This article showcases our top picks for the best Chicago based Big Data companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Big Data industry, but are all exceptional companies well worth a follow.
We tried to pick companies across the size spectrum from cutting edge startups to established brands.
We selected these startups and companies for exceptional performance in one of these categories:
- Innovation
- Innovative ideas
- Innovative route to market
- Innovative product
- Growth
- Exceptional growth
- Exceptional growth strategy
- Management
- Societal impact
Top Chicago Big Data Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Globant
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Globant is a digitally native technology services company building a new way of being digital.
86 Repairs
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86 Repairs is a subscription service that optimizes and manages end-to-end equipment repair and maintenance for restaurant groups.
Civis Analytics
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Civis Analytics helps organizations use data to gain a competitive advantage in how they identify, attract, and engage their audiences.
Narrative Science
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Narrative Science creates software that writes stories from enterprise data to drive understanding and results.
Ocient
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Ocient is a startup building a near-real time database and data analytics platform for petabyte- to exabyte-scale data sets.
Label Insight
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Label Insight is a SaaS company that provides insights on food label data to government, retailers, manufacturers and app developers.
Packback
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Packback is a Q&A learning platform powered by a proprietary A.I. to quantify and improve critical thinking skills in college students.
KnowledgeHound
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KnowledgeHound is the data organization and visualization tool for companies buried in piles of market research.
HAAS Alert
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Real-time automotive collision prevention SaaS for public safety and roadway fleets
Tillable
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Tillable is an online marketplace for farm landowners and growers to rent and manage farmland.
5thColumn
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5thColumn provides real-time, actionable visualizations of your entire network. AWACS for your IT Infrastructure enabling click remediation
Blinkfire Analytics
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Blinkfire Analytics uses proprietary, patented AI and computer vision to optimize the sponsorship marketplace across social media, digital, and OTT for teams, leagues, athletes, creators, and brands.
rMark Bio
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rMark Bio delivers intelligence solutions to the life science industry.
NexLP
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NexLP provides a predictive intelligence software solution that turns electronic data into patterns and stories.
CancerIQ
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CancerIQ is a saas platform that helps providers use genetic information to predict, pre-empt, and prevent disease – starting with cancer
RiseKit
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RiseKit connects un(der)employed job candidates to careers, training, and resources while providing analytics for employers and grantmakers.
Social Market Analytics
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Social Market Analytics quantifies social media data and provides actionable market intelligence primarily to financial market investors.
Lab Me Analytics
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Lab Me Analytics provides direct-to-consumer healthcare and blood analytics.
Megalytics
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The most extensive, verified, relevant data ever possessed by one analytics entity.
Abode
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Abode is a user-friendly app that eases the home buying process and is especially helpful to first-time buyers.
BellaDati
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BellaDati is a producer of an agile analytic and reporting big data tool that reinvents the way business users interact with business data.
Overgrad
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Overgrad is an online platform that enables high school students to set long-term college and career goals.
Learnmetrics
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Learnmetrics are a team of Educators, Academics, Technologists, and Designers who are committed to improving educational outcomes.
Continuum Data Centers
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Continuum Data Centers is a provider of data centers and colocation solutions.
Digital H2O
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Digital H2O develops an online oilfield water management analytics platform to change how energy companies manage scarce water resources.
CharacTour
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CharacTour curates entertainment choices in a truly personalized way—based on consumers’ unique personalities
UI LABS
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UI LABS is a research and commercialization agency based in Chicago, Illinois.
CloudSpotter Technologies
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CloudSpotter is an advanced photo analytics firm paving the path for private, automated photo sharing.
InfoTracer
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InfoTracer provides you with accurate and comprehensive background information in a matter of minutes.
ClearCut Analytics
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ClearCut is an eCommerce analytics and services provider that helps CPG companies make critical decisions and drive sustainable growth.
Next College Student Athlete
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Next College Student Athlete helps student-athletes and families connect with college coaches.
Intersog
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We build software and help other companies attack their business goals, solve IT skills shortage issues and embrace innovation.
Aptitive
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Aptitive is an analytics and data consulting company that empowers organizations to access, analyze, and take action on their data.
Neurocern
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The leading neuroinformatics and predictive analytics technology company
BrokerX
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BrokerX is a technology company that’s built a cloud-based platform for energy brokers to manage their entire customer lifecycle
CLOUDQUANT, LLC
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CloudQuant a powerful and comprehensive data analytics and data integration platform for investors and corporate clients
Yes Lifecycle Marketing
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Yes Lifecycle Marketing is a solution provider that brings together multichannel marketing platforms and data services.
Aerospec Technologies
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We develop fully autonomous robotic technologies and cloud based data analytics for industrial inspections.
Globus
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Globus is a project that provides SaaS-based services that enable researchers to move, share, and publish big data.
LAGOM
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At LAGOM, we are working for making the world a better place with the power of AI and high technologies.
The SafeCharge
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SafeCharge offers a cell phone charging station that enables users to charge their phones in a safe locker at featured destinations.
TradeX
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Providing transaction transparency in the market data industry.
A J Rhem & Associates Inc
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A.J.Rhem & Associates, Inc. is an Information Systems Integration, Research and Training firm bringing value-added computer and IT services
Smync
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Smync is The Social Word-of-Mouth Marketing Platform. We empower brands to grow Advocacy that drives people past the Moment of Trust.
Edgeflip
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Edge-flip goal is to make sure every social good organization – non-profits, advocacy groups and charities.
DW Simpson Global Actuarial & Analytics Recruitment
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DW Simpson Global Actuarial & Analytics Recruitment is a staffing and recruiting firm offering actuarial and analytics recruitment services.
SORC’D
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SORC’D the easiest way to capture and recall your online research. Build Stronger Content Faster with Sorc’d.
Datascope Analytics
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Datascope Analytics is a data-driven consulting firm that transforms big data into real business value.
DYNO Mapper
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DYNO Mapper streamlines the discovery, analysis, and planning phase of web development.
Varsa Health
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A simple way to measure health outcomes. Empowering health organizations with actionable insights to improve how we care for others.
Uni B Solutions, LLC.
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UNI B Solutions provides a cloud-based Enterprise Optimization Platform to gain the required insight into their data on any device.
7 Senses Labs
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Story-based Adaptive Learning Solutions for Children
AFTER
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SaaS Upstream Patient Engagement in Supportive Care Education
Landmark Legal Solutions
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Landmark Legal Solutions, a legal service, provides paper-based solutions and electronic data management for law firms.
Mission Measurement
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Mission Measurement specializes in predicting social sector data and insights.
Professional Innovations
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Professional Innovations is a big data and agile development consulting firm.
Harvest Moon Sustainable Ventures
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Harvest Moon creates high quality full spectrum oils and distillatefor use in everyday healing hemp products
Den Aviary
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Den Aviary provides deep expertise with their collective experience in strategy, design, implementation, data services, analytics.
Distilld Communities LLC
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Distilld is a whiskey label scanning application that enables users to scan labels, explore and rate whiskies, and share knowledge.
MyColLife
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Welcome to MyColLife, world’s first Student Social Network and Social Relationship Management (SRM) services technology.
Amptopia
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amptopia.com is a cloud-based software company that offers an automated and integrated revenue and marketing management platform.
Malvern Media
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Malvern Media – Data Licensing and Big Data
Impact Lab
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The Impact Lab is a data, research, and strategy firm that works with a wide range of social sector organizations.
Wink-edit
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Wink-edit is an online platform that combines text correction with e-learning features.
BeyondTag Inc.
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Designer brands at your price – platform that empowers shoppers to pay what they want & save instantly! Brands get ‘willingness to pay’ data
MDNetX
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The Competitive Intelligence platform that’s built by physicians for physicians.
KloboMedia
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KloboMedia helps brands succeed in social media