Do you want to be in the heart of a rising global tech hub? Chicago is it!
The Windy City has seen 18% growth in the tech workforce in the last decade, and Chicago outperforms national averages for diversity in tech. For more information on Chicago's tech growth, see The Chicago Tech Effect from the Chicagoland Chamber of Commerce, and check out resources on Built In Chicago.
Including Motorola, Discover, Walgreens, McDonalds and more.
Chicago has the highest share of female founders of the world's top 20 tech hubs
Including 1871, ranked as the World's #1 Private Business Incubator
Including Northwestern University, University of Chicago, and the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Avant, Raise, SMS Assist, Tempus, Uptake
City launches 370 start-ups annually and drew $1.9 B in VC funding (CBRE)
Cost of living is up to 54.5% lower in Chicago than on the East or West coast
Applied Systems
Cameo
FourKites
Grubhub
Groupon
project44
ShopRunner
SpotHero
Sprout Social
Trunk Club
Amazon
Cisco
HP
Salesorce
Meta
Microsoft
ServiceNow
Uber, and more...