Best start-up companies in Chicago, IL

Instacart is a provider of online grocery delivery services offering same-day delivery and pickup services of fresh groceries and everyday essentials.

The AppDynamics platform gives today's software-defined businesses the ability to analyze and optimize digital business performance in real time. AppDynamics is led by a senior team of innovators with deep experience in application performance management, systems management and distributed systems. With a pedigree that includes companies such as CA Wily, HP Mercury, BMC, Oracle, Sun, and McAfee, the team has created enterprise-grade solutions deployed at thousands of organizations. At AppDynamics, their Application Intelligence Platform empowers today's software-defined businesses with the ability to proactively monitor, manage and optimize the most complex software environments. Because they start with user interactions, their platform is able to dynamically collect millions of performance data points across your applications and infrastructure. They then apply intelligence to instantly identify performance anomalies, enable automatic fixes and continuously measure business impact. All this happens in real time, in production, with cloud or on-premise deployment flexibility. So even in the most dynamic production environments, you can know more and know it faster. It's more than monitoring-it's true Application Intelligence.

Intercom is a Conversational Relationship Platform (CRP) that helps businesses build better customer relationships through personalized, messenger-based experiences. It's the only platform that delivers conversational experiences across the customer journey, with solutions for Conversational Marketing, Conversational Customer Engagement and Conversational Support. Intercom is bringing a messenger-first experience to all business-to-customer communication, powering 500 million conversations per month and connecting 4 billion unique end users worldwide across its more than 30,000 paying customers, including Atlassian, Sotheby's and New Relic.The company was founded in 2011 in San Francisco by Eoghan McCabe, Des Traynor, Ciaran Lee and David Barrett, with the mission to make internet business personal. Intercom was valued at $1.275 billion in 2018 and has secured $241 million in funding from investors including Kleiner Perkins, Bessemer Venture Partners and Social Capital.

Berkeley Research Group is a consulting management company that specializes in the fields of construction and government contracting, corporate finance, discovery, and forensic technology services.

Their approach to cyber defense is straightforward: Assess. Respond. Defend. They help you assess cyber risk, respond to cyber threats with actionable cyber investigations and remediation, and defend your business through managed detection and response (MDR). Their unique approach leverages the most effective combination of knowledgeable cybersecurity advisors, proven detection methods and processes, and innovative, best-of-breed technologies to detect, assess, and quickly respond to advanced cyber threats. This forward-thinking, aggressive approach to cyber defense helps businesses change their mindset to proactively manage and mitigate cyber risk, improve security posture, and prepare for the future.

Glassdoor is a job and recruiting sites that operates online jobs and career community. It helps employees, job seekers, employers, and recruiters in finding and sharing information about the companies and jobs that include company reviews, interview questions and reviews, office photos, salary details, and information to make career decisions. The company offers millions of the latest job listings, combined with a growing database of company reviews, CEO approval ratings, salary reports, interview reviews and questions, benefits reviews, office photos and more. It also allows users to anonymously submit and view salaries as well as search and apply for jobs on its platform. Rich Barton, Robert Hohman, and Tim Besse founded June 2007, with its headquarters in Mill Valley in California. Glassdoor operates worldwide.

Quantcast processes real-time data at the intersection of commerce and culture, providing useful, actionable insights for brands and publishers. Through Quantcast Measure, we have unlocked the data generated by more than 100 million digital destinations, helping publishers and creators understand and grow their businesses in ways never before possible. With Quantcast Advertise, adaptive modeling and intelligent machines are utilized to help thousands of marketers around the world find and interact with customers anywhere they connect to the digital world. Our more than 600 employees are driven by the potential for big data to radically improve everyone's connected experiences and transform the way we all make sense of the world.

Mediaocean provides software platforms for the advertising community. Its traditional and digital media platforms enable agencies and brands to manage and coordinate the advertising workflow such as planning and buying, analyzing and optimizing, and invoicing and payments. The company offers Spectra, an advertising management platform that enables its users to manage business data, control expenditure, and find solutions for billing, accounting, and workforce time management; Prisma that delivers operational infrastructure and data intelligence services across multiple channels, including display, video, mobile, search, social, and more; Optica, a cloud-based advertising delivery network and trafficking management system that combines media, talent, and advertising delivery; Aura, a project time and cost management platform that allows its users to track time, monitor costs, and track and reimburse expenses; and Connect that integrates media suppliers, data providers, advertising servers, and third-party technologies allowing agencies to build optimal solutions for businesses and operations. The company serves media agencies, creative agencies, publishers, broadcasters, advertising technology companies, and electronic businesses worldwide. Mediaocean was formerly known as Donovan Data Systems, Inc. and changed its name to Mediaocean in March 2012. It was founded in 1967 and is headquartered in New York, United States. It also has offices in Atlanta, Georgia; Chicago, Illinois; Louisville, Kentucky; Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey; Los Angeles, California; Toronto, Canada; London, United Kingdom; Düsseldorf, Germany; Paris, France; and Pune, India.

Axiom Global is a leading alternative legal services firm based in New York City, New York. The firm assists clients in project management, contract analytics, corporate transactions, diligence, talent partnerships, and general commercial agreements. Axiom caters to the financial services, technology, energy, and life science sector.

KYCK is home to the global soccer experience. We are in development and will launch soon. Be on the lookout for our limited registration periods. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to contact us at info@kyck.com or @KYCKsoccer on Twitter. Specialties Soccer, Social Network

Data integration is one of the most complex IT challenges, and our mission is to simplify it. The MarkLogic Data Hub is a highly differentiated data platform that eliminates friction at every step of the data integration process, enabling organizations to achieve a 360 view faster than ever. By simplifying data integration, MarkLogic helps organizations gain agility, lower IT costs, and safely share their data. Organizations around the world trust MarkLogic to handle their mission-critical data, including 6 of the top 10 banks, 5 of the top 10 pharmaceutical companies, 6 of the top 10 publishers, 9 of the 15 major U.S. government agencies, and many more. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, MarkLogic has offices throughout the U.S., Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Zefr is a video advertising company that creates targeted video ad placements with it's unique and proprietary technology. With our custom packages, we leverage both technology and human review to selected individual videos, ensuring brands can safely and effectively scale their video ad campaigns. Why the name Zefr? Before Venice became “Silicon Beach” it was the grimy paradise of the 1970's Zephyr skate team. The Z-boys were a group of broken-home-punks that pioneered today's skate culture. They did more than just push the physical boundaries of the sport-they created the culture that defines Venice today. At Zefr, we embrace the Z-boy's drive for innovation, performance, and pushing boundaries. Our motto? Go Big. Go Fast.

Galvanize is a school for entrepreneurs, engineers, and data scientists. It is a learning community for technology with nine physical and two remote campuses, where innovative startups, aspiring students, and large enterprises benefit from this dynamic, unique business ecosystem. Galvanize is backed by investors including, but not limited to, Catalyst Investors, ABS Capital Partners, University Ventures, New Markets Venture Partners, and Colorado Impact Fund. Galvanize was co-founded by Tony Mugavero, Chris Onan, Jim Deters, and Lawrence Mandes in 2012, and is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Zocdoc is a technology company that provides a better healthcare experience for millions of patients every month. Its online marketplace delivers the accessible, seamless, and simple experience patients expect and deserve.

Heyday is a skincare services shop that offers online booking and customized facial treatments. Its customized facial treatment includes a deep cleanse, skin analysis, exfoliation, extractions, mask, hydration, and SPF protection through its chain stores. Founded by Adam Ross, Jeni Sykes, and Michael Pollak in 2015, Heyday Wellness is based in New York.

ADARA leverages global travel data to drive future business performance. ADARA's Magellan platform transforms loyalty, search and booking data into actionable knowledge that allows companies to better understand, reach and engage customers. The platform is fueled by first party data from more than 90 global travel brands, including United, Delta, Hyatt, Marriott and Hertz. Founded in 2009, the company has 15 offices across the U.S., Europe and Asia, including its headquarters in Mountain View, Calif. For more information, visit ADARA.com or follow us on Twitter @adaraglobal.

Amobee is a global marketing technology company serving the world's leading brands and agencies. Amobee's patented Brand Intelligence technology measures digital engagement to provide a deeper understanding of audiences, their mindset and interests. Amobee's unified platform enables marketers to seamlessly plan and activate cross-channel, programmatic media campaigns using Brand Intelligence, and includes ads API integrations with Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, Pinterest and Snapchat. Amobee is a wholly owned subsidiary of Singtel, one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world with over 600 million mobile subscribers. Amobee operates with over 550 employees across 21 offices in North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Australia. Amobee Award Wins •Fortune Magazine's Top 10 Workplaces in Advertising and Marketing, 2016 •Fortune Magazine's 100 Best Medium Sized Workplaces, 2016 •Selling Power Magazine's 50 Best Companies to Sell For, 2016 •MediaPost OMMA Award for Best Programmatic Creative, 2016 - Team One, Lexus, Amobee •IAC Awards for Best Advertising Rich Media Online Campaign & Best Mobile Rich Media Online Campaign, 2016 - Ant-Man, OMD Entertainment, Amobee •IMA Impact16 Awards for Best Predictive Analytics & Measurement Technology & Mobile Marketing Campaign of the Year, 2016 - Team One, Lexus, Amobee •iMedia ASPY Awards' Best Industry Innovation, Amobee Brand Intelligence, 2016 •American Business Awards for Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year, 2016 •American Business Awards for Mobile Marketing Campaign of the Year - Team One, Lexus, Amobee, 2016

We're on a mission to build a better world of renting for everyone. To get rid of the pain and complexity. And make it more personal, flexible and transparent. We make finding a home you'll love easy and enjoyable, with a personally curated search feature that gets to know you as an individual. So you only ever match with properties that meet your needs. Home. It's a feeling everyone should own. Our duty is to help you find it.

SmartRecruiters is an end-to-end recruiting platform to find, engage, and hire talent. It has full functionality for recruitment marketing and collaborative hiring built on a modern cloud platform with an open marketplace for 3rd party recruitment services. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in San Francisco, California.