Best Employee Health IT Companies in Chicago, United States
The 35 best Employee Health IT companies in Chicago, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: HealthJoy.
Ranked: Best Employee Health IT companies in Chicago
| # | Company | Last round | Disclosed funding | Employees | Founded | Founder | App-install YoY | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ALEX by Jellyvision Benefits communication and financial wellness guidance to employees | — | — | 374 | 2001 | Harry Gottlieb Founder | — | — | — |
| 2 | BCBS FEP Provider of employee health insurance and benefits management tools | — | — | 95 | 1960 | — | — | — | — |
| 3 | Calcium Digital healthcare data management and personalized guidance tool | — | — | 12 | 2018 | Terrence Ryan Chief Executive Officer | — | — | — |
| 4 | carminati consulting Carminati is an IT consulting firm that provides web software application development, website design, and… | — | — | 14 | 2010 | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | Handpicked Health Provider of integrated care guiding employees to primary and specialty physicians | — | — | — | 2022 | Dane Guarino Co-Founder & CEO | — | — | — |
| 6 | Helix App A mobile app for enterprises to track their wellness initiatives | — | — | — | 2016 | — | — | — | — |
| 7 | Immuware Solution for employee health and occupational safety | — | — | 6 | 2016 | — | — | — | — |
| 8 | Lumii Health Developer of an online platform for employee benefits management | — | — | — | 2014 | Pei Roan CEO & Co-Founder | — | — | — |
Top 12 Employee Health IT companies in Chicago
#1
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2020 · 8 employees$7Mraised▾
Provider of health insurance services for employees. It offers health and financial wellness insurance services for individuals and families. Its employees can view their benefit amount and get answers to common health insurance questions on the platform. It provides services to the employees after a job loss with their COBRA continuation plan.
- Dec 2025Series A$10.2M
- Apr 2025Seed$50K
- Jun 2024Seed$4.6M
- 2023Seed$2.4M
#2
Series D · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2014 · 141 employees$113.3Mraised▾
HealthJoy is a web and mobile-based telemedicine platform which allows users to get an online consultation with a doctor over chat. They also take care of users' insurance to provide discounts on prescriptions. Provides its service through employer only.
- Oct 2022Series D$60M
- Feb 2020Series C$30M
- Feb 2020Series B$4.8M
- Mar 2019Series B$12.5M
#3
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2011 · 1 employees$13.1Mraised▾
Online and on-call health concierge
#4
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2013 · 246 employees$59Mraised▾
AI-powered TPA optimizing self-funded health plans for cost savings. It is a technology-driven third-party administrator specializing in transforming healthcare for self-funded employer health plans. It leverages machine learning and deep learning to streamline operations, uncover savings, and maximize health outcomes. The company provides access to provider networks, claims processing, plan design, cost containment, compliance, and actionable analytics. It offers proactive member services, guiding members to quality care and value-based clinical solutions. The company's solutions include pharmacy benefits management, out-of-network repricing, and a medical shopping tool. It caters to small employers with tailored plans, offering user-friendly administration and cost savings. The platform offers member portal and app for digital access to health plan information. The company focuses on empowering healthier lives and redefining cost containment through technology and personalized care.
- Oct 2016Series D$59M
#5
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2007 · 97 employees$43Mraised▾
Evive provides cloud-based employee benefit management solutions for businesses. Its product includes Impact and Love which uses big data analytics and behavioral science to provides solutions for health benefits, voluntary benefits, wealth management, retirement benefits, and personalized incentives. MyEvive is an online platform that enables users to manage benefits in one place. Paper Evive provides users with care reminders and savings opportunities.
- Jan 2018Series B$43M
#6
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 1996 · 385 employees$51Mraised▾
Provider of benefits administration solutions for enterprises. It provides AI-driven guidance for benefits enrollment and improving process for both employees and HR departments. It provides tool provides tailored benefits package recommendations based on individual employee needs.
- Apr 2014PE$51M
#7
Series C · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2001 · 281 employees$20Mraised▾
Jellyvision, offers SaaS-based benefits management software for employees. The company has developed engaging and educational solutions to provide decision support to consumers and employees using virtual games, virtual teachers, insurance agents, salespeople, advisors. It has created a platform that assists employees with health plans, retirement, and tax-savings accounts, and more.
- Mar 2017Series C$20M
#8
Acqui-Hired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2009 · 97 employees$8.4Mraised▾
ConnectedHealth offers an online private exchange and benefit shopping platform for employees to choose their health insurance. The company's proprietary Smart Choices Marketplace platform provides a library of consumer-oriented health and life insurance information, and customer support content; and a personalized recommendation engine. The company also offers consumer guidance and support and reporting services. Serves employers, health plans, administrators, and broker clients. The company has a strategic partnership with Geneia. Received Hermes Creative Award 2012, The Communicator Award 2012, Web Health Award 2013 and 2014, IHC Superstar Award 2013 and 2014. Was acquired by Connecture in June, 2016.
- Nov 2014Series A$1.5M
- Feb 2013Series A$5M
- Feb 2013Series A$1.3M
- Dec 2012Seed$530K
#9
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2019 · 172 employees$1.3Mraised▾
Provider of healthcare navigation platform for employee satisfaction
#10
Deadpooled · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2007 · 42 employees$5.4Mraised▾
EngagementHealth is an incentive-based corporate wellness program. This engaging platform lets employees assess their health baselines, sign up for programs designed specifically for them, track their progress on a weekly basis, and discuss their goals and challenges with a team of health coaches. It claims one of its programs Turnkey delivers 80% participation in a year-long program and minimize the amount of staff time required for implementing an effective wellness program. It also offers innovative funding models that require no ongoing budget obligation for implementation, putting 100% of fees at risk to allow our clients to achieve measurable returns starting in year one.
- Nov 2013Series A$1M
- Nov 2010Series A$2M
- Jul 2009Series A$2.4M
#11
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2013 · 76 employees$4.6Mraised▾
Customizable employee wellness platform for holistic wellbeing and engagement. This is a SaaS platform offering solutions for employers, health systems, and health plans to create personalized and engaging wellbeing programs. The platform focuses on long-term engagement, holistic results, and continuous evolution, addressing multiple dimensions of wellness. It provides customizable content, integrated coaching, and strategic partnerships to drive program success. The platform supports tailored features, branding, and seamless integration with existing solutions. It helps organizations boost employee experience, improve retention, and foster a meaningful employee experience. The company offers resources like blogs, customer stories, guides, toolkits, and webinars to support its users. It is a B2B solution focused on improving employee wellbeing through a flexible and adaptable platform.
- Oct 2014Series A$625K
- Nov 2013Series A$4M
#12
Deadpooled · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2007$2Mraised▾
Developer of consumer engagement service in health and healthcare management. The company operates a Web-based personal electronic medical home for employees and dependents of self insured employers that consolidates the consumer's fragmented health records into a single portal, applies analytics, and transforms it into actionable information that enables consumer engagement and responsibility.
- May 2010Seed$825.5K
- Aug 2009Seed$1.1M
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