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In 2013, venture capitalist Aileen Lee introduced the term “unicorn” to describe privately held technology startups valued at $1 billion or more. Chicago has its own stable of tech unicorns — half a dozen by our count. This is who they are, what they do and when they reached their mythical status.
Jul 17, 2021 · Chicago economic development organization, World Business Chicago, says the city has now produced a total of 19 unicorns. A number of factors play into the city’s startup growth.
Nov 23, 2016 · According to our Company Rank technology, unicorns draw their tech talent from the current top six companies, as opposed to other top-tier tech companies which only select talent from...
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Sep 20, 2023 · The Chicago metropolitan area has 23 unicorns as of July 2023, according to World Business Chicago. Although Chicago is far behind the global leader San Francisco — with 162 unicorns, according to Failory — it has seen unprecedented unicorn growth in recent years.
Jul 1, 2021 · The city of Chicago is uniting to attract the tech talent needed to power a herd of rapidly growing unicorns – nine this year already – and a region full of established companies...
Sep 13, 2016 · Chicago has its own stable of tech unicorns — more than half a dozen by our count. This is who they are, what they do and when they reached their mythical status. Can't find your company?
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Jul 4, 2021 · Billion-dollar babies: Chicago sees more tech success The number of unicorns, companies with billion-dollar valuations, is surging here as entrepreneurs cite the benefits of more support for startups.
