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Corazon Capital

Investor type

PE / VC

Founded

2014

AUM

$230 M

Location

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Investment Ticket

$10-50 m

Investment Stage

Seed Series A Pre-seed

Region of investment

North America
Investor profile last updated: 11 February, 2026

Profile

Born out of a love for building startups and a passion for backing entrepreneurs with heart, Corazon Capital (Spanish for “heart”), a leading Chicago-based venture fund, brings a coastal approach to Seed and Series A investing. With a rare blend of investing experience and operating expertise, Corazon Capital provides unusually pragmatic, actionable counsel to the entrepreneurs it supports. Corazon Capital believes that the best entrepreneurs and the smartest VCs will intentionally solicit both financial and operating investors in their syndicates, with Corazon Capital recognized across geographies for its deep operating knowledge and reach inside and outside of Chicago.

Industry

Education Fashion/Beauty Fintech Software Transportation Edtech Financial Services Food and Beverage Foodtech Healthcare Services Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Other Pharmaceuticals Real Estate Security Sports/SportsTech Telecommunications Travel MedTech Technology Life Sciences Infrastructure Energy LegalTech HealthTech AdTech TravelTech Consumer Products Consumer Services (B2C) Hardware Retail SaaS

Corazon Capital Funds

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Corazon Capital Fund III
Venture Capital (VC)
Consumer Products
Consumer Services (B2C)
Edtech
Hardware
Retail
SaaS
Software
Telecommunications
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
$5-10 m
$100 M
November 2021

Contacts

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Sam Yagan Co-Founder and Managing Partner
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Steve Farsht Co-Founder and Managing Partner
Co-Founder and Managing Partner
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FAQs about Corazon Capital

Corazon Capital is a venture capital and private equity firm. It backs companies at Seed, Series A and Pre-seed, writing tickets of $10-50 m.
Corazon Capital is located in Chicago, Illinois, United States.
Corazon Capital was founded in 2014.
Corazon Capital invests in companies and startups in Education, Fashion/Beauty, Fintech, Software, Transportation, Edtech, Financial Services, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Healthcare Services, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment, Other, Pharmaceuticals, Real Estate, Security, Sports/SportsTech, Telecommunications, Travel, MedTech, Technology, Life Sciences, Infrastructure, Energy, LegalTech, HealthTech, AdTech, TravelTech, Consumer Products, Consumer Services (B2C), Hardware, Retail, SaaS.
Corazon Capital invests in companies and startups in North America.
Corazon Capital invests in companies and startups at Seed, Series A, Pre-seed.
Corazon Capital usually invests $10-50 m on average.
Corazon Capital has around $230m assets under management.
Corazon Capital last fund was created/launched in 2021-11-08
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