​Welcome to Chicago's flagship startup and innovation convening!

​The Chicago Venture Summit returns on October 20, 2026 for founders, investors, researchers, and corporate innovators exploring Chicago's unique lens on the Future of Health. Here Chicago's world-class hospital systems, research institutions, talent, and sector leaders are center stage. Whether you're building or supporting the next generation of health ventures, this is your front-row seat to the conversations driving next-gen health.

​Know a founder building in health innovation? Invite them to join us and shape what's next!

​Share the application to the official Startup Portfolio with them. Find your next portfolio company or partner in the growing Portfolio Cohort!

​Agenda

​The Future of Health agenda will be posted soon!

​Partners of the Summit

​Thank you, partners of the the Chicago Venture Summit, for your generosity in making the Future of Health Summit a reality! a and ! We appreciate your commitment to growing Chicago's innovation ecosystems.

​Presenting Partners:

• ​BCBS of Illinois

• ​DLA Piper

• ​The Consulate General of Canada in Chicago

• ​The Grainger College of Engineering of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

• ​MATTER

• ​Microsoft

• ​Portal Innovations

• ​Rush University System for Health

• ​Shapack Partners

​Innovation Partners:

• ​1871

• ​APCO

• ​Buchanan Ingersoll & Rooney

• ​Business Leadership Counsil

• ​The Chicago Biomedical Consortium

• ​ChiForward

• ​Clique Studios

• ​Cooley

• ​GCEP

• ​iBio

• ​JP Morgan

• ​mHUB

• ​Northwestern Querrey InQbation Lab

• ​SecondMuse

• ​TechNexus Venture Collaborative

• ​Women in Bio (Chicago Chapter)

​Venture Partners:

• ​2Flo Ventures

• ​7wire Ventures

• ​Enterprise Ireland

• ​Mid America Health Investors Network

• ​Orrick

• ​PACE

• ​Techstars (Northwestern Medicine Healthcare Accelerator)

• ​UCM Ventures

• ​Valtruis Capital

​Visit World Business Chicago to learn more.

​Organized by: World Business Chicago

​Questions, comments, or want to support the Summit? Please email info@chicagoventuresummit.com.

​*Please note: Registration for the Chicago Venture Summit is by invitation only. The organizers reserve the right to approve or decline registrations at their discretion.