Founders in Chicago
View people on this page119 people · Source: Mira · Collected Oct 12, 2026. A–Z sample, not a market census. Stored role and person-location evidence; confirm current roles on LinkedIn. Inclusion and sample details.
| Name / LinkedIn | Current title | Company | Person location | Why this row |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abdoul K. Cissé | Co-Founder | Anansi Cyber | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Adam Antonucci | Founder CEO | Sober PuffinAlso current: ezLeague Gaming Inc. | Chicago, Illinois | title matchFounder CEO |
| Ajay Kumar Shukla | Co-Founder | Sliceledger | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Akinbamidele Durodola | Co-Founder | Osics Logistics | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Albert Monych | Vice-President And Co-Founder | Platnum Payments | Chicago, Illinois | title matchVice-President And Co-Founder |
| Amy Barnum | Co-Founder | Ninewise Publishing | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Andrew Carek | Co-Founder | Cardiosense | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Andy Hoar | Co-Founder | Master B2B eCommerce | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Angi Milano | Founder & CEO | Maven AdvisoryAlso current: The GTM Loop; Midwest Fintech | Chicago, Illinois | title matchFounder & CEO |
| Ashok Singh | Founder And President | American Education Technology Inc | Chicago, Illinois | title matchFounder And President |
| Assembly Squad Remodeling | Co Founder | Assembly Squad Chicago Inc | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo Founder |
| Barry Burford | Co-Founder | 215 West Media, Inc. | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Bart Barcewicz | Founder And CEO | B Suite Cyber Security | Chicago, Illinois | title matchFounder And CEO |
| Bill Lambropoulos | Co-Founder | Custom Metal Home, LLC | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Brittany Welk-Allen | Co-Founder | LadyStrong Fitness | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Cameron Byers | Co-Founder | Anansi Cyber | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Carla Robinson | CEO And Co-founder | Canary Telehealth | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCEO And Co-founder |
| Carrie Conover | Founder And Head Of Operations | EdTech School | Chicago, Illinois | title matchFounder And Head Of Operations |
| Chad Powers | Co-Founder | Athlete Fresh | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Chad Saffro | Co-Founder | CS Recruiting | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Charles Fisher | Co-founder & Host | Chicago Proptech Lunch | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-founder & Host |
| Charlie Smith | Managing Partner And Founder | Greenbelt Renewable Energy | Chicago, Illinois | title matchManaging Partner And Founder |
| Chloe Glass | Co-Founder | RentSolo | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Chris Plunkett | Founder | Cyber Security Made Social | Chicago, Illinois | title matchFounder |
| Christopher Weber | Co-Founder | Claudyn Biotech | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Cindy Pogrund | Co-Founder | Growth on Purpose | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Collin Canright | Co-Founder | Chicago Payments Forum | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Cory Johnson | Co-Founder | Level Reps, inc. | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Cory Warfield | Co-Founder | WeJ - Where Everyone's JammingAlso current: DCRBN; LinkedIn Growth Hub | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Courtney Reilly | Co-Founder | Skillsline | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Dan Bocik | Co-Founder | Lucid Recovery | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Dan Heuertz | Co-Founder | The Skinny Platform | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Dan Kliff | Co-Founder | Andover Logistics | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Darren Heard | Co-Founder | South Side Blockchain | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Dave Regnier | Co-Founder | 3Point Athletics | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Demetrius Burley | Co Founder | BURLEY HOMEZ LLC, | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo Founder |
| Dwana Thomas | Co Founder | C & D Property Holdings, LLC | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo Founder |
| E. Eugene Bain | Co-Founder | Fin BioPharma | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Emma Rimsa | Co-Founder | Miter Box Media LLC | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Eric Owens | Co-Founder | Delos StrengthAlso current: Delos Therapy; Delos Institute; Delos Robotics | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Evangelos Kiskinis | Co-Founder | NuCyRNA Therapeutics | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Gail Merritt | Co-founder | Alliance for a Greener South Loop | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-founder |
| Gitesh Dubal | Founder And CEO | NovaSpark VenturesAlso current: Mosaic HealthTech | Chicago, Illinois | title matchFounder And CEO |
| Gregory Ginex | Co-Founder | Costello Ginex & Wideikis, PC | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Hayley Hollander | Co-Founder | Pivotal, Inc.Also current: Advanced Training Performance, LLC | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Hinesh Patel | Co-Founder & Board Member | Supply Chain Careers | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder & Board Member |
| Holly Glowaty | Co-Founder | Midwest FintechAlso current: The GTM Loop | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Humbert Luna | Co-Founder | Neu Altitude | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Janice Lowerdey | Founder CEO | Cleantech Equity Partners | Chicago, Illinois | title matchFounder CEO |
| Jim Anfield | COO CFO & Co-founder | Yellow Brick Road Payments | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCOO CFO & Co-founder |
| Jim Blake | Co-Founder | JMP VENTURES LLC | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Joe Dorf | Co-Founder AI Search Optimization (AIEO) Hospitality Demand Generation | Get NiftyAlso current: Food Truck Community; Culinary Brand Advisors; BlockSafe Web3 Development Agency | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder AI Search Optimization (AIEO) Hospitality Demand Generation |
| John Goehrke | Co-Founder | 916 Gaming | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Jon Derkits | Founder | AUXO eCommerce | Chicago, Illinois | title matchFounder |
| Jon Lennon | Principal & Founder | Fintech Payments Consulting, LLC | Chicago, Illinois | title matchPrincipal & Founder |
| Kam Ghazvini | Co-Founder | Shakespeare Digital Health (SDH) | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Keanu Goetze | Founder | E-commerce Business | Chicago, Illinois | title matchFounder |
| Keith Devey | Co-Founder | DCG Chicago | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Kevin Yoo | Co-Founder | Initiative77(3)12 | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Krystian Szorc | Co-Founder | Nexus Crypto Services | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Kyle Dietz | Co-Founder | AHAL Construction | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Kyle Therriault | Co-Founder | AutoAccessoriesGarage.com | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Lacey Hawkins | Co-Founder | SkullBat Studio | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Laurel Bellows | Co-Founder | International Supply Chain Initiative. | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Makaia Barnes | Co-Founder | Camp Kozi | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Marianne E. Walwema | Co-Founder | datosX Digital Health Labs | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Mark Egan | Co-Founder | TMB | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Mark Parise | Co-Founder | Rabbet Gaming LLC | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Mary Scala | Co-Founder | Freight to Plate | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Marykate Shields | Co-Founder | Wren Clean | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Matt Andelman | CEO & Co-Founder | ABC FinTech | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCEO & Co-Founder |
| Matt Miner | Co-Founder | Entalas | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Max Schlather | Co-Founder | Thrive25 | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Michael Chen | Co-Founder | ReclyAlso current: CareerSkills AI | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Michael Ciapciak | Co-Founder | Pretty Cool Ice Cream | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Michael Pontarelli | Co-Founder | Airo Group, Inc | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Michelle Frame | President & Founder | Victus ArsAlso current: Clara Food Technology | Chicago, Illinois | title matchPresident & Founder |
| Michelle Kaplan McAndrew | Co-founder | Atticus Recruiting | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-founder |
| Mike Schreiber | Co-Founder | DashPing Inc | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
| Mimi Bosika | Co-Founder | Delos InstituteAlso current: Delos Therapy; Delos Robotics | Chicago, Illinois | title matchCo-Founder |
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119 people at 115 distinct companies in Chicago, Illinois. Any industry; location is the person's, not company headquarters. 119 of 5481 cached candidates passed this city's checks. This is not a census of Chicago.
Where these 119 people are
Counts describe published rows and person locations, not company headquarters.
States · 1
| Illinois | 119 |
Cities
| Chicago | 119 |
0 other cities appear once. 1 cities in total.
Companies
115 distinct companies; repeated companies below.
| 916 Gaming | 2 |
| Anansi Cyber | 2 |
| South Side Blockchain | 2 |
| Unreal Logistics | 2 |
Titles
| Co-founder | 99 |
| Founder | 19 |
| CTO | 1 |
Exclusive buckets; first matching role wins.
Scope of this list
Current founder or co-founder role with no end date; named company; US person location with a city and state. Exact city match; any industry. 119 of 5481 cached candidates passed. Display order is A–Z by name. Every row matched a stored title field. Rebuilt Oct 15, 2026. Collection dates describe retrieval, not when a profile last changed. Refresh policy.
How to cite
Metix Lists. “Founders in Chicago.” Collected Oct 12, 2026. 119 of 119 qualifiers. All cached qualifiers, not ranked. https://lists.metix.ai/founders/founders-chicago#summary
Questions about this list
Who appears in Founders in Chicago?
The Founders in Chicago list includes 119 people in Chicago, Illinois, collected Oct 12, 2026, including Abdoul K. Cissé, Adam Antonucci, Ajay Kumar Shukla.
Does this cover the whole Chicago metro area?
No. These are stored person locations in the named city and state, not company headquarters or inferred metro areas.
Which states and cities appear in this list?
States: Illinois (119). Cities: Chicago (119). Locations describe people, not company headquarters.
Does any company appear more than once?
115 companies. Repeated companies: 916 Gaming (2), Anansi Cyber (2), South Side Blockchain (2), Unreal Logistics (2)
How recent are these records?
Last collected Oct 12, 2026. Individual collection dates are included in downloads. No refresh is scheduled; confirm current roles on LinkedIn.
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