Where does Sam Yagan work?

Sam Yagan is General Partner at Raft Smash and Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Corazon Capital.

What check size does Sam Yagan write?

Sam Yagan typically writes checks of $250K – $3M.

Sam Yagan

Investor

General Partner at Raft Smash · Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Corazon Capital

Chicago

Writes $250K – $3M checks · typically $1.5M

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About

Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Corazon Capital. Former CEO of ShopRunner (sold to FedEx in 2020) and former CEO/Vice-Chairman of Match Group, which he led through its 2015 IPO. He previously co-founded OkCupid, SparkNotes, eDonkey, and the accelerator Excelerate Labs (now Techstars Chicago).

Contact· published on Sam's own website

sam@corazon.com

Colleagues at Raft Smash

Steven Farsht

General Partner at Raft Smash

Network1

Christian Rudder

Venture Partner at Corazon Capital

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Sam Yagan?: Co-Founder and Managing Partner of Corazon Capital. Former CEO of ShopRunner (sold to FedEx in 2020) and former CEO/Vice-Chairman of Match Group, which he led through its 2015 IPO. He previously co-founded OkCupid, SparkNotes, eDonkey, and the accelerator Excelerate Labs (now Techstars Chicago).
Where does Sam Yagan work?: Sam Yagan is General Partner at Raft Smash and Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Corazon Capital.
What check size does Sam Yagan write?: Sam Yagan typically writes checks of $250K – $3M.

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