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Sam Yagan

Managing Director at Corazon Capital

Chicago, Illinois

Overview 

Sam Yagan is the Managing Director at Corazon Capital, a notable venture capital firm. He is recognized for his inclusion in the Time 100 and Fortune 40 Under 40 lists, as well as for co-founding successful platforms like SparkNotes and OkCupid.

Work Experience 

  • Co-Founder & Managing Director

    2014 - Current

  • Founder & CEO

    2023

  • Board Chair

    2013

Leading & only independent consumer marketplace for parking in North America.

Raised $117,610,000.00 from Alpha Partners, OCA Ventures, 50 South Capital, Autotech Ventures, Macquarie Capital, Union Grove Venture Partners, Insight Partners, Global Founders Capital, Gaingels and Headline.

  • Board Chair

    2024

  • Director

    2010

Brilliant delivers digital interactive STEM learning experiences to students, professionals, and lifelong learners around the world.

Raised $25,000,000.00 from Angel Collective Opportunity Fund and Union Square Ventures.

  • Director

    2022

Songfinch is the leading music creator platform enabling anyone to create one-of-a-kind, custom songs.

Raised $31,299,588.00 from Valor Siren Ventures.

  • Co-Founder & Director

    2005

  • Director

    2022

@hotel is the first Instagram-based OTA transforming travel experiences through social commerce and unrivaled global hotel deals.

Raised $22,150,000.00 from Luc Levesque, David Fischer, Morgan Brown, Robert Mylod Jr., PAR Capital Management and Jeffery H. Boyd.

  • Director

    2020

Rush Medical College offers medical students a supportive environment that aims to nurture the development of physicians.

  • Director

    2017

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