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Top 25 Startup consulting companies based in Chicago, United States

Name: Startup consulting companies based in Chicago, United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026 121 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 121 startup consulting companies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 338 professional contacts across them, including 64 with verified work emails. New York is the largest hub.

This list covers startup consulting 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 21, 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 21, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

121Companies

338Contacts tracked

64Verified emails

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The 25 largest startup consulting companies based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 121 startup consulting companies based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 21, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to startup consulting 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.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	HPA	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	51-200	56 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “HPA is a leading early-stage investor.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
2	Powerteam International	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	22 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Powerteam International is the #1 Success Education company in the world!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
3	The Honest Salesperson	Indirect evidence	Chicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	8 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “I have a decade of experience in new client acquisition sales, helping generate over 10 million in revenue within the staffing industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
4	August Hill	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “August Hill was formed to partner with founding teams at the most critical inflection points in their company’s journey.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
5	Reverie Organizational Development Specialists	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Supporting entrepreneurs who have built strong organizations, are ready for growth, and are seeking assistance when it comes to organizational structure and execution of vision.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
6	Studio B	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our expertise in cultivating high-impact partnerships with business leaders at Fortune 50, 100, and 500 companies has enabled our team to unlock new business opportunities, expand…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
7	Globetrade.com A Global Tradesource, Ltd. Company	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “GlobeTrade is a leading management consulting and marketing solutions company dedicated to helping entrepreneurs and small businesses go global.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
8	Innovyz USA	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Innovyz USA founds and builds world-changing companies by bringing together early-stage technologies, extensive business development experience, and access to capital.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
9	The Marketing Greenhouse	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Marketing Greenhouse is an agency for companies aspiring to start, scale or structure their business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
10	367 Ventures	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “We advise, mentor and invest in exceptional founders of early stage companies.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
11	Unreasonable Solutions LLC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Unreasonable Solutions focuses on out-of-the-box Operations, management as a service, and SAAS for Startups, Freelancers, Onlineprenuers, Solopreneurs, and Small and Medium-sized…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
12	EXORO	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We provide strategic planning, business strategy, technology,operations, fund-raising, and M&A advisory services to start-up, early stage, growth companies and private equity.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
13	MLP Business Support Services, LLC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “MLP Business Support Services supports small business owners and contractors by helping to put their business on the map!” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
14	Bright PEI Consulting LLC	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Strong evidence “We provide Business and Management Consulting Service to Startup and Small business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
15	Rush Street Consulting	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Rush Street Consulting helps entrepreneurs build successful businesses.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
16	Cultivation Companies	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “How have you been sleeping lately?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
17	Mcgarity Consulting Group	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	11-50	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “At McGarity LLC, we specialize in providing comprehensive consulting and strategy solutions tailored to meet the unique needs of businesses across diverse industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
18	CFO Options, INC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “We help the founder/CEOs of companies from startup to midsize by making sure they have the cash, financial information and infrastructure to grow to their fullest potential.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
19	Purvi Capital	Indirect evidence	Chicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “The motivation for Purvi Capital took shape as the great blizzard of 2011 poured sleet and snow at rates exceeding 4 inches/hour over Chicago streets.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
20	Solve For X , LLC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Solve For (X) helps startups and small businesses navigate the financial and operational complexities of scaling, whether raising capital or professionalizing their back-office.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
21	Seekup	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Partial evidence “SeekUp Strategies is a startup advisory firm dedicated to guiding early-late stage companies through pivotal growth phases.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
22	Shafran Moltz Group, LLC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “As a small business expert, Barry Moltz gets owners growing again by unlocking their long forgotten potential.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
23	Marketsling Innovation Labs	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Innovation Advisory & Facilitating, Economic Development Design, Social Enterprise Conception & Strategy, Social Impact Measurement, Customer Journey Mapping, Funding Readiness…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
24	Cognati Labs	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Cognati Ventures is a dynamic organization made up of young and ambitious entrepreneurs who are passionate about helping other entrepreneurs reach their full potential.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026
25	Drummers Limited	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 21, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Drummers Limited is a business development organization and investment firm helping guide companies through a hands-on approach to build businesses from concept to market and…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 21, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: startup consulting companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names startup consulting companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of startup consulting companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name startup consulting companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Startup consulting companies based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 21, 2026

18.9%Verified-email coverage

2.8Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

328.9%Largest-city concentration · New York

Sep 21, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

1-10

102

11-50

51-200

201-500

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Chicago, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 121 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 startup consulting 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 “startup consulting 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 startup consulting 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 startup consulting 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, 64 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 21, 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.

Startup consulting companies by metro in the United States

Startup consulting companies in New York398
Startup consulting companies in Los Angeles198
Startup consulting companies in San Francisco198
Startup consulting companies in Austin144
Startup consulting companies in Chicago121
Startup consulting companies in Miami117
Startup consulting companies in Atlanta109
Startup consulting companies in Houston101
Startup consulting companies in Boston80
Startup consulting companies in Dallas79
Startup consulting companies in Seattle70
Startup consulting companies in Denver68
Startup consulting companies in Washington63
Startup consulting companies in San Diego59
Startup consulting companies in Tampa56
Startup consulting companies in Orlando51
Startup consulting companies in Portland50
Startup consulting companies in Las Vegas42
Startup consulting companies in Phoenix40
Startup consulting companies in Charlotte38
Startup consulting companies in Salt Lake City34
Startup consulting companies in Columbus30
Startup consulting companies in Philadelphia30
Startup consulting companies in New York City29
Startup consulting companies in San Jose29
Startup consulting companies in San Antonio28
Startup consulting companies in Boca Raton27
Startup consulting companies in Minneapolis26

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 startup consulting 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 startup consulting companies are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 121 startup consulting 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?

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

Which city has the most startup consulting companies?

New York leads with 398 headquartered companies, followed by Los Angeles (198) and San Francisco (198).

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 64 verified decision-maker contacts tracked across these 121 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 21, 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.