educate and empower children. Together, we can create a safe space for kids to learn about themselves and their communities. We can promote empathy,...

The Invisible Institute is an innovative, non-profit journalism production company based on the South Side of Chicago. We work to enhance the capacity of citizens to hold public institutions accountable. Among the tactics we employ are investigative reporting, multimedia storytelling, human rights documentation, the curation of public information, and the orchestration of difficult public conversations. Our work coheres around a...

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,...

I love to make things happen! Passion for making a difference… The tone of today's economy is forcing people to “diversify their skills” this is the recipe for how I have developed my career for over (25) years. We have college graduates looking for work and those who have been in the workforce for years, all finding themselves out of work.  Both groups...

Parents Q-it, Kids View-it. Guide Your Child’s Video Viewing.Create a personal digital video library, for your child in a snap. Accessible anytime, anywhere, and in any language.We empower you to be your child’s digital entertainer and educator. Sign up at www.Q-it.com 

MoPix is providing independent filmmakers and alternative content creators with a self-automation platform to cut out the middle man and distribute their content directly to their fans.

Tickifieds is an online event ticket marketplace in which users can buy and sell tickets to any event for free.  Unlike other online classifieds, we only deal with event tickets. By focusing on the event ticket niche we are able to specifically target ticket buyers and sellers ONLY. Since we are only in the ticket business we able to provide...

LoganSquarist.com is a popular neighborhood website that covers: neighborhood news, food + drink, business, arts + entertainment, politics, crime, living + lifestyle topics, family + youth, historical information and events throughout the Logan Square, Chicago neighborhood. We’ve been covering the Logan Square neighborhood since 2011.

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!

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 MissionOur niche is tailored to each clients need individually specialized services as well as catering to their demographic, maintaining the clients identity and brand while producing quality services at its best. Swank Public Relations (Swank PR) is guaranteed to produce high-standardized results and contribute to the clients’ growth.DescriptionSwank Public Relations (Swank PR) is a customized PR agency that tailors to...

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.

RoomVa is an online booking system for small and medium sized hotels in Latin America that focus on local residents. RoomVa provides prime internet presence and booking capabilities for hotels that serve couples in main cities of Latin America.

Founded in 2006, Journatic is a leading provider of content production services to media companies and marketers. Using a transformative, data-driven approach, Journatic delivers rich, original community news to some of the largest media companies in the U.S. Journatic is also one of the largest producers of sponsored content, fueling the online marketing efforts for thousands of small and medium-sized businesses as...