Best Mobile Companies in Illinois, United States
The 80 best Mobile companies in Illinois, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: Keeper Security.
Our analysis of 77 Mobile companies
$13.3b in tracked funding; 89% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2024.
Ranked: Best Mobile companies in Illinois
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Keeper Security Offers web-based password manager solutions | $60M | 37 mo ago | Series D | Craig Lurey CTO | 2009 | Apple iCloud MailGoogle WorkspaceMaterial Design Lite+28 | — | 1 launch · 1 award |
| 2 | Tap.Me Connecting pilots and passengers for unforgettable flight experiences since 1994 | $5M | 171 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | — | 2009 | — | 18 patents Pressurized beverage container caps and dispensing hardware for tap-based drink systems | — |
| 3 | Picturelife Protect, share, store, and sell your photos with ease | $4M | 163 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | Nate Westheimer Founder & CEO | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Atom Switch Developer of PC and console-based casual games | $3M | 46 mo ago | Seed | Dan Sandberg CEO | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 5 | Toy Studio Mobile game development studio | $3M | 124 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Appolicious Mobile application finder | $3M | 184 mo ago | Seed | Alan Warms Founder & Chairman | 2009 | — | — | — |
| 7 | Kixer Mobile App Recommendation Platform | $1M | 142 mo ago | Acqui-Hired | Omar Nicola Founder & President | 2014 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Spinlight Educational app development company for kids | $400K | 146 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 9 | TIP Solutions Call assistant app for smartphones | $250K | 151 mo ago | Seed | John Braun CEO | 2009 | — | 40 patents Real-time messaging and communication management platform with injection, consolidation, and image response capabilities. | — |
| 10 | Real Talk Live Online platform for video calling | $206K | 66 mo ago | Deadpooled | Gus Fakhouri Founder & CEO | 2011 | — | — | — |
| 11 | Cloudgate Premium VR experiences: crafting immersive games for home and entertainment | $150K | 120 mo ago | Seed | Mike Fischer Co-Founder | 2016 | — | — | — |
| 12 | Hooks Notifications & alerts for everything | $110K | 132 mo ago | Deadpooled | — | 2014 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Mobile companies in Illinois
#1
Series D · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2009 · 331 employees$60Mraised▾
Offers web-based password manager solutions. It develops a mobile app that helps consumers to protect and manage their passwords and private information. The app uses military-grade advanced encryption standards, key storage, double-encrypted syncing, and two-factor authentication. It also features an admin console for managing keeper group users, devices, and permissions.
- May 2023Series D—
- Aug 2020Series C$60M
#2
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2009 · 9 employees$3.4Mraised▾
Developer of PC and console-based casual games. It offers Infestation a cooperative survival genre where players scavenge derelict spaceships.
- Aug 2022Seed$3.4M
#3
Acqui-Hired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2009 · 12 employees$5.4Mraised▾
Connecting pilots and passengers for unforgettable flight experiences since 1994. It is an online platform that facilitates booking scenic flights and day trips with licensed pilots. With a wide selection of flight offerings, users can search for flights based on location and preferences. The platform connects individuals with vetted private and commercial pilots, ensuring safety and a personalized experience. It offers gift vouchers for various amounts, redeemable for any flight on the site. The booking process involves searching for a flight, selecting a date and time, and coordinating directly with the pilot after confirmation. The platform caters to both individual adventurers and groups seeking custom flight experiences. It also provides an opportunity for pilots to share their passion for flying and offset flight costs by connecting with passengers. The website offers pilot registration, login, search, cart, and secure payment options.
- Mar 2012Series C$3.2M
- Dec 2011Series B$423.9K
- May 2011Series B$1.5M
- Sep 2010Series A$325K
#4
Deadpooled · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2011 · 10 employees$206.2Kraised▾
Online platform for video calling. It is a booking platform that allows users to video chat with favourite athletes, celebrities, industry leaders and other public figures. Its mobile app is available for iOS and Android devices.
- Dec 2020Conventional Debt$50K
- Nov 2019Seed$206.2K
#5
Acqui-Hired · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2011$4Mraised▾
Protect, share, store, and sell your photos with ease. It is a platform empowering photographers to showcase, store, and sell their work. It provides tools for photo storage, sharing, and sales, catering to both amateur and professional photographers. The platform offers features like customizable galleries, e-commerce integration, and marketing resources. It supports photographers in building their brand, reaching customers, and generating revenue from their images. It is a business partner, sales assistant, and photo lab all in one, offering a comprehensive solution for managing and monetizing photography. It offers subscription plans, a catalog, and perks to enhance the user experience. It fosters a community through films, ambassador programs, and forums. It provides apps for iOS, macOS, Android, and Lightroom, ensuring accessibility across devices.
- Oct 2012Series A$4M
- Jul 2011Conventional Debt$600K
#6
Deadpooled · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2009 · 26 employees$2.9Mraised▾
Toy Studio LLC is a game studio focusing on the development of HTML.5 games for mobile and web devices. The studio has a portfolio of over 30 games and popular titles include 'Bee Control' - a platformer game and 'Boulder Dash' - an action puzzle.
- Jan 2016Series A$2.9M
#7
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2009$2.6Mraised▾
Appolicious is provider of white label app discovery platform. The platform enables a user to create their own app store from a custom taxonomy and use Appolicious’ search, recommendation APIs and curation to help users figure out which apps are best for them. Offers services in association with Yahoo. Also developed appoLearning, a veritcal app discovery site focused on education apps for children.
- Feb 2011Seed$500K
- Dec 2009Seed$2.1M
#8
Acqui-Hired · Toluca, Illinois · founded 2014 · 6 employees$1Mraised▾
Kixer is a mobile native advertising company which helps mobile developers generate revenue. The service charges customers based on the number of application installations rather than the rate of impressions or clicks. The customers include IGN, TMZ and E!Online to name a few.
- Jul 2014Seed$1M
#9
Acquired · Champaign, Illinois · founded 2011 · 6 employees$400.2Kraised▾
Educational app development company for kids. The platform is an educational app development company that creates games targeted at kids to be used in learning. Products include Geography Drive, AlphaTots, TallyTots, TableTots, Swapsies and Operation Math, and more. Available on iOS and Android. The games are available on the Android & iOS platforms.
- Apr 2014Seed$400.2K
#10
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2009 · 16 employees$250Kraised▾
Tip Solutions engages in developing advanced telecommunication & smartphone technologies. The company offers a smart call assistance app 'CallSnap' that enables users to automate & manage voice calls. Features call back reminders, caller ID, dropdown incoming call screen, and more.
- Oct 2013Seed$250K
#11
Seed · Aurora, Illinois · founded 2016 · 3 employees$150Kraised▾
Premium VR experiences: crafting immersive games for home and entertainment. The company is a game development studio focused on creating premium, innovative games that defy the boundaries of Virtual Reality. They are committed to cultivate immersive and transformative VR experiences, creating deep games that elicit the feelings of Blockbuster films—energizing, vitalizing and exhilarating while always leaving players thirsty for more. They specialize in taking big ideas and big worlds and making them a reality that people can experience at home, in VR arcades, or Location Based Entertainment facilities. They offer services in game development and VR experiences.
- Jun 2016Seed$150K
#12
Seed · Chicago, Illinois · founded 2010$60Kraised▾
Free iPhone games offering classic fun and engaging puzzle experiences. The company specializes in developing and distributing a diverse catalog of entirely free mobile games for iOS devices. Their offerings span multiple categories, including card games, word games, logic games, and puzzle games, ensuring a broad appeal to casual gamers. The games provide engaging experiences reminiscent of classic entertainment, with titles ranging from bubble shooters and solitaire collections to mahjong and crossword puzzles. They focus on delivering accessible and enjoyable gameplay without any cost to the user. The company leverages mobile technology to provide a wide array of entertainment options, emphasizing user-friendly interfaces and addictive gameplay mechanics. They offer a variety of puzzle, logic, card and word games.
- Mar 2018Seed$60K
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