Corazon Capital
Chicago, IL · Invests in US · Website
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Backs founders building AI-native companies around enduring human behaviors — how people learn, connect, transact, work, and live. Operator-led team with hands-on approach. Emphasizes long-term founder partnerships and deep operational support.
Likely not a fit for
Avoids pure deep tech, defense, life sciences, hardware, and companies without clear consumer or enterprise adoption paths. Does not back AAA gaming studios, gambling, or pure infrastructure plays without human-centric applications.
How they invest
- Lead or follow
- Usually leads
- Typical decision
- ~2 weeks
- Warm intro
- Not required
- Involvement
- Takes a board seat
- Fund status
- Actively deploying
- Assets under mgmt
- $230M
- Decision process
- Partnership vote
Partners & team
11 contacts on file
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Recent activity
- Sep 2025
Noble Mobile
Seed · Lead
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Tandem
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Corazon Capital closes $100M Fund IV to back AI-native consumer companies
4 months ago
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5 months ago
The Business Journals
The Beat: Corazon Capital raises fourth fund as investors bet on AI adoption
5 months ago
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OKCupid co-founder, ex-Norwest Equity GP score $100m for latest Corazon Capital fundraise
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Business Wire
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5 months ago
The Business Journals
Corazon Capital closes $100M fund to back AI consumer tech
5 months ago
Pulse 2.0
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5 months ago
Ventureburn
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Crain's Chicago Business
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chicagobusiness.com
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WSJ
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Decentralized network of founders, angels, and operators provides on-demand expertise instead of a large in-house platform, complemented by a Managing Partner who builds SaaS and teaches at Columbia.
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