Incubators · United States
8 programmes. Of these, 2 say they take no equity, and none has applications open.
Chicago non-profit tech hub whose paid memberships give founders from idea stage to growth stage a startup roadmap, weekly workshops, mentors, events and optional downtown co-working desks.
Funding not published · equity not published
The University of Chicago Polsky Center's two summer accelerator tracks for student and alumni founders: Build for ventures still validating an idea and Launch for ventures already in market, each with a SAFE investment and stipends.
US$10k invested · equity not published
The University of Illinois Research Park's incubator in Champaign for early-stage technology companies from the university and the wider community, with wet labs, offices and an entrepreneur-in-residence team.
Funding not published · equity not published
The University of Illinois Gies College of Business's 10-week summer accelerator for student-owned startups, with up to US$20,000 in non-dilutive funding and stipends, mentors and workshops. It takes no equity.
Funding not published · equity-free
Chicago not-for-profit healthcare incubator with a free Flex membership for online resources and a paid Select membership adding mentors, an executive-in-residence, fundraising support and co-working. It takes no equity.
Funding not published · equity-free
Chicago hardtech innovation centre where physical-product startups rent workspace and use shared prototyping labs, mentors and supplier networks, with a separate six-month accelerator that invests for equity.
Funding not published · equity not published
Northwestern University's student startup hub in Evanston, with a Residency that gives teams desks, 24/7 access and an industry mentor, and a 10-week summer Jumpstart accelerator with funding.
Funding not published · equity not published
A 22,000-square-foot incubator at Hyde Park Labs in Chicago, run by Portal Innovations with UChicago's Polsky Center, offering wet lab space, shared equipment and management support to early-stage science companies.
Funding not published · equity not published
We list 8 programmes: 1871, Build and Launch Accelerators, EnterpriseWorks, iVenture Accelerator, MATTER, mHUB and 2 more. Each listing links to the programme's own pages and shows the day we last verified it.
2 of the 8 say they take no equity: iVenture Accelerator and MATTER. 6 do not publish their equity terms.
None of them has applications open at the moment. 1 publishes when it usually opens; see each listing.
Chicago (5), Champaign (2) and Evanston (1). Delivery varies: each listing says whether the programme runs in person, remotely or both.
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