Corazon Capital
Venture capitalActively deployingChicago · Pre-Seed–Series A · 18 people tracked
Also known as Corazon Capital Alpha Centauri · CORAZON GROUP LLC
Investment thesis
Corazon Capital was founded on the belief that building bold companies starts with heart. Its founders, Sam Yagan and Steve Farsht, bring extensive experience as both investors and operators, aiming to empower like-minded founders to pursue ambitious visions. The firm emphasizes a long-term partnership approach and offering practical, experience-based advice to the entrepreneurs it backs. It positions itself as a hands-on partner that founders can rely on when challenges arise.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 7, 2026.
Team · 18 people
from the firm's website & public directories
What they invest in
from 60 of 107 portfolio companiesAI & Machine Learning ×18SaaS ×17Consumer ×16Enterprise Software ×13Fintech ×11E-commerce ×7Developer Tools ×6EdTech ×6
HQs:United States×43France×1Israel×1
Investments · 107 tracked
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PagerDuty provides a platform for incident response and operations management that enables teams across technical and business functions to respond to critical events in real time.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US
Alex Solomon(Founder/CTO)inJennifer Tejada(Executive Officer, Director)John O'Farrell(Director)Steven Gatoff(Executive Officer)Ethan Kurzweil(Director)Dan Alexandru Solomon(Director)
San Francisco, US
Evan Sharp(Executive Officer)Mike Yang(Executive Officer)Benjamin Silbermann(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Natalie Fair(Executive Officer)
BoardJeremy Levine(Director)Jeff Jordan(Director)
New York, US
Zachary Graumann(Director)Andrew Yang(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatPhil Schwarz· per SEC Form D · $10.4M raise · filed Jan 2026
Wayne, US
David Siegel(Director)Philip Schwarz(Director)Michael Petrakis(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Adam Alfandary(Director)Bruce Terker(Director)Anthony Menna(Director)
Board seatPhil Schwarz· per SEC Form D · $3.4M raise · filed Jan 2022
New York, US
William Conzelman(Executive Officer, Director)Carter Munk(Executive Officer, Director)Danial Asaria(Executive Officer)Myles Slayton(Executive Officer, Director)Reed Uhlik(Executive Officer)
Board seatSam Yagan· per SEC Form D · $1.7M raise · filed Jun 2025
Chicago, US
Nicholas Cavet(Executive Officer, Director)Benjamin Ng(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardSam Hallene(Director)Brian Walls(Director)
Board seatSam Yagan· per SEC Form D · $14M raise · filed Dec 2024
San Francisco, US
William A. Falcon(Executive Officer, Director)Saurabh Giri(Executive Officer)Ozan Kaya(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAmit Mukherjee(Director)Carlos Delatorre(Director)
Board seatSam Yagan· per SEC Form D · $435.5M raise · filed Jan 2026
Santa Barbara, US
Thomas Quisel(Executive Officer)
BoardFilip Jankovic(Director)
Board seatChristian Rudder· per SEC Form D · $1.2M raise · filed Jul 2024
nVenue builds AI/ML infrastructure for the creation, pricing, and resolution of prediction markets on real-world events at scale.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareDover, US
John Garabedian(Director)Sam Yagan(Director)Geoffrey Reiss(Director)Kelly Jean Pracht(Director and CEO)
Board seatSam Yagan· per SEC Form D
Chicago, US
Jonathan Shulkin(Director)Sam Yagan(Director)Robert Lindquist(Executive Officer, Director)Josh Kaplan(Executive Officer, Director)Scott Kitun(Executive Officer, Director)John Williamson(Executive Officer, Director)
Board seatSam YaganPhil Schwarz· per SEC Form D
Chicago, US
Thomas Coleman(Director)Matthew Foran(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Albert Goldstein(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Jay Levine(Director)John Jacob Nice(Executive Officer)Nigel Morris(Director)
Board seatSam Yagan· per SEC Form D · $28.5M raise · filed Sep 2024
San Carlos, US
Motilal Agrawal(Director)Smriti Jayaraman(Director)Krishna Motukuri(Executive Officer, Director)James Scheinman(Director)
Board seatSmriti Jayaraman· per SEC Form D · $30M raise · filed Sep 2021
New York, US
Claire Elizabeth Mazur(Executive Officer, Director)Erica Lynn Cerulo(Executive Officer, Director)
Better Trucks operates a regional last-mile delivery platform specializing in rapid residential parcel deliveries for major retailers, eCommerce firms, and fulfillment centers.
E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainDowners Grove, US
ANDREW WHITING(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Weston Webb(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)EDWARD LESHIN(Director)JAMES JOHNSTON(Director)
BoardERIC CARLBORG(Director)
Bluecore provides a combined customer data platform and experience orchestration solution for retailers and direct-to-consumer brands, incorporating predictive AI models and AI shopping agents to enable personalized, real-time customer engagement across channels.
AdTechAI & Machine LearningE-commerceMarketing TechNew York City, US
Fayez Mohamood(Executive Officer, Director)Michelle McComb(Executive Officer)Mahmoud Arram(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAmish Jani(Director)Shivani Tejuja(Director)Justin LaFayette(Director)
Bonobos is an online menswear retailer offering clothing and accessories direct to consumers.
Direct to ConsumerE-commerceRetail TechNew York, US
Plot builds bespoke, fully featured websites for music festivals, venues, and live events, with features such as schedule calendars, lineup generators, and holding pages.
Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaS
Cerca is a dating app that keeps likes anonymous until two people match, and pairs users through mutual connections to reduce catfishing and unsolicited messages.
ConsumerSocial
Clarifai developed AI inference technology and compute orchestration software for running and optimizing machine learning models at scale.
AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureNew York, US
Matthew Zeiler(Executive Officer, Director)
BoardAlbert Wenger(Director)
New York, US
Amit Sinha(Executive Officer, Director)Nicholas Calamari(Executive Officer, Director)Vishal Garg(Director)Alexander Rafael(Executive Officer, Director)
Santa Monica, US
Casey Steidle(Director)Eugene J. Merkert(Director)Kelly Ramey(Executive Officer, Director)Rachelle Lynch(Director)
FuturHealth is a weight loss platform that connects individuals with health care providers who may prescribe GLP-1 medications, paired with a broader program covering diet and exercise.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
FinOptimal provides apps (Accruer, Booker, and Wrangler) that automate accrual accounting, journal entries, and financial reporting inside QuickBooks Online, along with a managed accounting service that keeps books continuously closed.
Enterprise SoftwareFintechSaaS
FitLab builds and operates a portfolio of sport and fitness brands spanning equipment, boutique fitness studios, apparel, competitive events, and AI-based performance training.
ConsumerSports TechWellness & FitnessNewport Beach, US
Geoff Schneider(Director)Rod Trujillo(Executive Officer, Director)Brian Kirkbride(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Melby(Director)
Foodsby operates a workplace lunch delivery platform that aggregates restaurant options and handles order coordination and delivery to office buildings.
B2B MarketplacesFoodTechMinneapolis, US
MICHAEL LAUB(Director)BRIAN BISPALA(Director)BEN CATTOOR(Executive Officer, Director)
Chicago, US
Justin Arquilla(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Christian Arquilla(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)
Greenfly is an AI-powered media orchestration platform that lets sports teams capture, organize, and distribute photos and videos, and enables athletes to share "social-perfect" content directly with fans.
Marketing TechMedia & EntertainmentSaaSSports TechSanta Monica, US
Daniel Kirschner(CEO & Co-Founder)Shawn Green(Co-Founder)Mark Leschly(Director)
BoardNate Redmond(Director)
Grubbly Farms produces natural chicken feed and supplements centered on Black Soldier Fly grubs as a primary protein source, serving backyard flock owners.
AgTechCircular EconomyClimate TechFoodTechNorcross, US
Patrick Pittaluga(Executive Officer, Director)Sean Warner(Executive Officer, Director)
Pebble is an AI tool that triages customer support tickets from Zendesk, Intercom, or Slack by accessing a company's codebase, error logs, and system state to diagnose bugs, draft responses, and prepare fixes for engineering review.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsSaaS
HiLink is an API-first, AI-powered platform for live collaboration, virtual classrooms, and scalable streaming that turns live sessions into structured outputs such as transcripts, summaries, reports, and compliance records.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSChicago, US
Fuchen Wu(Executive Officer, Director)
Interstellar provides technology for businesses to handle international payments.
Enterprise SoftwareFintech
Inventables manufactures and sells desktop CNC machines, parts, and accessories for makers, creative professionals, and small manufacturers.
Advanced ManufacturingCreator EconomyHardwareChicago, US
BoardZach Kaplan(Executive Officer, Director)Phil Black(Director)Sue Khim(Director)
Kinspire offers a concierge membership providing pediatric occupational therapy for families with children aged 2–14, delivered virtually and through in-home visits in select cities.
ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtech
Laws of Motion is a women's apparel brand that sells clothing—including pants, dresses, blazers, and matching sets—sized using AI, with a fit quiz to match customers to their size.
AI & Machine LearningDirect to ConsumerE-commerce
Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.
Frequently asked questions
- What stage does Corazon Capital invest at?
- Corazon Capital invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
- What is Corazon Capital's typical check size?
- Corazon Capital typically writes checks of $150K – $500K.
- What sectors does Corazon Capital focus on?
- Corazon Capital focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Consumer, Crypto & Web3, Data & Infrastructure, EdTech, Enterprise Software, Fintech, Healthtech, Marketplaces, Media & Entertainment, Retail Tech, SaaS.
- Where is Corazon Capital located?
- Corazon Capital is headquartered in Chicago, US.
- Does Corazon Capital lead rounds?
- Corazon Capital typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
featuring the teamThe Importance of Being Open to New Ideas with Sam Yagan of Corazon Capital
Ripple Ventures · Sam Yagan
Startup Success: Insights from OkCupid Co-Founder and Corazon Capital's Managing Director, Sam Yagan
Grace Gong · Sam Yagan
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