{"id":2594459,"date":"2022-09-14T09:56:16","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T16:56:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.wbc.cliquedomains.com\/?page_id=2594459"},"modified":"2022-10-26T09:21:46","modified_gmt":"2022-10-26T16:21:46","slug":"why-chicago-innovation","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/worldbusinesschicago.com\/why-chicago-innovation\/","title":{"rendered":""},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"vce-section\"><div class=\"vce-section-inner vce-element--has-background\" data-vce-full-width=\"true\" id=\"el-b2ed3903\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-b2ed3903\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><div class=\"vce-asset-background-simple-container vce-visible-all-only vce-asset-background-simple--style-cover vce-asset-background-simple--position-center-top\"><div class=\"vce-asset-background-simple\">\n              <div class=\"vce-asset-background-simple-item vcv-lozad\" data-background-image=\"https:\/\/worldbusinesschicago.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-16.jpg\"><\/div>\n              <noscript>\n                <div class=\"vce-asset-background-simple-item\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/worldbusinesschicago.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-16.jpg)\"><\/div>\n              <\/noscript>\n            \n              <div class=\"vce-asset-background-simple-item vcv-lozad\" data-background-image=\"https:\/\/worldbusinesschicago.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-15.jpg\"><\/div>\n              <noscript>\n                <div class=\"vce-asset-background-simple-item\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/worldbusinesschicago.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-15.jpg)\"><\/div>\n              <\/noscript>\n            \n              <div class=\"vce-asset-background-simple-item vcv-lozad\" data-background-image=\"https:\/\/worldbusinesschicago.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-16.jpg\"><\/div>\n              <noscript>\n                <div class=\"vce-asset-background-simple-item\" style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/worldbusinesschicago.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Untitled-design-16.jpg)\"><\/div>\n              <\/noscript>\n            <\/div><\/div><\/div><div data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-20 vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-e2acd140\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-e2acd140\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-5p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-4775c365\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-4775c365\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-4775c365\"><div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-95p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-e917eea0\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-e917eea0\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-e917eea0\"><div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-wrap--reverse vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--middle\" id=\"el-ab93298b\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-ab93298b\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-1f34de15\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-1f34de15\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-1f34de15\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading vce-google-fonts-heading--align-left vce-google-fonts-heading--color-b-255-255-255--45--5C00FF--FF7200 vce-google-fonts-heading--font-family-Montserrat\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-wrapper\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading--background vce\" id=\"el-6b8aca42\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border background  padding margin el-6b8aca42\"><h1 class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-inner\" style=\"font-size: 100px; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal;\">Innovation<\/h1><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-50p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-0c0e8122\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-0c0e8122\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-0c0e8122\"><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-10 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--middle\" id=\"el-4342fd8a\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-4342fd8a\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-79-97p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-ac90d138\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-ac90d138\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-ac90d138\"><div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-7a3748b9\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-7a3748b9\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Chicago's innovation and venture ecosystem brings the best minds together to help change the world.&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-93a6f60f\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-93a6f60f\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-100p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-7c69deee\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-7c69deee\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-7c69deee\"><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-f39f55e6\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-f39f55e6\"><div class=\"block-callout__head\">\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"font-size: 24pt;\">Chicago is a global innovation hub.<\/span><\/h2>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-8300a12e\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-8300a12e\"><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-auto vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-96ed4791\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-96ed4791\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-96ed4791\"><div class=\"vce-features vce-var-icon vce-features--style-filled-circle vce-features--size-small\" style=\"--text-align:center; --iconColor:#fff; --iconColorHover:#fff; --shapeColor:rgb(0, 152, 209); --shapeColorHover:rgb(0, 152, 209); --linkColorHover:rgb(0,136,187);\"><div id=\"el-a8c59186\" class=\"vce vce-features-icon-wrapper\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-a8c59186\"><div class=\"vce-features--icon vce-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 769 769\"><path stroke-width=\"25\" d=\"M565.755 696.27h-360l-180-311.77 180-311.77h360l180 311.77z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"vce-icon-container vcv-ui-icon-zondicons vcv-ui-icon-zondicons-badge\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading vce-google-fonts-heading--align-center vce-google-fonts-heading--color-empty--45--5C00FF--FF7200 vce-google-fonts-heading--font-family-Montserrat\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-wrapper\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading--background vce\" id=\"el-39f56370\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border background  padding margin el-39f56370\"><h2 class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-inner\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; font-style: normal;\">Chicago has the second highest number of Fortune 500 company headquarters. <\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-d082adcc\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-d082adcc\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-33p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first\" id=\"el-a4841cfe\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-a4841cfe\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-a4841cfe\"><div class=\"vce-features vce-var-icon vce-features--style-filled-circle vce-features--size-small\" style=\"--text-align:center; --iconColor:#fff; --iconColorHover:#fff; --shapeColor:rgb(0, 152, 209); --shapeColorHover:rgb(0, 152, 209); --linkColorHover:rgb(0,136,187);\"><div id=\"el-a7a15591\" class=\"vce vce-features-icon-wrapper\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-a7a15591\"><div class=\"vce-features--icon vce-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 769 769\"><path stroke-width=\"25\" d=\"M565.755 696.27h-360l-180-311.77 180-311.77h360l180 311.77z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"vce-icon-container vcv-ui-icon-zondicons vcv-ui-icon-zondicons-network\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading vce-google-fonts-heading--align-center vce-google-fonts-heading--color-empty--45--5C00FF--FF7200 vce-google-fonts-heading--font-family-Montserrat\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-wrapper\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading--background vce\" id=\"el-2315711a\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border background  padding margin el-2315711a\"><h2 class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-inner\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; font-style: normal;\">Chicago has 100 + higher education institutions and is ranked #4 in the U.S. for STEM talent.<\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-33p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-3a1af423\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-3a1af423\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-3a1af423\"><div class=\"vce-features vce-var-icon vce-features--style-filled-circle vce-features--size-small\" style=\"--text-align:center; --iconColor:#fff; --iconColorHover:#fff; --shapeColor:rgb(0, 152, 209); --shapeColorHover:rgb(0, 152, 209); --linkColorHover:rgb(0,136,187);\"><div id=\"el-31556f9b\" class=\"vce vce-features-icon-wrapper\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-31556f9b\"><div class=\"vce-features--icon vce-icon\"><svg xmlns=\"https:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" viewBox=\"0 0 769 769\"><path stroke-width=\"25\" d=\"M565.755 696.27h-360l-180-311.77 180-311.77h360l180 311.77z\"><\/path><\/svg><span class=\"vce-icon-container vcv-ui-icon-zondicons vcv-ui-icon-zondicons-station\"><\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading vce-google-fonts-heading--align-center vce-google-fonts-heading--color-empty--45--5C00FF--FF7200 vce-google-fonts-heading--font-family-Montserrat\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-wrapper\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading--background vce\" id=\"el-99fca9f7\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border background  padding margin el-99fca9f7\"><h2 class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-inner\" style=\"font-size: 22px; font-weight: 600; font-style: normal;\">Chicago is a hub for corporate innovation, with twenty-four corporate innovation centers. <\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-fbba527c\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-fbba527c\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-100p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-3b00686f\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-3b00686f\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-3b00686f\"><div class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-container vce vce-button--style-outline-icon-container--align-center\" id=\"el-b878024d\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-b878024d\"><a class=\"vce-button vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated vce-button--style-outline-icon--border-round vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated--color-b-0-84-138--fff--3d3d3d vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated--border-color-b-0-84-138--3d3d3d vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated--background-color-3d3d3d\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/viewer?mid=14n4Eu4ToKSdvIkkp62fvy-f6YATQE8E&amp;ll=41.88794868303837%2C-87.64986642899706&amp;z=13\" title=\"\" target=\"_blank\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding border background  el-b878024d\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-inner\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-text\">Discover the innovation map<\/span><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-icon vcv-ui-icon-material vcv-ui-icon-material-arrow_forward\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-element--has-background vce-row--col-gap-30 vce-row-equal-height vce-row-content--middle\" data-vce-full-width=\"true\" id=\"el-4489f843\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-4489f843\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-50p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-f3b97364\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-f3b97364\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-f3b97364\"><div class=\"vce-single-image-container vce-single-image--align-center\"><div class=\"vce vce-single-image-wrapper\" id=\"el-1f31fc64\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-1f31fc64\"><figure><div class=\"vce-single-image-figure-inner\" style=\"width: 1024px;\"><div class=\"vce-single-image-inner vce-single-image--absolute\" style=\"width: 100%; padding-bottom: 66.6016%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"vce-single-image\"  width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/worldbusinesschicago.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/photo-1532619675605-1ede6c2ed2b0.jpg\" data-img-src=\"https:\/\/worldbusinesschicago.com\/app\/uploads\/2022\/09\/photo-1532619675605-1ede6c2ed2b0.jpg\" data-attachment-id=\"2594866\"  alt=\"\" title=\"photo-1532619675605-1ede6c2ed2b0\" \/><\/div><\/div><figcaption hidden=\"\"><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-50p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-be359227\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-be359227\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-be359227\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading vce-google-fonts-heading--align-left vce-google-fonts-heading--color-b-255-255-255--45--5C00FF--FF7200 vce-google-fonts-heading--font-family-Montserrat\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-wrapper\"><div class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading--background vce\" id=\"el-32c33178\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border background  padding margin el-32c33178\"><h2 class=\"vce-google-fonts-heading-inner\" style=\"font-size: 60px; font-weight: 700; font-style: normal;\">Chicago isn\u2019t Silicon Valley and that\u2019s a Good Thing. <\/h2><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-text-block\"><div class=\"vce-text-block-wrapper vce\" id=\"el-c9fc4001\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-c9fc4001\"><p><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">Chicago has evolved from flyover country to a stomping ground for start-ups. Over twenty unicorns are here, twelve of which were minted in 2021.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"color: #ffffff;\">In 2021, Chicago's tech ecosystem saw unprecedented investment: tech companies raised over $7 billion in venture capital, over double of what was raised in 2020. Looking at an expanded definition of \"growth capital\" for companies \u2013 including VC, private equity for growth, and corporate VC \u2013 Chicago start-ups raised just over $9.7 billion in 2021.<\/span>&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/span><\/p><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-container vce vce-button--style-outline-icon-container--align-left\" id=\"el-05066038\" data-vce-do-apply=\"margin el-05066038\"><a class=\"vce-button vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated vce-button--style-outline-icon--border-round vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated--color-b-255-255-255--fff--3d3d3d vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated--border-color-b-255-255-255--3d3d3d vce-button--style-outline-icon-animated--background-color-3d3d3d\" href=\"https:\/\/infograph.venngage.com\/pl\/hdpgz1iqiYk\" title=\"\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding border background  el-05066038\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-inner\"><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-text\"> Explore growth capital trends 2022<\/span><span class=\"vce-button--style-outline-icon-icon vcv-ui-icon-material vcv-ui-icon-material-arrow_forward\"><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-container\" data-vce-boxed-width=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-row vce-row--col-gap-100 vce-row-content--top\" id=\"el-c39947f9\" data-vce-do-apply=\"all el-c39947f9\"><div class=\"vce-content-background-container\"><\/div><div class=\"vce-row-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\"><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-50p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-first vce-col--lg-first vce-col--xl-first\" id=\"el-1ce665d3\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-1ce665d3\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-1ce665d3\"><div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"vce-col vce-col--md-50p vce-col--xs-1 vce-col--xs-last vce-col--xs-first vce-col--sm-last vce-col--sm-first vce-col--md-last vce-col--lg-last vce-col--xl-last\" id=\"el-5e72108d\"><div class=\"vce-col-inner\" data-vce-do-apply=\"border margin background  el-5e72108d\"><div class=\"vce-col-content\" data-vce-element-content=\"true\" data-vce-do-apply=\"padding el-5e72108d\"><div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>InnovationChicago&#8217;s innovation and venture ecosystem brings the best minds together to help change the world.&nbsp; Chicago is a global innovation hub. 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