# Fintech Market Map Chicago 2026: 13 Startups in 3 Segments

> 13 fintech startups in Chicago, mapped in 3 segments: lending and credit, insurance and wealth and investing and more. $1.2B raised; logos, funding and rounds.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/market-maps/fintech-chicago-market-map (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

## Lending and credit

7

- [Aequum Capital](https://millionrounds.com/company/aequum-capital)
- [Braviant Holdings](https://millionrounds.com/company/braviant-holdings)
- [Tandym](https://millionrounds.com/company/tandym)
- [InvestiFi](https://millionrounds.com/company/investifi)
- [Newity](https://millionrounds.com/company/newity)
- [A.M. Money](https://millionrounds.com/company/a-m-money)
- [Working Credit NFP](https://millionrounds.com/company/working-credit-nfp)

## Insurance

3

- [Kin Insurance](https://millionrounds.com/company/kin-insurance)
- [Clearcover](https://millionrounds.com/company/clearcover)
- [Snapsheet](https://millionrounds.com/company/snapsheet)

## Wealth and investing

3

- [GeoWealth](https://millionrounds.com/company/geowealth)
- [CFX Markets](https://millionrounds.com/company/cfx-markets)
- [Gridlines](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridlines)

## Segment by segment

### Lending and credit

7 startups · $487M raised

- [**Aequum Capital**](https://millionrounds.com/company/aequum-capital) Aequum is a commercial business that integrates an Environmental, Social, and Governance investment ethos. United States $250M
- [**Braviant Holdings**](https://millionrounds.com/company/braviant-holdings) A leading provider of tech-enabled credit products and services for underbanked consumers United States $150M
- [**Tandym**](https://millionrounds.com/company/tandym) Tandym is a financial technology company founded in 2021 and based in Chicago, Illinois. United States $50M
- [**InvestiFi**](https://millionrounds.com/company/investifi) InvestiFi is an InvestTech platform founded in 2020, based in Dover, Delaware, with a secondary office in Chicago, Illinois. United States $22M
- [**Newity**](https://millionrounds.com/company/newity) NEWITY, based in Chicago, is a fintech company founded in 2020. United States $11M
- [**A.M. Money**](https://millionrounds.com/company/a-m-money) A.M. United States $3.5M
- [**Working Credit NFP**](https://millionrounds.com/company/working-credit-nfp) Working Credit NFP is a non-profit organization that provides credit building education, counseling, and employee benefits services. United States $500K

### Insurance

3 startups · $670M raised

- [**Kin Insurance**](https://millionrounds.com/company/kin-insurance) Kin Insurance is an insurtech company that offers personalized home insurance policies. United States $513M
- [**Clearcover**](https://millionrounds.com/company/clearcover) Clearcover is a digital-first auto insurance company based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2016. United States $80M
- [**Snapsheet**](https://millionrounds.com/company/snapsheet) Snapsheet is a provider of virtual appraisal technology and claims management software solutions in the insurance industry. United States $77M

### Wealth and investing

3 startups · $84M raised

- [**GeoWealth**](https://millionrounds.com/company/geowealth) GeoWealth is a financial technology firm based in Chicago, Illinois, founded in 2010 by Michael O'Shaughnessy. United States $81M
- [**CFX Markets**](https://millionrounds.com/company/cfx-markets) CFX Markets is a financial platform that offers web and app-based services for daily investing and trading across various asset classes. United States $2.2M
- [**Gridlines**](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridlines) Gridlines is a technology company focused on providing AI-powered tools for investment banking teams. United States $1.0M

**How this map is made.** Every startup here has raised money in rounds we track, and is based in Chicago. It joins the map when its sectors, read from its rounds, or the opening of its own description say it works in fintech, and goes to the first segment whose words it carries. Each segment shows its best-funded first. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.

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