In the past year, 31 new it / software businesses were licensed in Chicago — 5 in the last 30 days, outpacing the past year’s average. Recent licenses cluster in Loop, Near North Side, and Near West Side.
Most recent license on file: September 2, 2026. Data refreshed daily from the City of Chicago open data portal.
How to read this data
"New businesses" = accounts receiving their first-ever Chicago business license, excluding pop-up/transient permits. Counts are based on first-ever Chicago business licenses. A license is not an opening date — some businesses open weeks later, and some are already operating when the license is issued. Every count on this page comes from that same daily City of Chicago license feed.
Recently licensed
- Perspectives HealthNear North Side · 215 W SUPERIOR ST 5
- Reyes Technology ConsultingEdgewater · 5525 N WINTHROP AVE 2 217
- Anansi Cyber, LLCNear West Side · 159 N SANGAMON ST 2 200
- Clearwater Analytics, LLCLoop · 125 S CLARK ST 750
- Blue Line Software LLCNear West Side · 1224 W VAN BUREN ST 7TH 700
- MorieliNear West Side · 226 N CLINTON ST 5 504
- Orbital Witness INC.18 WEST 18TH STREET ST
- Eudai Advisory LLCLake View · 320 W OAKDALE AVE 1702
- Driven Tech, INC.224 W 35TH ST PMB1101
- CoinflowNear North Side · 363 W ERIE ST 700
- Cloverleaf Ai3827 LAFAYETTE ST 211
- Enspyre Management ServicesMcKinley Park · 3636 S IRON ST B-321
- Com 2Lower West Side · 2219 W 21ST ST 1
- Applied Systems, INC.Near West Side · 320 N SANGAMON ST 750
- Agglomerative LLCNear South Side · 1520 S WABASH AVE 4TH 4N
- Globetrotters Tech SolutionsLoop · 300 S WACKER DR 300
- Cornelius Codes LLCUptown · 4601 N PAULINA ST 4TH 402
- Normus TechWest Ridge · 6115 N CLAREMONT AVE 3RD 3S
- The Beslow Company LLCIrving Park · 4032 N KENNETH AVE
- Votra Ai INC.Near North Side · 653 W HOBBIE ST
- Dival Creations CompanyLoop · 29 E MADISON ST 1104
- Grobizo Web Design LLCNear North Side · 330 N WABASH AVE 23
- One TrackNear West Side · 208 S JEFFERSON ST 2ND 200
- Keeper Security INCLoop · 311 W MONROE ST 406
- Arionic LLCIrving Park · 4010 W WARWICK AVE 2 2
- Novas Edge Digital SolutionsHermosa · 4505 W DEMING PL 1 1
- CollabiqNear North Side · 153 W OHIO ST 3 302
- Korra Systems LLCHyde Park · 939 E 54TH PL 1ST 1
- WorkaliciousLogan Square · 2301 N PULASKI RD 1ST
- Snapdragon PartnersLincoln Park · 2502 N CLARK ST 2 211
- Trinum Studio Co.South Lawndale · 4047 W 26TH ST 1
- IspectraLoop · 332 S MICHIGAN AVE 9 900
- DeltalabsNear West Side · 765 W ADAMS ST 20 2009
- Reach PathwaysLoop · 247 S STATE ST 7 700
- Narratent Digital MarketingNear South Side · 2229 S MICHIGAN AVE 3RD 306
- Kurfirstcorp LLCNear North Side · 980 N MICHIGAN AVE 1090
- Expedited It SolutionsLoop · 205 N MICHIGAN AVE 8 810
- Er CompwizRoseland · 10420 S UNION AVE 2 2
- 1984 LLCAvondale · 3056 N MONTICELLO AVE 1ST
- Mahalo SoftwareNear West Side · 220 N GREEN ST 630
- Channel.io INC (inc.)Near North Side · 330 N WABASH AVE 23
- J15 Live Consulting LLCLake View · 552 W BROMPTON AVE 1S
- Booker Tech Consulting, LLCNear North Side · 300 N STATE ST 33 3305
- Get Shift, INC.Near North Side · 330 N WABASH AVE 24 122
- Fermi Strategies, INC.Lake View · 3450 N LAKE SHORE DR 26 2602
- Vermilion Research LLCWest Ridge · 7433 N CLAREMONT AVE 3 3
- Digiduh Solutions LLCUptown · 5043 N WINTHROP AVE
- NeostellaLoop · 200 W MADISON ST 7 700
Where it / software businesses are opening
Neighborhoods ranked by their share of the 69 newest it / software licenses, issued since July 30, 2024.
New it / software businesses by neighborhood
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Common questions
How many new it / software businesses are there in Chicago?
BizPulse has 69 it / software businesses on file that were newly licensed in Chicago, including 31 in the past year and 5 in the last 30 days. Counts are based on first-ever Chicago business licenses. A license is not an opening date — some businesses open weeks later, and some are already operating when the license is issued.
Where are new it / software businesses licensed most often in Chicago?
Among the 69 most recently licensed it / software businesses BizPulse has on file, licenses cluster in Loop, Near North Side, Near West Side, Lake View, and Near South Side.
What share of new Chicago businesses are it / software?
IT / Software businesses made up about 0.8% of all new business licenses issued in Chicago in the past year (31 of 4,040).
What counts as a "new" it / software business?
"New businesses" = accounts receiving their first-ever Chicago business license, excluding pop-up/transient permits. Counts are based on first-ever Chicago business licenses. A license is not an opening date — some businesses open weeks later, and some are already operating when the license is issued.
How often is this data updated?
BizPulse re-ingests the City of Chicago business-license feed every day. A newly issued license is typically searchable here within a week of being licensed.