Best In Store Retail Tech Companies in Illinois, United States
The 60 best In Store Retail Tech companies in Illinois, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Cooler Screens.
Ranked: Best In Store Retail Tech companies in Illinois
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Cooler Screens Developer of IoT enabled solution for the retail businesses | $100M | 69 mo ago | Series C | — | 2017 | — | 43 patents AI-powered inventory, marketing, and advertising system for refrigerated retail storage containers | — |
| 2 | InContext Solutions Provider of 3D virtual store platforms and retail execution solutions | $54M | 66 mo ago | Series F | Dave Rich Chairman & CEO | 2009 | Master SliderSlider RevolutionWordPress+23 | 12 patents Virtual reality retail visualization and 3D apparel scanning for e‑commerce | — |
| 3 | Network Merchants White Label Payment Gateway solutions | $54M | 52 mo ago | Acquired | Ted Cucci Co-Founder | 2001 | WordPressApple iCloud MailMySQL+21 | — | — |
| 4 | Gooten Provider of print-on-demand and end-to-end delivery solutions for businesses | $37M | 31 mo ago | Acquired | Brian Rainey Chief Executive Officer | 2012 | WordPress Block EditorElementorCart Functionality+38 | — | — |
| 5 | Numerator Market research and consumer insights platform | $12M | 127 mo ago | Acquired | Eric Belcher CEO | 1990 | WordPressApple iCloud MailGoogle Workspace+32 | — | — |
| 6 | Channel IQ Online pricing intelligence solutions provider | $12M | 152 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | Andrew Walker CEO | 2009 | — | 12 patents Digital audio editing, format conversion, and proxy file handling for media applications | — |
| 7 | Persio Marketing Personalization for Retail Marketers | $7M | 122 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | — | 2008 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Samya.ai AI-based SaaS platform for consumer packaged goods companies | $6M | 77 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | — | 2019 | — | 5 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 9 | Rocketr Online payment processing and e-commerce solutions | $500K | 100 mo ago | Seed | Alex Paden Co-Founder | 2016 | PHPPure CSSReact+15 | — | — |
| 10 | DoorStat Comprehensive door solutions: installation, repair, maintenance for residential and industrial needs | $470K | 104 mo ago | Seed | Alex Shchekin Co-Founder | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Journey Foods AI-powered software platform for product monitoring and development | $100K | 57 mo ago | Seed | — | 2018 | WebflowStripeHubSpot+19 | — | — |
Top 12 In Store Retail Tech companies in Illinois
#1
Acquired · Manhattan, Illinois · founded 2012 · 100 employees$36.5Mraised▾
Provider of print-on-demand and end-to-end delivery solutions for businesses. It's a distributed company that operates a smart supply chain for brands that utilize print-on-demand manufacturing. It combines proprietary technology and operations with manufacturing partners. It fulfills orders and brands to sell products without holding any inventory.
- Nov 2023Venture Debt$3.5M
- Mar 2023Series A$11M
- Dec 2021Series A$15M
- Feb 2019Series A$6.8M
#2
Acquired · Roselle, Illinois · founded 2001 · 113 employees$54.2Mraised▾
Network Merchants, LLC. (NMI) builds e-commerce payment gateways for companies that want to process online transactions in real-time anywhere in the world. NMI created, maintains and delivers a substantial suite of payment solutions through a unique channel of distribution comprising of financial institutions, ISOs/MSPs, payment processors, VARs, and other e-commerce developers interested in retaining their existing merchant-customers and acquiring new business. With an easy to integrate transparent and private-label program, Affiliate Partners maintain their own look and feel while providing merchants with efficient and secure payment processing solutions. NMI’s open-architectural design allows Affiliate Partners to earn substantial residuals without having to worry about competition from the gateway.
- Feb 2022PE$54.2M
- Sep 2021Series A—
- May 2014PE—
- Sep 2013PE—
#3
Series F · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2009 · 77 employees$54.3Mraised▾
Provider of 3D virtual store platforms and retail execution solutions. The company offers virtual commerce solutions, including metaverse experiences, to enhance online shopping. It provides tools for visualizing planograms, aisle flow, and displays in digital retail store twins. The company facilitates shopper insights through 3D technology and machine learning. It also offers resources such as blog articles, case studies, webinars, and videos.
- Dec 2020Series F—
- Aug 2017Series F$6.3M
- Sep 2016Series F$15.2M
- Apr 2016Series D$4.7M
#4
Series C · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2017 · 74 employees$100Mraised▾
Developer of IoT enabled solution for the retail businesses. The platform provides digital screens with a camera, motion sensors, and eye-tracking algorithms. The advertisements are displayed based on the parameters including gender, age, emotional response.
- Oct 2020Series C$80M
- Oct 2020Conventional Debt—
- Nov 2017Seed$700.9K
#5
Acquired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 1990 · 1200 employees$12Mraised▾
Market research and consumer insights platform. It offers data and insights into the purchasing behavior of consumers. It provides marketing intelligence to manufacturers, retailers, and agencies. It also offers solutions to understand consumers with targeted surveys.
- Nov 2015Conventional Debt—
- Jun 2014Series B$16M
- Oct 2013Conventional Debt$153M
- May 2013Unattributed$5M
#6
Acqui-Hired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2019 · 61 employees$6Mraised▾
Samya provides an AI-based SaaS platform for consumer packaged goods companies to manage their demand and supply operations. The platform uses deep learning, probabilistic machine learning, and reinforcement learning methods to help CPG companies improve their sales operations.
- Jan 2020Seed$6M
#7
Acqui-Hired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2008 · 36 employees$7.1Mraised▾
Persio is a multi channel marketing personalization platforms that works with the marketers’ existing data sources, technology solutions, deployment channels and identity resolution services to establish a unified customer record so that marketers can deploy data-driven and personalized campaigns across web, email, SMS, mobile apps and other sales channels. Basic plans start at $3000/month.
- May 2016Series A$1.1M
- Feb 2015Series A$2.5M
- Oct 2013Series A$3M
- Oct 2013Seed$474.5K
#8
Acqui-Hired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2009 · 77 employees$12Mraised▾
Channel IQ is a provider of online pricing intelligence solutions to manufacturers, distributors and retailers. They provide channel management, online price monitoring (by analyzing customer sentiment), policy and competitive intelligence, brand protection, and retailer verification to ensure that sellers are not violating MAP (Minimum Advertised Price) across the manufacturer's catalog and record violation history if any. Some of its clients are Panasonic, LG Electronics and Toys R Us.
- Nov 2013Series B$12M
- Jan 2012Conventional Debt$500K
- 2010Series A—
#9
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2018 · 11 employees$100Kraised▾
Journey Foods is an AI-powered software platform for product monitoring and development for CPG companies, ingredients suppliers, and manufacturers. It analyses ingredients via nutrients and supply chain insights; and also provides dashboard to monitor product and ingredient R&D.
- Sep 2021Grant (prize money)$100K
- May 2021Grant (prize money)$100K
- Apr 2019Seed$100K
#10
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2013 · 5 employees$470Kraised▾
Comprehensive door solutions: installation, repair, maintenance for residential and industrial needs. This company provides a one-stop solution for all residential and industrial door requirements. Specializing in overhead garage doors, entry doors, and industrial doors, they offer a range of services including installation, repair, and maintenance. They also provide property gate services. Known for quality workmanship and customer support, they cater to both homes and businesses. Their services extend to automation and security solutions, ensuring comprehensive access management. They focus on delivering quality and professionalism in every project, from minor repairs to complete replacements. They are committed to meeting customer needs with certified technicians and transparent fees.
- Oct 2017Seed$450K
- Nov 2015Angel$20K
#11
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2016$500Kraised▾
Rocketr offers payment processing and e-commerce solutions. Products include Rocketr Payments which is an API-linked payment gateway that lets merchants accept payments through traditional payments such as PayPal, credit cards and through cryptocurrency payments such as Bitcoin and Ethereum. Also offers a mobile POS app to accept cryptocurrency payments in stores. Other solutions include Rocketr Storefront which provides e-commerce solutions to sell digital goods online.
- Mar 2018Seed$500K
#12
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2004 · 114 employees—raised▾
Accounting and management software for businesses. It offers back-office operations and accounting software for hospitality, restaurants, and retail businesses. It features solutions for billing, credit card reconciliation, cash flow management, and gratuity management.
- Jun 2022Seed—
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