Private company
1871 Chicago
Logo: 1871.com3
American non-profit startup incubator
1871 is a nonprofit digital startup incubator in the Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 2012 by J. B. Pritzker and is the flagship project of The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (CEC), a nonprofit organization that helps entrepreneurs build high-growth, sustainable businesses that serve as platforms for economic development and civic leadership.2 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0
Last updated Oct 21, 2026.
Overview
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1871 is a nonprofit digital startup incubator in the Merchandise Mart, Chicago, Illinois. It was founded in 2012 by J. B. Pritzker and is the flagship project of The Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center (CEC), a nonprofit organization that helps entrepreneurs build high-growth, sustainable businesses that serve as platforms for economic development and civic leadership.2
Links
- Website1871.com1
- Wikipedia1871 (company)
- More imagesWikimedia Commons
- WikidataQ24061023
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- 1Wikidata1871 Chicago on Wikidata
- 2Wikipedia1871 Chicago on Wikipedia
- 3Company website1871 Chicago logo