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Top 25 AI content creation companies based in Chicago, United States

RevenueBase identified 158 AI content creation companies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 680 professional contacts across them, including 212 with verified work emails. Los Angeles is the largest hub.

This list covers AI content creation companies headquartered in Chicago, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 7, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 7, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review
158Companies
680Contacts tracked
212Verified emails
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The 25 largest AI content creation companies based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size
Top 25 of 158 AI content creation companies based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 7, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to AI content creation companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#CompanyRevenueBase Smart SearchHeadquartersEmployeesContacts
1Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 202651-200157 contacts →

“Optimus is a collective of award winning filmmakers, storytellers, and artists working with agencies and brands to develop and produce engaging and effective creative content.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
2Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 202611-5037 contacts →

“We build technical content engines that compound and resonate with developers, search engines and LLMs.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
3Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 202611-5033 contacts →

“We design and produce striking, meaningful and impactful brand content.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
4Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 202611-5028 contacts →

“A digital content studio specializing in video production.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
5Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 202611-5021 contacts →

“Bottle Rocket Media is a Chicago-based, nationally serving video production company specializing in traditional video production, motion graphics, video marketing, SEO, and…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
6Strong evidenceChicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 202611-5021 contacts →

“BluBlu is a global, design-driven, Oscar-nominated, Sundance-winning creative studio that thrives on crafting top-tier animated content and design for renowned brands.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
7Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-1015 contacts →

“FUNGI Media is the creative partner built for industrial B2B organizations.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
8Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-1011 contacts →

“We are a production studio dedicated to helping brands of all sizes tell powerful stories across platforms.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
9Partial evidenceChicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-109 contacts →

“1986 is a full-service content studio launched by award-winning agency Highdive.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
10Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-108 contacts →

“At Tessa, we bring exciting ideas to life – for agencies, brands, entertainment channels and sometimes.we do it just for fun.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
11Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-107 contacts →

“We are a digital media company dedicated to developing and operating media brands across multiple B2B industries – and we believe B2B media should not be boring.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
12Partial evidenceChicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-107 contacts →

“We’re an award winning full service creative video agency that focuses on commercials, social videos, documentary, and short films.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
13Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-106 contacts →

“Chicago Star is a media company connecting people to resources and creating impactful content.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
14Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-105 contacts →

“Rock Top Media is a branded-content studio, delivering magazine-quality content-by journalists, for brands.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
15Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-105 contacts →

“RoboToaster, is a Chicago based Content studio, which has been making DOPE shit since 2012.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
16Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-105 contacts →

“New Slate Films is a fast growing video production company based in Chicago, dedicated to capturing the essence of your business through creative and emotive marketing videos.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
17Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-104 contacts →

“Steele Visuals is your dedicated partner in full-service content creation, designed to elevate your brand and connect meaningfully with your audience.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
18Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-104 contacts →

“Fearless Mortals is composed of Chicago actors and improvisors with backgrounds in the Second City, The iO Theater, and ComedySportz, who have a knack for honing in on relatable…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
19Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-104 contacts →

“Rishi Productions LLC is a full-service media production company founded in 2020 and based in Chicago, IL.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
20Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-104 contacts →

“a modern production company.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
21Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-104 contacts →

“RA IMAGING is passionate about teaming up with agencies, brands, and producers to engage their audiences.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
22Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-103 contacts →

“Emmy and Graphis award-winning Maday Productions specializes in video production, editorial and design for a variety of different applications including digital, social…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
23Indirect evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-103 contacts →

“Indivio Media is a media production company specializing in post-production, animation, video editing, motion graphics, visual effects, art direction, audio and sound design for…”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
24Partial evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-103 contacts →

Creative.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026
25Strong evidenceChicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 7, 20261-103 contacts →

“TBD Creative is a full-service video production and creative agency specialized in producing engaging, turnkey video content for brands.”

Source: company website · checked Sep 7, 2026

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AI content creation companies based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 7, 2026
31.2%Verified-email coverage
4.3Average contacts per company
1-10Median size (employees)
464.6%Largest-city concentration · Los Angeles
Sep 7, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10
139
11-50
15
51-200
4

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than this city, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 158 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among AI content creation companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source
The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies
Companies headquartered in Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “AI content creation companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search
RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names AI content creation companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude
Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among AI content creation companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality
In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking
Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification
Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 212 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh
This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 7, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections
Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names AI content creation companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many AI content creation companies are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 158 AI content creation companies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

Optimus, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most AI content creation companies?

Los Angeles leads with 734 headquartered companies, followed by New York (536) and Atlanta (170).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

A free RevenueBase account lets you run this exact search and work the top results, verified emails and direct dials included. Upgrading unlocks all 212 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 158 companies.

How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 7, 2026.

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About this data

RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.