The Chicago Tech Collaborative exists to unify and strengthen our city's tech ecosystem by fostering meaningful connections between founders, investors, engineers, and community builders. We believe that collaboration breeds innovation, and that accessibility should be at the heart of everything we do. Our community-led approach ensures that every voice is heard and every contribution matters.
CORE TEAM
About Us
The Chicago Tech Collaborative (CTC) is a volunteer-powered experimental community working to strengthen Chicago’s tech ecosystem by solving real-world challenges through collaboration and innovation. United by a shared commitment to doing good for all of Chicago, we create space for anyone to contribute, connect, and help build a more inclusive, balanced, and positive future for all of us.
Our Programs
The Chicago Tech Collaborative (CTC) brings people together to address systemic opportunities in Chicago. Through volunteer-driven projects, we focus on:Ecosystem Infrastructure:
From unifying event calendars to building collaborative projects, we develop tools, projects, and encourage work that supports collaboration across organizations and communities.Community Cross-pollination:
Through weekly events like Web3 Weekends and 1 Million Cups, we foster spaces that enable meaningful connections for our local founders, builders, problem solvers, and creatives. These gatherings welcome learning, supporting, and uplifting one another.Culture of Service:
At our core, we believe in doing good building an ecosystem that works for everyone, not just a few. We celebrate generosity, experimentation, and constructive long-term thinking.Whether you're a founder, student, builder, or just an initiative taker, we would love to welcome you in to help build a better Chicago together.
Event Highlights
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Together we thrive.
CTC Presents: Web3 Weekends
Web3 Weekends is a community-led initiative powered by the CTC, focused on fostering a vibrant, inclusive Web3 ecosystem in our city.Through Web3 Weekends and ongoing collaborations, we create space or developers, founders, investors, and the Web3-curious to connect, learn, and build together.From hands-on workshops to game nights and hackathons, our events are designed to lower barriers, spark connection, fuel innovation, and strengthen the future of blockchain tech in Chicago.We're not just watching Web3 evolve—we're shaping it right here, together.
W3W Events