Mark Smith
This article showcases our top picks for the best Illinois based Commercial companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Commercial 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
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Top Illinois Commercial Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
Obie
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Obie is an insurtech startup that offers insurance and risk management for real estate investors.
Cohesion
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Vertically integrated smart building SaaS platform
Physiq
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Physiq offers its users with a personalized data analytics platform for human physiology.
Logiwa
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Logiwa is the industry-leading WMS serving retail, e-commerce, wholesale, and 3PL businesses worldwide for over a decade.
Family Office
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Family Office Trust Company | Private capital creating value via non-traditional partnerships, capital structures, and talent.
Buildout
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Buildout is an end-to-end solution that provides a marketing platform for commercial real estate.
Jones Lang LaSalle
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Jones Lang LaSalle, a financial and professional services firm, specializes in commercial real estate services and investment management.
Groundbreaker
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Groundbreaker offers an all-in-one real estate investment software to automate fundraising, investment management, and investor relations.
Cityzenith
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Cityzenith is a technology startup that provides data visualization platform software and applications for IoT and Smart Cities.
Mystery Tackle Box
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Mystery Tackle Box is a retail company that deals with fishing products at affordable prices.
Lendr
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Lendr is a finance company that provides merchant cash advances to small to medium size businesses.
Enodo
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Enodo is an automated underwriting platform for multifamily real estate
Zerv
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Zerv enables a smartphone to open any access controlled door without updating the existing hardware.
Inland Private Capital
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Inland Private Capital offers replacement properties exchange transactions and multiple-owner real estate investment solutions.
GreenPoint Partners
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GreenPoint Partners delivers energy management and sustainability consulting services for commercial real estate owners.
Senior Lifestyle
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Senior Lifestyle is a family-owned company that promotes healthy, happy residents through an unmatched level of service.
Signature Bancorporation
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Signature Bancorporation is a commercial banking company
The Middleby Corp
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The Middleby Corporation is a provider of the foodservice and food processing equipment industry.
West Town Bancorp
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West Town Bancorp, Inc. operates as the holding company for West Town Savings Bank
The Node Chronicles
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Node Chronicles helps young people develop their cultural technology skills in an entertaining and painless way.
Apartments.com
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Apartments.com is an online resource providing information and images of apartments available for rent in U.S. cities.
First Robinson Financial Corp
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First Robinson Savings Bank, an independent, locally-owned community bank, provides technology services such as online banking and more.
Brownfield Listings
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Brownfield Listings is a nationwide property marketplace & project workspace for real estate with reuse challenges.
Zurich American Insurance
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Zurich American Insurance is an international commercial property-casualty insurance provider.
Illinois National Bank
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Illinois National Bank is a community bank based in Illinois.
Gorilla Group
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Gorilla Group provides innovative e-commerce solutions for enterprise, B2B, and direct-to-consumer brands.
Dream Kitchen
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One of the biggest obstacles to starting a food business in Illinois is the high cost of setting up a commercial kitchen.
CA Ventures, LLC
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CA Ventures is a real estate management firm that focuses on creating and maximizing real estate investment value.
Parachute Insurance
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Managing weather risks and building climate resilience with parametric insurance
Route
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Business Management Platform for Facility services industry. Focusing on commercial cleaning vendors first. Digitizing the manual processes
Neighborhoods.com
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Neighborhoods.com is a Chicago-based online real estate resource.
CoWorkersLink
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Three year hold period and an estimated IRR of 35%. We are a family owned Chicago full service commercial real estate firm.
Heitman
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Heitman is a real estate investment management firm.
First Midwest Group
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First Midwest Group is a dynamic, full service real estate development company, business operator, and global investment firm.
29th Street Capital
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29th Street Capital operates as a real estate investment and advisory firm.
Assemble
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Assemble is a company that provides shared office spaces in Chicago, Illinois as it owns private, short-term offices.
Realogic
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Realogic is a commercial real estate consulting and software company.
AFC
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AFC is provider of high temperature and non-stick solutions.
Oak Street Real Estate Capital
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Oak Street Real Estate Capital is a real estate company that specializes in insurance companies,family offices, and trusts.
InSite Real Estate
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InSite Real Estate is a real estate firm that acquires, develops, and operates industrial, office, and retail investment properties.
Zeller Realty Group
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Zeller Realty Group is a growth-oriented commercial real estate firm.
Clune Construction
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Clune Construction is a large construction company specializing in commercial building.
Grubb & Ellis
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Grubb & Ellis Company is one of the nation’s largest commercial real estate services firms
Pepper Construction
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Pepper Construction was founded in 1927 by Stanley F. Pepper, whose original vision has inspired nearly a century of growth.
DWG Holdings
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Leading R&D destination and technology conglomerate of CEE & CIS regions
Cozzini Bros
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Cozzini Bros is a knife sharpening and rental services company.
Urban Elevator Service
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Urban Elevator Service is a privately owned, union, independent elevator service contracting firm.
Skylight Insurance
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Skylight Insurance is an insurance brokerage specializing in commercial and multi-family coverage and risk consulting.
Belgravia Group Ltd
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Belgravia Realty Group is the premier new construction and resale brokerage in the Chicago area.
3Discovered
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3Discovered is a commercial-grade market exchange platform for 3D printable designs currently under development.
Close Concierge
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Close Concierge helps agents grow their business by providing white glove transaction coordination from contract to close
Radius Innovation & Development
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Radius is a consultancy firm specializing in the healthcare, consumer, commercial equipment and packaging industries.
Blue Skyre IBE
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Blue Skyre IBE offers corporate real estate and facility management services.
JLL Income Property Trust
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Institutionally managed REIT that owns and manages a diversified portfolio of office, retail, industrial and apartment properties.
Kinship Capital
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Kinship Capital is a private commercial real estate firm investing across the United States.
PropertyGo
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The simple way to apply to the top lenders in commercial real estate.
CDW Merchants
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CDW Merchants is a designer and manufacturer of 3D visual retail displays and e-commerce gift packaging products
Wastebuilt Environmental Solutions
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Wastebuilt provides parts, equipment and repair services to the refuse industry and fleet operators across the U.S.
Halo Business Finance
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Halo Business Finance offer fast & easy business loans and commercial equipment finance.
Syndicated Equities
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Syndicated Equities is a private real estate investment firm that provides its clients with nationwide access to real estate opportunities.
Lihtec Funding
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A SaaS-enabled marketplace (SEM) for affordable housing development.
InCommercial
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InCommercial is a commercial real estate company that offers property management, brokerage, and consulting services.
Airspace
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Office Management, Office Services, Technology, Data Analytics, Commercial Real Estate
Cohen Financial
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Cohen Financial is a real estate capital services company.
TRIZ Engineering Services
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Triz Engineering is a premium engineering service provider
MacMunnis
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MacMunnis is a global services company offering full lease administration assistance to businesses.
Whitetail Properties Real Estate
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Whitetail Properties is a real estate company which is created for the sole purpose of bringing together buyers and sellers of hunting.
SMW Autoblok
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SMW Autoblok is an electro-mechanical actuation flange which is committed to creating the next step in work holding technology.
Abri Credit Union
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Abri Credit Union is a community based financial institutions based in Romeoville.
GK Real Estate
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GK Real Estate is a commercial real estate firm specializing in retail and commercial properties.
The Green Head
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The Green Head is a website that promotes new products for the home and office.
NAI Hiffman
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NAI Hiffman has many agents and professionals at your service.
Great Lakes Fire & Safety
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Great Lakes Fire & Safety provides a variety of fire protection services, including sprinkler systems, fire alarms, and hood.
FRA Trust
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FRA Trust is a consulting firm that provides real estate planning services for various clients.
ClearContract
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ClearContract is securely bringing contract negotiations to the cloud.
Imperial Crane Service
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Imperial Crane Service is a construction company that provides crane services,crane rent and enhanced technology.
CREgrow
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CRE experience matters. CREgrow has delivered 100+ commercial real estate websites with custom grid/map and third-party property displays.
CCIM Institute
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Global leader in commercial real estate education.
BlueStone Advisors
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National Commercial Insurance Brokerage Firm
Leasabl
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Leasabl is a marketplace for short-term commercial real estate.
TEAM Concept Printing and Thermography
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TEAM Concept Printing and Thermography is providing wholesale printing, finishing, and mailing services.
Vela Insurance Services
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Vela Insurance Services offers unique solutions in underwriting, risk analysis and in-house claims to the wholesale broker network.
National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries
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National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries proffers commercial data, performance indices, analysis, reporting standard, research
FGP Atelier
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FGP Atelier is a studio that provides architecture, interior design and urban planning solutions.
National Corporate Credit
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National Corporate Credit provides term loans and start-up capital along with guidance to help small business grow and succeed.
iNest Realty
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iNest Realty, a property brokerage firm, focuses on newly-constructed homes and provides consumers with a database of new home builders.
Avra Properties
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Avra Properties is a real estate development company providing real estate services.
Pearlmark
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Pearlmark operates as a boutique real estate manager and principal investor.
Cave Creek Capital
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Cave Creek Capital Partners is a limited liability company formed to acquire mid-size commercial real estate assets.
Midwest Park Capital
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Midwest Park Capital purchase mobile home communities and mobile home parks and engage in the rehabilitation and resale of assets.
Advocate Commercial Real Estate Advisors
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Advocate Commercial Real Estate Advisors is created to provide a full range of commercial real estate services specifically for office users
McCarthy Fine Arts
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McCarthy Fine Arts is a fine art and design company.
Lohman Companies
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Lohman is an Insurance companies has provided health, liability & property insurance, commercial insurance, life insurance, auto insurance.
Triangle Decorating
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Triangle Decorating Company is a full service commercial painting and decorating company.
Rauland
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Rauland is in the design and delivery of critical communications, workflow and life-safety solutions for hospitals and education worldwide.
D.H. Tank Insurance Agency
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D.H. Tank Insurance Agency is an independent insurance agency, providing the most comprehensive insurance at the most competitive price.
Prime Electrical & Exhibition Services
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Prime Electrical & Exhibition Services is an exhibition contractor that works on plumbing, power, lighting and rigging services.
