Built In Chicago

What Built In Chicago does

Built In Chicago is a regional tech job board and online community platform that operates as part of the broader BuiltIn.com network, which spans 19+ city-specific tech hubs across the US, Canada, Australia, India, Ireland, Singapore, and the UK. The Chicago hub provides a localized job board, detailed company profiles for 82+ Chicago tech employers (ranging from startups to enterprises like Comcast, Capital One, and CSC), editorial content covering Chicago tech news and careers, and a salary data module. The underlying platform supports AI-powered personalized job matching, an AI Assistant that automates job application filling, and an Application Tracker for managing job search progress. Job seeker access is free; the platform monetizes on the employer side through subscription-based job posting packages and premium employer membership/recruiting services sold through a dedicated enterprise portal at employers.builtin.com. Two GTM motions coexist: a self-serve product-led motion for job seekers and an enterprise field sales motion for employer accounts. The Chicago hub is operated by a small team of 11-50 employees as one regional node within the wider BuiltIn.com parent structure, and Built In Chicago's DBA includes "Built In Chicago," "BuiltIn.com," and "Built In."

Name

Built In Chicago

Legal name

Built In

Website

https://builtinchicago.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2010

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Built In Chicago is a regional tech job board and community platform, part of the multi-city BuiltIn.com network, connecting Chicago tech job seekers with local employer job postings, company profiles, editorial content, and AI-assisted matching and application tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Online Job Board

NAICS

Employment Placement Agencies (561311)

SIC

Services-Employment Agencies (7361)

akta.pro primary industry

Internship/Apprenticeship Matching & Work-Based Learning Platforms (EDAFAMAL)

Keywords

• Tech job board
• Online recruitment platform
• Employer branding services
• Local tech community
• Salary benchmarking data

Headquarters

HQ city

Chicago

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Digital Commerce or Content

Cost components

Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Operations

Revenue model

1. Employer Job Posting Packages: Companies pay to post job listings and access employer branding solutions on the Built In Chicago platform
2. Employer Membership/Recruiting Services: Premium employer memberships offering enhanced visibility, candidate matching, and recruiting tools through employers.builtin.com

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Built In Chicago is a localized tech job board and community platform that aggregates job listings, company profiles, editorial content, and salary data for the Chicago technology market. The platform is part of the broader BuiltIn.com network of city-specific tech career hubs spanning 19+ major cities. It monetizes primarily by selling employer job posting packages and premium recruiting memberships, while giving job seekers free access to search, company research, and AI-assisted applications.

Product overview

Built In Chicago is a localized tech job board platform that operates as part of the broader Built In network of city-specific tech career platforms. The offering consists of a unified job board (Built In Chicago Job Board) complemented by Company Profiles, Tech Articles and News, and Salary Data modules. The core value proposition centers on personalized job matching ('Better Matches. Better Jobs. Happier You.') connecting tech professionals with Chicago-area employers. Additional features include an AI Assistant for automated job applications and a Job Application Tracker for managing applications. The platform serves both job seekers (offering job search, company discovery, and career resources) and employers (recruitment tools and job posting services).

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Built In Austin: Regional tech hub for Austin, Texas
• Built In Boston
• Built In Colorado
• Built In Los Angeles
• Built In NYC
• Built In San Francisco
• Built In Seattle
• Built In Charlotte

Products and services

• Built In Chicago Job Board A localized tech job board platform for tech professionals in Chicago, part of the BuiltIn.com network. Offers personalized job matching, job search functionality, AI Assistant for application autofill, Application Tracker, company profile research, salary data, and editorial content. Free for job seekers.
• Employer Hiring & Recruitment Solutions Paid recruiting offering for tech employers seeking to hire in Chicago. Includes subscription job posting packages, premium employer memberships, candidate matching, and employer branding solutions to reach hard-to-hire tech professionals. Sold via direct sales through employers.builtin.com.

Quantifiable outcome

• Job match personalization with AI Assistant reducing application time

Named customers5 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Dice: Dice is a longstanding tech-focused job board serving software engineers, data professionals, and tech talent. Closely comparable product offering (tech vertical job listings, salary data, employer branding) with overlapping customer base.
• Hired: Hired is a tech recruiting marketplace matching software engineers with vetted companies. Comparable as a tech-vertical talent platform, though its model is more candidate-curated and recruiter-mediated.
• Wellfound (formerly AngelList Talent): Wellfound is a tech/startup-focused job board connecting candidates with venture-backed companies. Highly comparable as a vertical job platform targeting the same tech job seeker and startup/tech employer audience.
• Otta: Otta is a tech-focused job board primarily serving the UK and Europe, targeting engineers and product professionals at high-growth tech companies. Directly comparable vertical scope and candidate experience emphasis.
• BuiltIn.com (parent network): BuiltIn.com is the parent network operating city-specific tech job boards including Built In Chicago, Austin, Boston, NYC, SF, and others. Most directly comparable as the umbrella platform delivering identical products across 19 markets.

Broad incumbents

• Indeed: Indeed is the largest horizontal job board globally with pay-per-click job posting model. Competes broadly for employer recruitment dollars and tech job seeker traffic at massive scale.
• ZipRecruiter: ZipRecruiter is a major job marketplace with AI-driven candidate matching. Competes for the same employer recruitment budget as Built In but operates horizontally rather than focusing on tech verticals.
• LinkedIn: LinkedIn is the dominant professional network with built-in job listings, recruiter tools, and AI-driven matching. Competes with Built In on the employer side for tech recruiting spend, though it is a horizontal platform rather than tech-vertical specialist.
• Glassdoor: Glassdoor combines job listings with company reviews and salary data, overlapping with Built In's company profile and salary modules. Broad incumbent in employer branding and job seeker research.

Regional players

• Honeypot: Honeypot (now part of Xing) is a European tech talent marketplace focused on engineering and product talent in DACH and Western Europe. Comparable as a tech-vertical talent platform but operates in a different geography than Built In Chicago.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/builtinchicago
• YouTubeyoutube.com/channel/UC5H1HX-kFjqEkmGhKcEnS4Q
• Facebookfacebook.com/builtincom
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/builtin-com

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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