FASTEST-GROWINGSTARTUPS ON X
Ranked by follower growth over 90 days. This node serves Chicago. Metrics computed from the live registry seed (Blob-backed ingest can refresh the set). Source: @benln's list. Cluster view: GEO MAP.
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RANKED35entities
MAPPED2160% coords
CHICAGO NODE35Chicago
FUNDING KNOWN720% disclosed
WEBSITES7linked
CLASSES27categories
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1Drafted
Vibe-coding for houses — generate complete floor plans and 3D elevations from room lists and constraints in seconds.
Deblock
Crypto neobank with self-custody wallet, IBAN and Visa — built by Revolut alumni.
Sapient Intelligence
Lean AGI via Hierarchical Reasoning Model (HRM) — efficient, brain-inspired architectures that train fast and cheap.
Plastic Labs
Honcho — personal identity and long-term memory layer so agents actually know who you are.
Zyphra
Open superintelligence lab + Zyphra Cloud running entirely on AMD hardware.
Rythm
At-home blood testing that makes lab-grade biomarkers accessible without clinic visits.
Wasabi
Web3 payment rails and card products that bridge crypto and everyday spend.
Astrocade
Generate playable games with AI — from idea to interactive experience.
Medra
Physical AI scientists — robots that design, run and interpret biology experiments autonomously.
Ornn
Compute futures and financial primitives for the AI infrastructure market.
TinyFish
Enterprise-grade web agents that actually complete multi-step browser tasks reliably.
Nous Research
Open-source LLMs and research that push the frontier without closed walls.
Mechanize
High-quality RL environments so agents can learn real skills, not just chat.
Corgi
Insurance products purpose-built for startups and their actual risk profiles.
Bevel
Own and act on your health data across wearables, labs and clinical sources.
Boardy
AI that makes high-signal intros and keeps professional networks warm.
VeryAI
Palm biometrics for frictionless, secure authentication.
Gracia AI
AI-powered volumetric / spatial video capture and playback.
Infisical
Open-source secrets management that keeps API keys, certs and env vars out of leaks.
Generalist
Foundation-model robots that generalize across physical tasks.
Creatify AI
Turn product pages and briefs into high-performing video ads with AI.
Vals AI
Rigorous, reproducible evals so teams know which models actually work for their use case.
AgentMail
Email inboxes and APIs purpose-built for autonomous agents.
GMI Cloud
Accessible GPU cloud for training and inference at competitive prices.
Tilde Research
Making neural networks understandable — interpretability research that scales.
NewLimit
Epigenetic reprogramming medicines that reverse cellular age — first clinical trials imminent.
Cowboy Space
Space-based solar power — collect energy in orbit and beam it to Earth.
Adam
AI-native CAD that lets hardware teams design faster with generative assistance.
Pangram Labs
Detect AI-generated text and media with high reliability.
Odyssey
Interactive AI video that users can steer and explore in real time.
Parallel Web Systems
Reliable web data and actions as a clean API surface for AI agents and apps.
Oboe
Educational experiences powered by large language models.
Range
Modern treasury and cash management for growing companies.
Tenex
Hands-on AI transformation for enterprises that want results, not slide decks.
Noble Mobile
Straightforward unlimited 5G mobile plans without the usual carrier baggage.
ABOUT THIS NODE
Metrics are derived client-side from the company registry (seed JSON + optional Vercel Blob updates via ingest). This is the Chicago node of the SoMaCo *says network. Bars show class, locus, and stage mix for the current list.
Ranking source: Ben Lang public thread · MapLibre geo surface · Not investment advice.