Startup accelerators in Illinois
Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026.
34
Startup accelerators in Illinois
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8
Stages recorded
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Other types here
34 rows
| # | Name | Location | Investments | Lead | Exits | People |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | REACH | Chicago, United States | 323 | 66 | 29 | 3 |
| 2 | Alliance DAO | Chicago, United States | 123 | 25 | 8 | 9 |
| 3 | Moderne Ventures | Chicago, United States | 117 | 24 | 30 | 6 |
| 4 | Healthbox | Chicago, United States | 97 | 4 | 16 | 0 |
| 5 | mHUB | Chicago, United States | 58 | 23 | 1 | 18 |
| 6 | Financial Solutions Lab | Chicago, United States | 52 | 13 | 15 | 0 |
| 7 | Gate Labs | Malta, United States | 44 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 8 | Lofty Ventures | Chicago, United States | 24 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 9 | Financial Health Network | Chicago, United States | 19 | 4 | 10 | 15 |
| 10 | Relish Works | Chicago, United States | 17 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | University of Chicago New Venture Challenge | Chicago, United States | 12 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| 12 | Duality | Chicago, United States | 11 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| 13 | EMERGE | Chicago, United States | 11 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| 14 | WMNfintech | Chicago, United States | 9 | 9 | 0 | 10 |
| 15 | Transform | Chicago, United States | 9 | 8 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | MATTER | Chicago, United States | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 |
| 17 | Food Foundry | Chicago, United States | 8 | 7 | 0 | 1 |
| 18 | Health Equity Innovation accelerator | Chicago, United States | 8 | 7 | 0 | 3 |
| 19 | iVenture Accelerator | Urbana, United States | 8 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | Elmspring Accelerator | Chicago, United States | 8 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 21 | Moderne Passport | Chicago, United States | 6 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 22 | Naturally Chicago | Chicago, United States | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | New Mobility World | Chicago, United States | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 24 | OhioXcelerate | Ohio, United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 25 | Chicago Venture Summit | Chicago, United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 26 | Build Accelerator Chicago | Chicago, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | DWG Business X-celerator | Chicago, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | EdTech Venture Fund | Chicago, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Insight Accelerator Labs | Chicago, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | SmartHealth Activator | Chicago, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Unreal Collective | Ohio, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Vantedge Ventures | Chicago, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 33 | VentureSCALE | Chicago, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 34 | Women's Tech Accelerator by Brad Deals | Chicago, United States | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Table 1. Startup accelerators in Illinois, by recorded investments. Source: FundingWatcher. Data as of 4 September 2026. Base: 34.
Investment stages
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Startup accelerators elsewhere
California306
New York141
England140
Seoul-t'ukpyolsi90
Central Region73
Texas54
Ile-de-France52
Ontario49
Massachusetts43
Berlin34
Dubai31
Catalonia30
Colorado28
New South Wales28
Maharashtra27
Madrid26
Washington26
Hong Kong Island25
Karnataka25
Ohio25
Pennsylvania25
Sao Paulo25
Tel Aviv25
Tokyo25
Cite: FundingWatcher, 34 startup accelerators in Illinois, 4 September 2026. https://fundingwatcher.com/investors/accelerators/illinois-united-states/