Chicago Inno: 2021 Startups to Watch
Listen in to our fireside chat with Tempus CEO and founder Eric Lefkofsy, who will talk about Tempus' growth and how the company pivoted when Covid-19 hit. Lefkofsky is also a founding partner of Chicago VC firm Lightbank and is the co-founder and chairman of Groupon. His other businesses include Mediaocean, Echo Global Logistics and InnerWorkings. Later, hear pitches from companies on our 2021 Startups to Watch list:
Cohesion, NestEgg, Havoc Shield, LifeWeb360 and Luna Bay Booch.
Since we began reporting on Chicagos tech and startup ecosystem in 2014, we've had our finger on the pulse of all the innovative ideas, significant funding rounds and big expansion plans coming out of the city's startups.
On our annual Startups to Watch list and event, highlight a handful of Chicago startups that are positioned make big moves in the next year, whether that's raising sizable funding rounds, acquiring other companies, accomplishing fast growth or simply continuing work on challenging problems. From downtown through the city's neighborhoods and suburbs, there are plenty of early-stage Chicagoland startups on the rise.