Zach Kaplan
Venture Partner at Corazon Capital
Zach Kaplan
Venture Partner at Corazon Capital
Chicago, Illinois
Overview
Work Experience
CEO
2002 - Current
At Inventables we are igniting a new product revolution by bringing manufacturing capability into the hands of millions of people. Every day we work to build accessible tools to help all makers generate income from their work. We offer everything necessary to make 3D carving easy and inspiring: powerful machines, intuitive software, and unique, beautiful materials. Our software Easel, is available at www.easel.com. Our flagship 3D carving machine is X-Carve. In our online store you'll find all sorts of materials ranging from over 30 different hardwoods to over 100 types of acrylic.
Member of the Board of Directors
2016
I serve on the board of directors for Chicago’s first innovation center focused on physical product development and manufacturing. mHUB is a non-profit collaboration among many of Chicago’s leading actors in business, innovation, research, and product development.
Founding Venture Partner
2014
I founded Corazon Capital in January 2014 with Sam Yagan, Steve Farsht, Chris Coyne, Christian Rudder, and Max Krohn. Fund I has $13M under management. Fund II has $40M under management. Fund III has $130M under management and includes a growth fund for follow on investments. The fund started as an opportunity to further pursue investing we did individually together as a team. We invest in entrepreneurs we believe in ranging from Jay Hoffmann of Rocket Miles to Paul Sciarra and Evan Sharp of Pinterest.
CEO
1999 - 2001
Lever Works was a software development and consulting company. It was bought by Leo Media, Inc., an e-learning company in December of 2001. Our largest client was Flex-N-Gate. We worked on an engineering change notice system for use in their automotive bumper production facility.