2025 Chicago Innovation Award Nominees

37degrees, Inc.

7wire Ventures

A.J. Rhem & Associates, Inc.

Abbott

Aclaimant

Activus Technologies LTD

Africa International House USA, Inc.

Airblox

Alight Solutions

All Stars Project, Inc.

And Rise Women Inc. (&Rise)

Aon

AQUA Cultured Foods

Archer Career

Artesian Collaborative

Arvist

AssetBlue Impact Technologies DBA Nectar

Astute Counseling & Wellness Services

Atomic Object

Aunt Martha’s Health and Wellness

Aura Life Science

BāKIT Box

Beacon Technology Solutions

Beaman Elite LLC

Bear Icebox Communications

Beemo Automation

BESTProto

Bixa Beauty

Blu Salon

Bracketology.tv, Inc.

Brain Builders Academy

Braven, Inc.

Breath’g Vegan, LLC

Bri’s Dance Place

Bridgewater Studio

Brisa Systems LLC

Bronzeville Trail Task Force, Inc.

Building Bridges, Inc.

C+UP

Callisto

CArtLab Solutions

Cellmend Technologies

Certiverse

Chamberlain Group

CharCharms

Chicago Cares

Chicago City Soccer Club

Chicago Climate Connect

Chicago History Museum

Chicago Muslims Green Team

Chicago Tomato Man

Chicago United for Equity

The Chicago School

CHICAGOS SUNSHINE ENTERPRISES INC

CHITLAB GROUP

City Colleges of Chicago

Clarix Imaging

Clayco

ClearCast Hearing

ClearCOGS

Cloud & Bunny INC

CloudNuro Corp

Coclo

Cofactor AI

ComEd

Community and Economic Development Association of Cook County

CommunityHealth

Connections for the Homeless

Cornerstone Community Outreach

Cover My Mental Health

Cultivate Collective

Cylinder Health

Dairy Management Inc

Data Products LLC

DCC Marketing

Debtigo, Inc.

DeepWalk

DesignScout

The Desire Company

DigsFact Inc

Discovery Partners Institute

DisposableCreations

Drive Force Inc

Driving Forward

DuPagePads

Earnest Agriculture

EcoShip NFP

Eight Bit Studios

The Ellevate Group, LLC

Elev8 New Media

Enlace Chicago

Enventure

Equability LLC

Equibands Inc.

ER Data Solutions

Erikson Institute

Essential Creations, LLC

Evergreen Climate Innovations

Evergreen Waffles

Exactics, Inc.

EZ Pop Tennis

Fetaldiagnostics.AI

Field Ready

First Women’s Bank

FitKind™

Folded Map Project, NFP

Fulton Grace Realty

Fundae

Funded Ventures

FundingHope, LLC

Ganance

Ghost Social

GiftEase, Inc.

GigaStar

Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana

Globowl

Go-Ce

Grace in Love Ministries

Grapefruit Health

Green Industries Inc.

Griffin Museum of Science and Industry

Hatch Product Development & Contract Manufacturing

Heartful Sprout Inc

Here Here Market

Hollister Incorporated

The Honeycomb Project

hubub inc

Hucu.ai

Hydrosome Labs

IDD Navigator

Ignite

IGNITE Consulting, for Parallel Works

Illinois Holocaust Museum & Education Center

InHeirit

Innovation Savvy

Inspire11

Inspiro Tequila LLC

Institute for Healthcare Delivery Design, University of Illinois Chicago

Integrated Dynamics

Intergenerational Computer Education

Interplay, Inc.

Jayne Agency

Jill Schmidt PR

Jorie AI

Kakadoodle

Kent Worldwide

kēpos

KindWorks.AI

Knot My Boat Charters

Kombuchade

Last Minute Hair

Latinos Progresando

Laura Jackson

LEAP Innovations

Level Ex

LIfelong Metabolic Center

Lighthouse Foundation of Chicagoland

Line + Cleat

Local Food Forum

Lorenzo’s Frozen Pudding

Lynn Hazan & Associates

Mabbly

Math Circles of Chicago

MATTER

Mavely by Later

Maven Advisory

Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University

Mercury

Merge Impact

Method Engine, LLC

Metropolitan Mayors Caucus

Metropolitan Peace Initiatives

Middleby Marshall

MIH Advisors

Mimo

Mindzen

Minority Business Circle

MOOJ Foods

Morrison Institute of Technology

Mowery & Schoenfeld, LLC

MsP’sGFree Inc

Munchbird

My Mobile Musician LLC

National Museum of Mexican Art

NEIU Business Innovation & Growth Center

New Moms

NEWITY LLC

The Next Evolution, NFP

Next PR

NextGen Scholars For Change

NextWave STEM

Northwestern University

Nouvie Inc.

NU Roomie

Ocient

OK2Charge

ONEBIT INC.

Onezero Films, Inc

Opt-IVF LLC

Order Express

P33

Paramount Public Relations

Partum Health

Per Scholas

perfectly dosed

Perforator Inc.

Petwrk LLC

PiggyBack Network

Pigment International

Pixquid LLC

Pizza City USA Tours

Plantennas

Plateful

Plesio Health

Portal Innovations

Prenosis

(P)rind

Pulmonary Fibrosis Foundation (PFF)

Pulse Charter Connect

R Impact Consulting

The Radar Free Press

RAK Bridges, LLC aka LaxGripper

Realty of America

Reasonable Risk

Red Star Pizzas

REFORM STUDIOS

refoundry.com

Renard Whiskey

ROCKaBLOCK LLC

ROOMII

round

Round Grow, Inc.

Royce+Reign

Rubina Bokhari Luxury Group

RUSH University System for Health

Ryden Solutions

Saguaro

Salt and Light Coalition NFP

SALUBATA

Saros Therapeutics Inc.

SEL Plus

Serving People With A Mission

ShapeConnect

Shop For Me

Shukrah

SI Container Builds

SICBS

The Simple Good

Sip-Assured

Society of Composers & Lyricists Chicago Chapter

Society of Innovators at Purdue Northwest

SOLID Development Corporation dba Dream to Product

Sonata Learning, Inc.

SparkShop

Sphera

SplitSec.AI

SteadyScrib

Stellar Granola

Stochastic Research Technologies LLC/University of Illinois at Chicago

StoryBolt

Stroma

Sugar Bliss

Swarm Outdoors Inc.

Syntax Bio

TealTie

Theatre Y

Thespi LLC

Third Road Management

Tilia Holdings

Timeless Toys, LTD.

Tips 312

TL IT Solutions

Top Tier Lessons

Track & Trace Tools

Trajektory

Transship Corp

Treazure L.L.C. Black Veterans Expo

Ubiety Technologies, Inc

UITC

Uplifting Melodies Tutoring LLC

UpTrials

Urban Growers Collective

Urban Legends Professional Development/Saturday Scientists

Urban Travel Advisors

Vitt Factor

Voxus PR

Wave Therapeutics

Wavicle Data Solutions

WBDC

Wellbeing Analytics

Women’s Business Development Center

XL.net

Yeeld

Yobee Care

Young 60 Plus Club LLC

Young Women’s Leadership Society

Your Sports BFF

Youth Sports Science Institute

Zen Soul Apothecary

Zerno

Znovations.LLC