Radar · Finance & Accounting Services in Chicago
Best Finance & Accounting Services Companies in Chicago, United States
The 52 best Finance & Accounting Services companies in Chicago, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: True Partners.
By Rohit KhannaTrends & Stories
52companies tracked
$20Mdisclosed funding
0unicorns
3have raised
FLIAR INTELLIGENCE · FINANCE & ACCOUNTING SERVICES × CHICAGO
Our analysis of 50 Finance & Accounting Services companies
$6.2b in tracked funding; 80% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2022.
50companies analysed
80%cloud-native stacks
2022funding peak (by rounds)
1unicorns
2009median founding year
438kcombined LinkedIn audience
95%of audience held by top 3
2companies hiring publicly (12 mo)
Ranked: Best Finance & Accounting Services companies in Chicago
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Employees | Stage | Founded | Founder | Tech stack | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RSM US Provider of assurance, tax and financial advisory services | — | 15,882 | Unfunded | 1926 | Brian Becker CEO | Adobe Experience ManagerJavaVimeo+28 | — |
| 2 | Grant Thornton Merger and acquisition advisory firm | — | 6,500 | Acquired | 1924 | Alexander Grant Founder | Adobe Experience ManagerJavaAdobe Client Data Layer+23 | — |
| 3 | UHY LLP Provider of accounting, tax, and business consulting services | — | 1,687 | Late Stage | 2006 | — | Microsoft ASP.NETBackbone.jsKestrel+27 | 1 award |
| 4 | KPMG Corporate Finance KPMG LLP, the audit, tax and advisory firm, is the U.S. | — | 392 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5 | ss&g SS&G is one of the nation's largest independent accounting and business consulting firms. | — | 375 | Acquired | 1968 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Fgmk FGMK is an accounting company offering accounting and business advisory services. | — | 208 208 → 292 (+40%) | Unfunded | 1969 | — | WordPressApple iCloud MailMicrosoft 365+20 | — |
| 7 | Accelerated Growth Advisors Provider of accounting, advisory and financial analysis services | — | 137 | Acquired | 2009 | — | — | 1 job opening |
| 8 | True Partners Provider of tax consulting services 45Market top 49%Funding top 50%Talent bottom 49%Global bottom 29% All 4 signals ▾Markettop 49% Fundingtop 50% Talentbottom 49% Globalbottom 29% Market: 133 employees (top 38% of Finance & Accounting Services) Funding: Raised $20.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 21 yrs (0.0/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 45/100 | $20M | 133 | Acquired | 2005 | Cary D McMillan Founder & Chairman | — | — |
Top 5 Finance & Accounting Services companies in Chicago
#1
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2005 · 133 employees$20Mraised▾
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2005 · 133 employees
Provider of tax consulting services
Fliar Intelligence Index™ 45how this company ranks against its industry peers
Market
top 49%Funding
top 50%Talent
bottom 49%Global
bottom 29%Market: 133 employees (top 38% of Finance & Accounting Services)
Funding: Raised $20.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 21 yrs (0.0/yr) · Last round Series B (Nov 2005)
Talent: 1 named leader on record · 1 C-suite/founder profile curated
Funding rounds
- Nov 2005Series B$20M
Founders & team
Investors
Waud Capital Partners
#2
Late Stage · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2006 · 1687 employees—raised▾
Late Stage · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2006 · 1687 employees
Provider of accounting, tax, and business consulting services. They serve various industries including construction, dealerships, energy, financial institutions, government, healthcare, manufacturing and distribution, not-for-profit, private equity, real estate, staffing, and technology. Services are tailored to each industry's specific needs and challenges. The firm also operates a charitable giving program supporting community initiatives.
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 70k LinkedIn followers — 16.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Funding rounds
- Dec 2024PE—
Investors
Summit Partners, Caltius Capital Management
Tech stack
AlliAmazon S3Amazon Web ServicesAzureBackbone.JsCallrail
#3
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 1924 · 6500 employees—raised▾
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 1924 · 6500 employees
Merger and acquisition advisory firm. Middle-market focused investment bank. Provides services such as merger and acquisition advisory, corporate financing, capital raising, and restructuring. The industry sectors served include construction, real estate, energy, and more.
Founders & team
Investors
New Mountain Capital, CDPQ, OA Private Capital, Europa
Tech stack
Adobe Client Data LayerAdobe Experience ManagerAdobe Experience Platform Identity ServiceAdobe Experience Platform LaunchAdobe TargetClickdimensions
#4
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2010—raised▾
Series A · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2010
Tax consultancy for businesses
Funding rounds
- Jun 2017Series A—
Founders & team
Investors
Cane Investment Partners
#5
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 1942 · 1 employees—raised▾
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 1942 · 1 employees
M&A and strategic advisory firm focused on healthcare, fintech, manufacturing, and multiple sectors
LinkedIn Pulse recent public activity · Jul 2026
Audience: 219k LinkedIn followers — 50.1% of this cohort's audience
Activity: 1 awards announced in 12 mo
Founders & team
Investors
Europa, Alceon Group, Accelerate Okanagan
Tech stack
Amazon CloudfrontAmazon Web ServicesApple Icloud MailAureliaBabelBootstrap
Funding & investor landscape
$20Mtotal disclosed funding
1companies funded
1disclosed rounds
0rounds last 90 days
Most active investors
OA Private Capital1 rounds
Notable founders
Cary D McMillan
Founder & Chairman · True Partners
Will Davies
Owner · Grant Thornton
Alexander Grant
Founder · Grant Thornton
John Long
Chief Executive Officer · NRTT
Bryan Lorello
Managing Partner · Crowe
Serge Jorgensen
Managing Principal · Crowe
Prism market signals · United States · country-scoped Prism corpus, 4,671,638 docs
Market landscape — 10 sub-themes by coverage
Share of Finance & Accounting Services coverage by sub-theme.
Regulatory-risk over time rising
Funding & growth over time
funding rising · growth rising
RESEARCH SIGNALS · United States
How research on Fintech is moving in the United States
A read on the academic research around Fintech — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 907 United States-affiliated papers.
research sentiment over time
201620212026
enthusiastic · positive · guarded tone
Tone is overwhelmingly optimistic and intensifying — the enthusiastic (strongly-positive) share moved 23% → 38% across 2016–2026.
top research entities
- Film Independent54
- United States Department of Commerce26
- Community Partners22
- University of Virginia18
- International Monetary Fund12
leading researchers
Crypto Education Research Lab · Kapil Dharika · Bibitayo Ebunlomo Abikoye · Adesola Oluwatosin Adelaja · Stanley Chidozie Umeorah · Pingale, Mandar Vijay · Hajwane, Shaeena Samir · Rogers, Anuoluwapo
▲
Breakthroughs97 · 11%
▲ 0%→11% share
0 median citations96% since 2021mostly methods-led
Financial services breakthroughs surged from 0% to 11% field-share, with 41 brand-new papers signaling rapid novel discovery.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Financial services42
- Database transaction16
- Payment15
- Scalability12
- Credit risk11
Newly emergingFinancial services 0→41 · Database transaction 0→15 · Payment 0→14
Landmark E.T.-RNN · 87 cites
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Advancements352 · 39%
▲ 28%→41% share
▲1.5× share momentum0 median citations95% since 2021mostly empirical
Financial inclusion advancement papers soared from 2 to 74, reflecting intensifying U.S. fintech equity research.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Financial services7→190
- Financial inclusion2→74
- Payment2→50
- Mobile payment3→29
- Leverage (statistics)1→21
Newly emergingTransformative learning 0→37 · Database transaction 0→34 · Financial literacy 0→32
Landmark Fintech Adoption Drivers for Innovation for SMEs in Indonesia · 143 cites
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Concerns281 · 31%
▼ 56%→29% share
▼0.5× share momentum0 median citations83% since 2021mostly empirical
Concern-flagged cryptocurrency papers rose from 1 to 17, while Big data and Financial market risks newly emerged.
rising sub-themes (early→recent)
- Financial services9→149
- Financial inclusion1→56
- Payment2→27
- Investment (military)1→19
- Cryptocurrency1→17
Newly emergingFinancial market 0→22 · Big data 0→18 · Corporate governance 0→18
Landmark The FinTech Opportunity · 433 cites
RESEARCH HOTSPOTS · United States
Where fintech is researched across United States
Location clusters by institution affiliation — each city's volume, stance tone, and a quick read on its hot topic, what's advancing, the opening opportunity, and the main concern.
New York25 · +0.24
Seattle14 · +0.21
Philadelphia13 · +0.19
Boston12 · +0.34
Los Angeles8 · +0.42
Ann Arbor8 · +0.49
SF Bay Area5 · +0.42
Chicago5 · +0.08
Atlanta5 · +0.36
PATENT SIGNAL · United States
Who's filing fintech patents in the United States
United States fintech patent filing is accelerating — 20 filings from 16 assignees (2016–2025), led by Mastercard International, Verifone, Financial Cloud Innovations; annual filings 1→7.
20 filings16 assigneespeak 7/yr2016–2025
filing momentum (YoY 2016–2025)
top patent filers
- Mastercard International20
- Verifone4
- Financial Cloud Innovations2
- Atombeam Technologies2
- Salah ALI Khalil1
- LNW Gaming1
- Kassetty Nikhil1
- DR Mariappan RAJA1
Common questions
How many Finance & Accounting Services companies are there in Chicago, United States?
Radar tracks 52 indexable Finance & Accounting Services companies headquartered in Chicago, United States that meet our profile-completeness bar.
What is the total funding raised by Finance & Accounting Services companies in Chicago, United States?
The Finance & Accounting Services companies in Chicago, United States on this list have raised a combined $20M in disclosed equity funding across 1 funded companies.
Which is the highest-funded Finance & Accounting Services company in Chicago, United States?
True Partners is the highest-funded Finance & Accounting Services company in Chicago, United States, with $20M in disclosed equity funding.
How many Finance & Accounting Services companies in Chicago, United States are funded?
1 of the 52 Finance & Accounting Services companies in Chicago, United States on this list have disclosed at least one equity funding round.
How many Finance & Accounting Services unicorns are there in Chicago, United States?
None of the Finance & Accounting Services companies in Chicago, United States on this list currently has a disclosed valuation of $1B or more.
Who are the top investors in Chicago, United States Finance & Accounting Services companies?
The most active investors in Chicago, United States Finance & Accounting Services companies on this list include Europa, Accelerate Okanagan, Alceon Group, CDPQ, Caltius Capital Management.
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.