Best Startup
This article showcases our top picks for the best Illinois based Content companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Content 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 Content 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.
Popular Pays
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Popular Pays is a platform that connects brands with creators who make content worth sharing.
Phenix
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Phenix is a real-time streaming tech platform that streams synchronous real-time video to broadcast-sized audiences.
Betsperts
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Betsperts provides crowdsourced sports content, social media, advice, and user analytics on a centralized platform.
BloXroute Labs
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BloXroute is a blockchain distribution network to help your blockchains scale to thousands of transactions/second on-chain.
OneSpace
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OneSpace positions your CPG brand front and center on the digital shelf with a suite of tools and on-demand services.
Dose
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Spartz is an online platform that makes it easy to create and share content with others to make them learn, laugh, and feel inspired.
Freeosk Inc
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Freeosk is a network of in-store kiosks, driving trial and awareness for brands by giving free samples of new products to customers.
ePublishing
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ePublishing offers publishers and media companies with SaaS content management, community, and e-commerce solutions.
PowerPublish
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PowerPublish is a virtual newsroom that leverages technology and content automation that turns modern brands into power publishers.
Rivet
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Rivet is an internet radio news application that provides local, national, and international news.
STATS
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800+ global organizations trust STATS to power their sports data and technology platforms due to our unrivaled speed, accuracy and depth.
Bambu
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Bambu is software that renders advocacy solutions for employees of a company to share curated content on social networks.
Vanilla Video
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Vanilla Video is a video production company that helps people express things they care about through video.
Conduit Productions LLC
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Chicago based multi-media and production company focusing on television, film and content creation.
The Onion
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The Onion is an American “fake news” organization featuring satirical articles reporting on international, national, and local news.
crowdSPRING
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crowdSPRING is an online marketplace that enables buying and selling of creative services, including logo design and industrial design.
Page Foundry
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Page Foundry provides a white-label content platform that enables customer acquisition, engagement and retention.
Walker Sands
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Walker Sands is a B2B marketing agency focused on accelerating growth.
Codifyd
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Codifyd provides product content services and solutions from initial strategy through design, implementation, and more.
Key Live
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Key is an enterprise software that helps Talent & their teams unlock larger brand budgets and new revenue streams.
Element Solutions LLC
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Element Solutions is an information technology company offering CMS and content management solutions.
Fanisko
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Fanisko provides sports and entertainment brands with a one-stop fan engagement analytics platform.
Mr. Skin
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Mr.Skin.com is a nudity blog focused on celebrities.
FetchFind
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FetchFind provides staff training and business solutions for the $23B pet services industry.
STA Group
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STA Digital creates clean user experiences and creative structured content that serves the business goals of each of its clients.
Checkli
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Discover amazing checklists, created by experts around the world.
Prisma Systems
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Prisma is a premier engineering company that specializes in 3D visualization to help companies expand their technological prowess.
Cofactor
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Formerly Shoplocal, Cofactor enables national brands to easily onboard and activate ALL their content to drive sales.
AE Marketing Group, Inc.
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AE Marketing Group provides brand strategy and product marketing support to help businesses grow marketshare, revenue, and loyalty.
Marcel Digital
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We help marketing teams build and execute world-class digital strategies.
ComboApp
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Full cycle digital product & app marketing agency helping companies bridge the gap between ideation and execution
Dakota Systems Inc
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Dakota Systems Inc. is a leader in delivering enterprise publishing and content management solutions to customers around the world.
30Seconds
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30Seconds is a digital media platform makes life better in 30 seconds through the power of content and community.
Sway Group
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Sway Group, a content marketing agency, creates customized content, videos, media campaigns, and events for multiple social media platforms.
Blogcritics
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Founded in 2002 by Eric Olsen as a group blog publishing mostly reviews, Blogcritics soon grew into a full-fledged, professionally edited
WBEZ
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Public radio station offering public broadcasting feeds, local program schedule, events, listener requests and audio archives.
Yakkety Yak
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Yakkety Yak is a content marketing company that offers social media marketing, public relations, branding and digital marketing.
Tecture
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Tecture brings visions to life by weaving innovative UX and design with cutting-edge software.
DYNO Mapper
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DYNO Mapper streamlines the discovery, analysis, and planning phase of web development.
OneFire, Inc.
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OneFire builds engaging digital experiences that combine strategy, design and technology.
Northcutt
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Northcutt is a Chicago-based SEO agency for enterprise, cloud, and ecommerce brands.
ContentLogics
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ContentLogics provides solutions and services that help online retailers onboard and optimize their product content.
PromoWise
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PromoWise is a sales and marketing intelligence app for B2B content marketing providers.
Emerging Insider
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Insight driven marketing and communications agency, with a focus on emerging media and technology.
RR Donnelley – Roundtable
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RR Donnelley – Roundtable is a cloud-based document collaboration platform designed to maximize productivity and help your business grow.
Plantoost
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Learn Something New. Plant and Boost Your Knowledge.
ArtistData
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ArtistData offers a musician’s syndication platform that allows artists to synchronize once uploaded information across multiple platforms.
Zealth Digital Marketing
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Zealth Digital Marketing expertise in e-commerce, social media management, SEO, content marketing, web application, design and development.
KeyLimeTie
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KeyLimeTie is an interactive software provider specializing in web, kiosk/digital signage, mobile applications and multi-platform
Ethervision
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Ethervision is an iOS and Android application development company.
ReactCast
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ReactCast is a publisher-first platform for professional content creators that allows users to share their reactions to selected topics.
AppVentures
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Creative Agency, Business Strategy & Development, Graphic Design, Web/Mobile Design & Development, Content, SEO, Marketing & Advertising.
Global Cents
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Global Cents aims at document automation, consulting, software, server and content management services.
PackFlash
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PackFlash is a website development firm that specializes in web design, custom development, maintenance and marketing services.
DiscountMags
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They’re big into magazines. Whether it’s weekly, monthly or quarterly. Or about health or technology, business.
Paradigm Productions
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Paradigm Productions is a digital marketing agency that provides printing, content and web design services.
Draft
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Technical content production for software engineering blogs
Avion Technology Inc.
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Avion Technology is a family-run business that specializes in web design, web development, and legal process outsourcing.
Modern Marketing Partners
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Modern Marketing Partners provides marketing services and creative execution to both global brands and entrepreneurial startups.
Wojo Design
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Wojo Design is a full service web marketing agency that assists a wide variety of businesses.
Alliance of Action Sports
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Alli is an action sports lifestyle and entertainment brand that connects fans to athletes.
DevStart
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DevStart is an online provider of content and tools for website promotion, web hosting and domain registration.
Awesome Dynamic
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Awesome Dynamic is a consulting firm that offers Amazon marketplace solutions with strategies to drive sales and optimize business.
OIC Group
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OIC Group is a web development and search engine optimization company.
KemperLesnik
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KemperLesnik a public relations, event marketing, esports marketing and content marketing agency based in Chicago.
Context Media
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Context Media helps content companies manage and share their digital assets in a way that delivers more meaningful rich media experiences.
Atlas World Sports
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Atlas World Sports provides access to online sportsbooks and allows to track bets, favorite teams, news, and other league scores.
Stock Unlimited
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StockUnlimited is the world’s 1st and best source for unlimited creative content.
V2 Media
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V2 Media provides content, web development, photography, videography, logo design, motion graphics and marketing services.
Propllr – PR and Content Marketing for Startups
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Propllr, a Chicago public relations and content marketing firm, helps startups and innovators build credibility and gain visibility.
4th Down Solutions
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4th Down is a technology firm that specializes in data analytics, creative production, customer experience, and learning solutions.
Motlee
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Motlee is group generated, visual sharing platform that streams peoples perspectives into a single collaborative real time experience.
Modulus Video
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Modulus Video offers MPEG-4 Advanced Video Coding (AVC) compression systems designed for HD video content delivery.
Sprk’d
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Sprk’d is a web development company that provides web design and content creation services.
Annex Experience
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Annex Experience engages in content creation, PR, influencer marketing, e-commerce, product launch and mobile solutions.
GopherCentral
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GopherCentral is a site that offers free newsletters and free magazines.
Octane Rich Media
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Octane Rich Media is a content agency that creates immersive storytelling for the digital age.
Collaborative Marketing Group
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Collaborative Marketing Group offers marketing strategy, concept development, budget management and digital marketing services.
Sprocket Websites
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Sprocket Websites is a website development, social media marketing, and content publishing company.
Vanguard Technology
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Vanguard Technology is a website development company with services from development strategy, content, and integration to website hosting.
Drupal Geeks
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Ameex is a trusted name for CMS clients and partners worldwide, offering proven end-to-end content management solutions.. http://www.
Mdp Marketing
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Mdp Marketing specializes in data management and security, content creation, work-flow development, marketing and document management.
Big Teeth Productions
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Big Teeth Productions, a creative production studio, creating content for companies in need of a way of explaining the production procedure.
MorningStar Media Group
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MorningStar Media Group is offering graphic designing, website development and video production services.
Revoice.me
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Revoice.me, allows brands to increase the reach of their content by making it available on messaging apps.
Tek Data
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Tek Data provides booking and cataloging software solutions for libraries and media resource centers.
Canright Communications
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Canright Communications is a Chicago B2B content agency that creates alignment and builds connections for marketing and sales results.
SocialQnect
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SocialQnect is a mobile community engagement platform for brands and organizations.
Purple Monkey Studios
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Purple Monkey Studios, Inc. operates as a digital media development company.
Fraud Solutions
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Fraud Solutions provides fraud risk management, fraud assessments, fraud consulting, fraud prevention-detection-awareness training services.
BOB.tv
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Explorer of industries. Passionate sharer of content. Creator of communities. Go-to guy for all things relevant.
Saathiva Creations
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SaathivaCreations is the leading Web Development Company offers Web Services which include PHP Web development, ASP.
StreamScience
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SaaS app for social content creation, curation and distribution.
