Startup & tech events in Chicago

• Conference major

  20 Jul

  Aspen Ideas Climate 2026 Chicago

  Aspen Institute · Convene at Willis Tower + UChicago Hyde Park

  09:00 US$3 – US$10

• Conference major

  08 Dec

  Q2B 2026 x Chicago Quantum Summit

  QC Ware + Chicago Quantum Exchange · Marriott Marquis Chicago + McCormick Place

  09:00

• Meetup

  23 Jun

  Health2Tech Chicago June 23, 2026

  Alex Koshykov

  17:30

• Meetup

  23 Jun

  From Agent Card to Executor: Understanding the A2A Protocol

  Agent Loop - Chicago · TeamWorking by TechNexus

  18:00

• Meetup

  23 Jun

  HealthTech Startups, Investors, Innovators Networking Event with Elevator Pitch

  Chicago Startup Pitch & Networking Group · Ghost Donkey

  19:00

• Conference

  24 Jun

  Advanced Wearables and the Future of Clinical Trials

  Personal · Simpson & Kimberly Querrey Biomedical Center

  08:00

• AI 2030 + 1871

  Conference

  24 Jun

  Chicago AI Week 2026

  AI 2030 + 1871 · 1871 / Microsoft Midwest District

  09:00 US$5 – US$20

• Pitch

  24 Jun

  Small Business Development Center (SBDC) On-Deck Pitch

  Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation · Polsky Exchange North

  10:00

• Conference

  24 Jun

  Women in AI Forum (WiAI) at Chicago AI Week

  AI 2030 | Responsible AI · Morningstar

  15:00

• Meetup

  24 Jun

  North Shore Startups & Founders Meetup

  North Shore Startups & Founders Network · Next Door Lounge

  19:00

• Conference

  25 Jun

  2026 Chicago AI Week Summit

  AI 2030 | Responsible AI

  09:00

• Dinner

  25 Jun

  Founder’s Therapy - Coffee Roundtable

  Founder’s Therapy - Chicago · Bitter Pops

  09:00

• Workshop

  25 Jun

  Tech Enablement Workshop Series: Using AI to Elevate your Customer Experience (Automation and Responsiveness)

  Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation · Polsky Exchange North

  10:00

• Workshop

  25 Jun

  Product Manager Agentic Tools Round Table

  Chicago Product Management Association · Vibes Media

  17:30

• Hackathon

  26 Jun

  MHUB Physical AI Hackathon

  Deep Tech Week

  14:00

• Meetup

  26 Jun

  OpenAI Forum Chicago

  Personal

  17:00

• Pitch

  27 Jun

  Primewise Founders Club Fundraising Event- Chicago

  Primewise Founders Club Chicago · Chicago

  10:00

• Pitch

  27 Jun

  Primewise Founders Club VC Connect and Networking Event Chicago

  Primewise Founders Club Chicago · Chicago

  11:00

• Meetup

  27 Jun

  2nd Annual Pixquid Awards: Walk The Pink Carpet at Filmscape Chicago

  PIXQUID EVENTS · CineCity Studios Chicago

  17:00

• Meetup

  30 Jun

  Capital Access: Cleveland Avenue/CAST US

  Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation · Polsky Exchange North

  10:00

• Meetup

  30 Jun

  PRIDE in Business

  TeamWorking Public Events Calendar · TeamWorking by TechNexus

  16:30

• Meetup

  30 Jun

  AI, ML, DeepTech: Business & Startups Networking Mixer with Elevator Pitch

  Chicago Startup Pitch & Networking Group · Ghost Donkey

  19:00

• Workshop

  01 Jul

  Credit Building Workshop

  Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation · Polsky Exchange North

  12:00

• Meetup

  01 Jul

  Build & Tell - Chicago (Claude Code Meetup)

  Personal · Bitter Pops

  16:00

• Workshop

  02 Jul

  Tech Enablement Series: AI Driven Customer Sentiments and Market Insights for Smarter Business Decisions

  Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation · Polsky Exchange North

  10:00

• Investors Network UAE

  Meetup

  02 Jul

  Join Biggest Community | Investors Founders | Chicago | Online

  Investors Network UAE · Chicago

  12:00

• Dinner

  02 Jul

  Founder Night Out: In-Person Startup Networking in Chicago

  Chicago Startup Founder 101 · Moe's Cantina River North

  18:00

• Dinner

  02 Jul

  Founder Networking

  Chicago Lean Startup Circle · Moes Cantina & Old Crow Smokehouse River North

  18:00

• Pitch

  07 Jul

  Women in Tech, Fintech, AI, Startups, Networking & Elevator Pitch

  Chicago Startup Pitch & Networking Group · Ghost Donkey

  19:00

• Workshop

  09 Jul

  Tech Enablement Series: How AI Can Support the Entire Sales and Business Development Cycle

  Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation · Polsky Exchange North

  10:00

• West Suburb Developer Group

  Hackathon

  09 Jul

  TechForChange Nonprofit Hackathon

  West Suburb Developer Group · Hyatt House

  18:00

• Conference

  13 Jul

  Midwest Engineering Entrepreneurship Network (MEEN) Conference

  Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation · Chicago Booth Harper Center

  11:00

• Pitch

  13 Jul

  Tech Startups, Investors, Innovators Networking with Elevator Pitch

  Chicago Startup Pitch & Networking Group · Ghost Donkey

  19:00

• Meetup

  14 Jul

  BioTech and Pharma Startups, Investors & Professionals Networking Event

  Chicago Startup Pitch & Networking Group · Rye Deli & Drink

  19:00

• Meetup

  15 Jul

  Build & Tell - Chicago (Claude Code Meetup)

  Personal · Bitter Pops

  16:00

• Meetup

  15 Jul

  Chicago Startup Events: Year One

  Chicago Startup Events · Three Cities Social Club - River North

  17:30

• Workshop

  16 Jul

  Tech Enablement Workshop Series: AI-Powered Marketing, Social Media, and Design

  Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation · Polsky Exchange North

  10:00

• Chicago Sports Tech

  Conference

  20 Jul

  Chicago Sports Tech Week 2026

  Chicago Sports Tech · Fulton Market District

  09:00 US$0 – US$5

• Meetup

  20 Jul

  TCW2026: Basecamp @ TechNexus - Get on the List

  TechNexus · TeamWorking by TechNexus

  09:00

• Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation

  Demo Day

  20 Jul

  UChicago Deep Tech Demo Day 2026

  Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation · Gleacher Conference Center

  12:00 Free

• Demo Day

  20 Jul

  UChicago Deep Tech Demo Day

  Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation · Gleacher Conference Center

  12:00

• Evergreen Climate Innovations

  Conference

  21 Jul

  Co_Invest Climate 2026

  Evergreen Climate Innovations · Blackhawks Ice Center Presented by Fifth Third Bank

  09:00

• Meetup

  21 Jul

  Capital Access: Huntington National Bank

  Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation · Polsky Exchange North

  10:00

• Meetup

  22 Jul

  AI, Search & Scale: Elastic x HyperFlex @ Chicago Tech Week

  Elastic Chicago User Group · Alliance Française de Chicago

  17:30

• Workshop

  23 Jul

  Tech Enablement Series: Using AI to Optimize How your Business Runs

  Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation · Polsky Exchange North

  10:00

• 1871 + BMO

  Pitch

  23 Jul

  WMNfintech Showcase Chicago 2026

  1871 + BMO · BMO Tower

  16:00 US$0

• Meetup

  27 Jul

  HealthTech Startups, Investors, Innovators Networking Event with Elevator Pitch

  Chicago Startup Pitch & Networking Group · Rye Deli & Drink

  19:00

• Meetup

  28 Jul

  Tech Startups, Investors, Innovators Networking with Elevator Pitch

  Chicago Startup Pitch & Networking Group · Ghost Donkey

  19:00

• Meetup

  29 Jul

  Chicago’s Mayoral Candidate, LIAM STANTON, Takes On: The Technology Industry & Chicago's Future

  TechNexus · TeamWorking by TechNexus

  16:30

• Workshop

  30 Jul

  Tech Enablement Series: How AI Integrates with Widely Used Small Business Accounting Platforms

  Polsky Center for Entrepreneurship and Innovation · Polsky Exchange North

  10:00

• Workshop

  05 Aug

  NextGen Fleet Road Show – Chicago

  NextGen Fleet · 3637 N Sheffield Ave

  08:30

• Conference

  10 Aug

  Lofty Angels Summit 2026

  Lofty Ventures

  10:00

• Workshop

  13 Aug

  From AI User to AI Builder - Base44 x AI Collective (Chicago)

  The AI Collective

  18:00

• Conference

  08 Sept

  Tech Pulse 2030-The Physical Internet of AI: Data Centers, Energy, and Architecture- Chicago

  AI 2030 | Responsible AI

  17:00

• Conference

  08 Sept

  Tech Pulse 2030

  AI 2030 | Responsible AI

  17:30

• Meetup

  16 Sept

  📍🏙 Chicago - Generalist World Meetup

  Generalist World - Events

  16:30

• Conference

  22 Sept

  SievoFriends Chicago 2026

  Procurement Events 2026 · 320 S Canal St

  08:00

• Chicago Booth Angels Network

  Pitch

  14 Oct

  Chicago Booth Angels Fall Pitch & Demo Day 2026

  Chicago Booth Angels Network · Virtual + Chicago Booth Harper Center

  16:00 Free

• Pitch

  20 Oct

  No. 64 Tech Pulse 2030-Responsible AI Investing & Pitch Showcase-Chicago

  AI 2030 | Responsible AI

  17:30

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