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Collaborate online, at the TechNexus clubhouse or through a network of thousands of people connected passionate about building companies in Chicago.

TechNexus is an incubator where real tech companies are growing and thoughtful tech leaders are gathered, and those interactions have been critical to Cohesive's success.

Pat Kerpan, CEO, CohesiveFT

TechNexus is the welcoming point for hundreds of Taproot Foundation volunteers. The location is ideal and the facilities are beautiful -- we're grateful to have a home here!

Taproot Foundation

102 companies have grown with TechNexus since 2007. They've raised $45.5m in capital and created more than 300 jobs We're just getting started.

Build your startup with TechNexus, etc.

Collaborate with more 2,500 techies and enterpreneurs

Learn or share your tech & biz skills with peers

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Collaboration and Networking

More than 2,500 peers in the Chicago Clubhouse each month.

Communal Campus

Desks, lounges and meeting rooms for seed and early stage ventures and entrepreneurs.

Incubation and Start-up Space

Dozens of companies-in-residence from 1 to 15 people.

Network of Advisors

Dozens of carefully partnered mentors, investors and advisors.

Workshops and Learning

Tech talks, training and user groups meet here daily.

Innovation Labs

Corporate spin-outs and spin-ins, university collaboration, hackathons; innovation happens here!

Some of the companies collaborating today (more than 130 companies have launched or grown here)

The TechNexus Blog

Sep. 28 – by Terry Howerton
Collaboration happens each day at TechNexus
When companies and entrepreneurs come together in a collaborative environment conducive to intense throw-out-the-old-model thinking, mutual benefits emerge from unlocking new opportunities and increasing economic value. This is the kind of meaningful collaboration that happens each day at TechNexus between entrepreneurs and bigger companies; some of that is deliberate and organized, and some is by happenstance.

Clubhouse News

Sun, Jan. 22
Infographic: Chicago Technology Company Resources Who's Who!
Check out our Infographic on all the resources available to help grow the local tech industry - for companies of all sizes - a recap of where you can go to get the help you need to grow!
Fri, Jan. 20
What the Illinois Job Market will look like in 2018
(Crain's) Technology one of top growth areas, and greater technical knowledge and experience.
Fri, Jan. 20
Letter of Opposition to SOPA & PIPA, in Current Forms, Sent to Congress
On behalf of numerous technology leaders in Illinois, ITA submitted a letter stating opposition to Illinois leaders at the federal level. Members of Leadership in both the House and Senate also received the letter, expressing concerns with the bills in their current forms.