Smriti Jayaraman
InvestorPartner at Corazon Capital · Board director at Vcognition Technologies
Chicago
About
Partner at Corazon Capital (joined 2022) focused on seed and Series A investments in consumer products, retail enablement, and marketplaces; previously a founding Principal at Evolv Ventures, VP at Guild Capital, and a consultant at Bain & Company.
Contact· self-published, not guessed
Board director at Vcognition Technologies
Intro paths
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Vcognition Technologies's investors · 3
Co-founders at Vcognition Technologies
MA
Motilal AgrawalDirector
KM
Krishna MotukuriExecutive Officer, Director
Experience
- Corazon CapitalPartnercurrent2022 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- LifeforceBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- Nara OrganicsBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
- SongfinchBoard Observercurrent2022 — present
- UpkidBoard Observercurrent2024 — present
- Tandem - Couples FinanceBoard Membercurrent2023 — present
- National Retail FederationInnovation Advisory Committeecurrent2023 — present
- Global Women in VCMembercurrent2021 — present
- ZippinBoard Member2019 — 2021
- Evolv VenturesFounding Principal2019 — 2021Greater Chicago Area, SF Bay Area, Greater New York City Area
- Guild CapitalVice President2017 — 2019Greater Chicago Area
- Bain & CompanyCase Team Leader2015 — 2017New York City, Greater Chicago Area
- ManicubeDirector Of Business Development2014 — 2015Greater New York City Area
- Patamar CapitalSummer Associate2013San Francisco Bay Area
- Bain & CompanySenior Associate Consultant2009 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area, Mumbai
- Swadhaar FinAccessFellow, Financial Access and Education Strategy (1 Year Fellowship)2008 — 2009Mumbai Area, India
- US Department of Commerce, Economic Development AdministrationEconomic Development Policy Intern2005Washington D.C. Metro Area
Skills & more
Valuation10Marketing6Financial Modeling24Management Consulting18Corporate Finance5Entrepreneurship6Growth Strategies1Financial Analysis7Economics6Start-ups3Business Development2Competitive Analysis2
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Market ResearchPrivate EquityBusiness StrategyDue DiligenceConsultingData AnalysisVenture CapitalInvestmentsStrategyStrategic PlanningMicrosoft PowerPointMicrosoft ExcelLanguages Hindi · Spanish · Tamil
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Deals · 1
Vcognition TechnologiesBoard seat
via Corazon Capital · filed Sep 2021 · $30M raise
Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.
Colleagues at Corazon Capital
Alison Stillman
Partner at Corazon Capital
Carrie Beach
Head of Operations at Corazon Capital
Christian Rudder
Venture Partner at Corazon Capital
Greg Johnston
Principal at Corazon Capital
Josh Graves
Senior Associate at Corazon Capital
Nancy Corrie
Investor at Tensility Venture Partners
Phil Schwarz
Partner at Corazon Capital
Sam Yagan
Co-Founder and Managing Director at Corazon Capital
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Smriti Jayaraman?
- Partner at Corazon Capital (joined 2022) focused on seed and Series A investments in consumer products, retail enablement, and marketplaces; previously a founding Principal at Evolv Ventures, VP at Guild Capital, and a consultant at Bain & Company.
- Where does Smriti Jayaraman work?
- Smriti Jayaraman is Partner at Corazon Capital and Board director at Vcognition Technologies.
- What boards does Smriti Jayaraman sit on?
- Smriti Jayaraman holds tracked board seats at Vcognition Technologies.
- Where did Smriti Jayaraman go to school?
- Smriti Jayaraman studied at Harvard Business School (Master of Business Administration (MBA), Venture Capital); University of California, Berkeley (Bachelor of Science (B.S.), Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) with Honors); Universidad Carlos III de Madrid (Semester Abroad, Madrid).
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Also attended University of California, Berkeley1,453
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Also attended Universidad Carlos III de Madrid69
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Shared employers
Also worked at Songfinch2
Also worked at National Retail Federation13
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Also worked at Zippin2
Also worked at Bain & Company751
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