Radar · Event Management Services in Illinois
Best Event Management Services Companies in Illinois, United States
The 98 best Event Management Services companies in Illinois, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: LiveBash.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
98companies tracked
$23.1Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
7have raised
Ranked: Best Event Management Services companies in Illinois
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LiveBash Provider of event management services | $20M | 50 mo ago | Series B | — | 2007 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+30 | — | — |
| 2 | PechaKucha Provider of event mangement services | $3M | 59 mo ago | Seed | Sean Smyth Co-Founder | 2018 | Facebook LoginGoogle Sign-inChakra UI+16 | — | — |
| 3 | event shoppe chicago Chicago Wedding Planner | $500K | 27 mo ago | Seed | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4 | Riot Squad Online esports organization platform for gamers | $50K | 81 mo ago | Deadpooled | Anthony Santiesteban Co-Founder | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 5 | URBAN PILÓN Provider of event management services | $10K | 52 mo ago | Funding Raised | Roberto Perez Co-Founder | 2012 | — | — | — |
| 6 | West Town Bikes Provider of event management services | $10K | 52 mo ago | Funding Raised | Alex Wilson Founder | 2004 | WordPressMySQLPHP+18 | — | — |
| 7 | Titan Security Provider of event management and secuirty services | — | 57 mo ago | Late Stage | Dave Pack President & CEO | 1994 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+24 | 90 patents Augmented reality systems for emergency response, safety communication, and structural analysis | 1 award |
| 8 | 3D Exhibits Provider of B2B event services | — | — | Acquired | Gene Faut Owner | 1995 | WordPressMySQLPHP+23 | — | 3 awards |
Top 7 Event Management Services companies in Illinois
#1
Seed · Chicago, Illinois$500Kraised▾
Seed · Chicago, Illinois
Chicago Wedding Planner
#2
Series B · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2007 · 17 employees$19.8Mraised▾
Series B · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2007 · 17 employees
Provider of event management services
Funding rounds
- Apr 2022Series B$19.8M
Tech stack
Amazon Web ServicesUnpkgGoogle Font ApiAmazon S3Amazon CloudfrontAws Certificate Manager
#3
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2018 · 71 employees$2.7Mraised▾
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2018 · 71 employees
Provider of event mangement services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 4k LinkedIn followers — 2.2% of this cohort's audience
Funding rounds
- Jun 2021Seed$2.7M
Founders & team
Investors
Lofty Ventures, Nameless Ventures
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesChakra UiCloudflareCloudflare Bot Management
#4
Funding Raised · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2012$10Kraised▾
Funding Raised · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2012
Provider of event management services
Funding rounds
- Jan 2022Grant (prize money)$10K
Founders & team
Investors
West Side United, JPMorgan Chase
#5
Funding Raised · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2004$10Kraised▾
Funding Raised · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2004
Provider of event management services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 132 LinkedIn followers · 22 engagements/post (1.7× cohort median)
Funding rounds
- Jan 2022Grant (prize money)$10K
Founders & team
Investors
JPMorgan Chase, West Side United
Tech stack
Apache Http ServerBunnyCloudflareCloudflare Bot ManagementElementorFont Awesome
#6
Deadpooled · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2019$50Kraised▾
Deadpooled · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2019
Online esports organization platform for gamers
Funding rounds
- Sep 2019Seed$50K
Founders & team
#7
Late Stage · Chicago, Illinois · founded 1994 · 3600 employees—raised▾
Late Stage · Chicago, Illinois · founded 1994 · 3600 employees
Provider of event management and secuirty services
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 13k LinkedIn followers — 7.0% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Sep 2021PE—
Founders & team
Investors
Quad-C
Tech stack
AddtoanyAddtoany Share ButtonsAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailCdnjs
Funding & investor landscape
$23.1Mtotal disclosed funding
6companies funded
5disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
Notable founders
Sean Smyth
Co-Founder · PechaKucha
Roberto Perez
Co-Founder · URBAN PILÓN
Alex Wilson
Founder · West Town Bikes
Anthony Santiesteban
Co-Founder · Riot Squad
Robert Harden
Co-Founder & COO · Riot Squad
Dave Pack
President & CEO · Titan Security
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 18,490,729 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Event Management Services coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
Common questions
How many Event Management Services companies are there in Illinois, United States?
Radar tracks 98 indexable Event Management Services companies headquartered in Illinois, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Event Management Services companies in Illinois, United States?
The Event Management Services companies in Illinois, United States on this list have raised a combined $23.1M in disclosed equity funding across 6 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Event Management Services company in Illinois, United States?
LiveBash is the highest-funded Event Management Services company in Illinois, United States, with $19.8M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Event Management Services companies in Illinois, United States are funded?
6 of the 98 Event Management Services companies in Illinois, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Event Management Services unicorns are there in Illinois, United States?
None of the Event Management Services companies in Illinois, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Illinois, United States Event Management Services companies?
The most active investors in Illinois, United States Event Management Services companies on this list include JPMorgan Chase, West Side United, Charles & Potomac Capital, Dubin Clark, Guild Capital.
Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
Rohit lives in the feed. He covers what's moving right now — the funding rounds, launches and shifts breaking across the trade press — and ties them back to where the sector is heading.