Do you want to be in the heart of a rising Tech destination? Chicago is it! In the past year, technology firms accounted for more than 4 million square feet of occupancy in the Chicago CBD. With new tech job creation happening every year, the city is fast becoming a hub for West Coast firms seeking new space.
Chicago Tech Facts
Home of 35 Fortune 500 companies
Including Motorola, Discover, Walgreens, McDonalds and more.
34% women-owned start-ups
Women are leaving their mark on the Chicago tech scene.
100+ incubators and accelerators
Including 1871, ranked as the World's #1 Private Business Incubator
1 of only 4 cities with 3 tier-one research universities
Including Northwestern University, University of Chicago, and the Illinois Institute of Technology.
Home to 5 unicorn start-ups
Avant, Raise, SMS Assist, Tempus, Uptake
Record start-up launches and funding opportunities
City launches 370 start-ups annually and drew $1.9 B in VC funding (CBRE)
Cost of living
Cost of living is up to 54.5% lower in Chicago than in the East or West coast
Chicago-based Firms
o Cameo
o FourKites
o Grubhub
o Groupon
o project44
o ShopRunner
o SpotHero
o Sprout Social
o Trunk Club
Chicago Offices
o Amazon
o Google
o Salesorce
o Uber
o LinkedIn
o Pinterest
o Microsoft
o HP
o Facebook, and more...
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