Zach Kaplan
InvestorVenture Partner at Corazon Capital
Chicago, Illinois
Writes $100K – $3M checks · typically $1.5M
FoundedInventables
About
Venture Partner at Corazon Capital and founder/CEO of Inventables, a manufacturing technology company; he led Corazon investments in Mantle, Carro, and Amper.
Experience
- EaselChief Executive Officercurrent2024 — presentChicago, Illinois, United States
- Corazon CapitalFounding Venture Partnercurrent2014 — presentGreater Chicago Area
- InventablesCEO2002 — 2024Chicago, IL
- mHUB ChicagoMember of the Board of Directors2016 — 2023Greater Chicago Area
- Lever WorksCEO1999 — 2001Urbana-Champaign Area
Education
- University of Illinois Urbana-ChampaignBSME, Mechanical Engineering1997 — 2001
- Harvard Business School OnlineBusiness2019
- Glenbrook North High School
Skills & more
Web Marketing7Lean Manufacturing6Product Design63Manufacturing22Product Development53Industrial Design20Engineering14Entrepreneurship43Strategy12Product Management16R&D5Materials2
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Creative DirectionBusiness DevelopmentStart-upsSolidworksProject ManagementCross-functional Team LeadershipStrategic PlanningStrategic PartnershipsRapid PrototypingE-commerceDesign for ManufacturingDesign Thinking- Becoming Head of Sales: Developing Your Playbook — LinkedIn
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Same school
Also attended University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign295
Sundeep PeechuGeneral Partner at Felicis VenturesDeep NisharInvestment Team at General CatalystPrashant ShahPartner at Monta Vista CapitalNoorPartner at Clear VenturesPaul BragielCo-founder at Golden Gate VenturesGreg RudinBoard Partner at Menlo Ventures
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Also attended Harvard Business School Online118
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Shared employers
Also worked at Inventables3
Also worked at mHUB Chicago8
Victor Pascucci IIIManaging General Partner, Cofounder at Energy Capital VenturesEric YablonkaDigital Health Advisor at Excelerate Health VenturesMark O’ConnorAssociate at Illinois VenturesVictor PascucciIII, Managing General Partner at Energy Capital VenturesKarlo KukecVenture Associate at Vesna AdvisorsMary DoctorEvents Coordinator at Lofty Ventures
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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
Nina Essandoh
Investor at Corazon Capital
Phil Schwarz
Partner at Corazon Capital
Sam Yagan
Co-Founder and Managing Director at Corazon Capital





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