Mark Smith
This article showcases our top picks for the best Illinois based Events companies. These startups and companies are taking a variety of approaches to innovating the Events 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 Events Startups
Data sourced from Crunchbase and SemRush.
PartySlate
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PartySlate is the first digital platform designed specifically for event professionals for a better way to showcase their work.
Gamerjibe
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Immersive events platform for the digital generation
Eved
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Eved is an event commerce company built by event experts for event experts.
Kapow
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Kapow connects companies with venues to book unique client events online in real-time
Crafty
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Crafty is a food and drink company that helps offices craft better workplaces with food, beverage, events, and alcohol management.
EVENTup
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EVENTup is the #1 destination to find and book venues.
PushCoin
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PushCoin is a digital wallet for students and payments hub for K-12 public and private schools.
Gesture
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Gesture works to organize events that maximize revenue in silent auctions, direct donations, and live auctions.
Vivid Seats
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Vivid Seats operates as an online ticket marketplace that connects fans with event ticket sellers.
Tagkast
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Tagkast is a photo marketing platform to help event marketers increase social reach and capture consumer data
FanFueled
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FanFueled Engagement Systems empower brands to build, congregate, mobilize and monetize fan communities.
M0VE Mobile Application
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M0VE Mobile Application partners with night life businesses in selected cities and provides its users with event updates.
BigMarker
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Full-stack webinar hosting, marketing & automation platform
Cambium Networks
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Cambium Networks is a global provider of wireless broadband solutions that connect the unconnected.
Gaggle
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Gaggle offers cloud-based learning management system for the K-12 market.
TicketsNow
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TicketsNow is an event ticket resale marketplace where fans of live entertainment buy and sell tickets.
Expo
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Expo is an online event management software company.
Storymix Media
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Storymix Media is a crowdsourced automated video creation platform for digital agencies and content marketers.
Aidhenscorner
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Aidhen’s Corner provides busy parents with educational and fun activities for their kids.
Vintage Confections
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Vintage Confections specializes in custom lollipops, corporate branding, and gifts.
Techweek
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A technology conference and festival with a mission to celebrate and enable innovation ecosystems throughout North America.
BarPass
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BarPass is a digital bar promotion platform that allows after-work professionals to receive exclusive deals at the bars and restaurants.
BCD Meetings & Events
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BCD Meetings & Events energize and streamline the business of meetings and events.
Flowers for Dreams
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Flowers for Dreams designs and sells locally crafted flower bouquets online. Every bouquets benefits charity.
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PromoShare is a platform that empowers event producers and sports teams to transform their biggest fans into ticket selling ambassadors.
RSVPify
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RSVPify is a leading event management and ticketing platform, powering millions of events around the globe.
Entertainment Cruises
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Entertainment Cruises is the nation’s leading harbor cruise company.
Campus Consortium
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Campus Consortium is a leading education association with more than 37,000 higher education institutions and K-12 school district members.
SinLabel
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Sin Label is a Chicago-based company that empowers the electronic dance music industry through social interactions.
Smith, Bucklin & Associates
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SmithBucklin Culture is the foundation upon which we strive to create value for our client organizations.
Trytn
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The most reliable activity reservation system for tour operators.
Xtreme Xperience
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Xtreme Xperience makes the world’s best exotic cars accessible for everyone to enjoy on real racetracks.
InProduction
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InProduction are the industry leader in the design and execution of scalable event seating, staging, and scenic solutions.
Elite Personal Chefs
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Elite Personal Chefs is a personal chef, diet consulting, and private events company.
Bonfire Live
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Bonfire Live is an artist-centric platform that sparks connections between artists and fans to create the magic of a live show, virtually.
EvolveHer
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EvolveHer is a centralized hub that aggregates resources, tools & best in class events to advance women personally & professionally.
PechaKucha
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PechaKucha is a communication platform that connects people through concise, visual storytelling.
CEP
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CEP offers exhibition needs for trades shows and management, point of sale, corporate showrooms and retail interiors.
Clarity Group
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Clarity Group specializes in healthcare incident reporting / adverse event software, patient safety, PSO, risk-quality-safety
MTG Media Group
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MTG Media Group is a publishing company specializing in food articles and recipes.
Tribune Publishing Company
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Tribune Publishing Company is a printing company that provides cold-web offset printing services.
Event Source
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Event Source provides a collection of linen, furniture, and accessory rentals.
3D Exhibits
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3D Exhibits is an event management company located in Schaumburg.
Bump Club and Beyond
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Bump Club and Beyond is community connecting parents and parents-to-be with the best resources, products and each other BOTH online.
Selenium Conference
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The Selenium Conference is a volunteer-run, non-profit event presented by members of the Selenium Community.
Czarnowski
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Czarnowski full-service exhibit and event marketing company .
PRA Business Events
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PRA Business Events operates as an event management firm.
BBJ Linen
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BBJ Linen is a special event linen rental industry.
CIOsynergy
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CIOsynergy provides a unique platform to bring together the true visionaries of enterprise IT leadership.
Production Plus
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Production Plus offer decades of experience from skilled event planning specialists.
CTI MEETING TECHNOLOGY
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CTI MEETING TECHNOLOGY is an abstract management and presentation management software for the World leading associations.
Kerasotes Theatres
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Founded in 1909 with a single storefront nickelodeon, Chicago-based Kerasotes ShowPlace Theatres.
Ethnic.Events
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An up and coming service and app that connects you with curated ethnic events and experiences in your city.
Pinpoint
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Pinpoint is a private social networking application that allows you to create events, share locations and pictures.
OnPeak
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OnPeak provides hotel accommodations solutions for conferencing, trade show housing and event management sectors.
SpeedNetworking.com
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Professional Networking, Targeted Networking, SaaS, Events, Event Management, Software
Blue Plate Catering
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Blue Plate Catering provides food services for events and weddings.
Marquee Event Group
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Marquee Event Rentals is a premier provider of event services for weddings, corporate, festivals and themed events.
Chicago Venture Summit
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Chicago Venture Summit is an event that showcases the best early-stage tech companies in the Midwest.
RAM Racing
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RAM Racing is an events services company that offers event planning and management services.
FLIG, LLC
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FLIG, LLC is a platform for an industry-curated community, where talented people come together to create memorable experiences..
Ravinia
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Ravinia is a not-for-profit & outdoor music festival just north of Chicago.
React Presents
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React Presents is a producer and promoter of 250+ electronic dance music (“EDM”) events, festivals, clubs, concerts.
The Founding Moms
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The Founding Moms is a collective of offline masterminds and online resources that helps mom entrepreneurs build better businesses.
M&M The Special Events Company
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M&M The Special Events Company is a event service company.
Chicago Creative Space
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Chicago Creative Space showcases creative office spaces located in Chicago.
Projection Mapping Central
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Projection Mapping Central is a community resource to learn about, promote, and experience projection mapping.
Conference Solutions
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Conference Solutions is a provider of a platform for managing trade shows and exhibition
UMI (Urban Ministries, Inc.)
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UMI is a publishing company providing Biblical resources to African American churches.
Catering by Michaels
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Catering by Michaels is an events services company providing weddings and corporate event management services.
SignMeUp
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SignMeUp.com provides a web service for Event Managers, Race Directors, Associations Managers, Meeting Planners and Marketing Managers.
Social Q&A
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Social Q&A is a mobile, audience response tool that allows participants to submit and vote for the most important questions.
KemperLesnik
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KemperLesnik a public relations, event marketing, esports marketing and content marketing agency based in Chicago.
Mevato
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Mevato is a marketing platform that offers internet marketing, events marketing, and social marketing display services.
Executive Travel Directors
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Executive Travel Directors is a connecting professional Travel Directors (TDs) with meeting planning organizations.
Valley Expo Displays
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Valley Expo Displays provides solutions and services for commercial cleaning, exhibits, corporate events, custom interiors and graphics.
22nd Century Media LLC
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22nd Century Media is a newspapers company that offers local news and event updates.
Garfield Park Conservatory
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Garfield Park Conservatory provides educational programming, events and resources to Conservatory visitors.
Fuse Technical Group
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Fuse Technical Group is a multimedia design and development technology as a solutions provider for live event and installation markets.
Me So Far
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So Far is a dating platform that enables individuals to meet suitable partners by going to events they are interested in.
Traube Tents & Structures
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Traube Tents & Structures operates as a tent and fabric structure specialist.
Venue One
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Venue One is a completely customizable space for occasions from small business meetings to large-scale events.
Absolute
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Absolute offers solutions for production services such as event production, product launches, corporate meetings and marketing events.
Certified Knowledge
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Certified Knowledge is a PPC Tools, Training, and Community system dedicated to profitably managing AdWords in just an hour a day.
Crowd Control Warehouse
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The complete collection of crowd control, traffic control, public guidance and safety products – factory direct at wholesale prices
Clustur
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Clustur offers an application that enables college students to search and find events happening on their campus.
The Alinea Group
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The Alinea Group offers a wide range of Event and Catering services with one thing in common the event must be uncommon.
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.
AV Chicago
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AV Chicago is a company that provides stage lighting and equipment rentals for productions.
ENY Ping Inc.
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A software development company responsible for the Social networking app ENY: Events Near You.
EXPODESIGN
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EXPODESIGN specializes in face to face 3D experiential marketing services.
LifeWorking Coworking
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A professionally managed, tech-enabled coworking center and community innovation hub that focuses on “urbanizing” suburban communities.
Five-Star AudioVisual
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Five-Star AudioVisual offers hotel event production and technology services.
Evo Exhibits
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Evo Exhibits is an advertising company that provides and facilitates trade show exhibits, booths and displays.
