Investing Profile

Sam Yagan

VC
CEO of Shoprunner | Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Corazon Capital
corazoncap.comChicago, Illinois
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Networks Sam is a member of
Stanford University Graduate School of Business Network
294 CONNECTIONS
Harvard University Network
252 CONNECTIONS
Procter & Gamble Network
23 CONNECTIONS
Stanford Graduate School of Business Network
18 CONNECTIONS

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Current Investing Position
Corazon Capital Managing Partner
Investment Range
$250K - $3.0M
Sweet Spot
$1.5M
Investments On Record
11
Current Fund Size
$134M

Sam Yagan is on these Sector & Stage Rankings

Sam Yagan's Investments On Record (7)

CompanyStageDateRound SizeTotal Raised
SpotHero
Series CJul 2017$30M
Series AJun 2014$5M
$120M
Co-investors: Stuart Larkins (Chicago Ventures), Eric Lefkofsky (Lightbank), Riley Florsheim (Upheaval), Harley Miller (Left Lane Capital), Dave McClure (Practical Venture Capital), David Cohen (Techstars), Troy Henikoff (MATH Venture Partners), Daniel Hoffer
SafeGraph
Series AApr 2017$16M
$61M
Co-investors: Paul Levine (Sapphire Ventures), Cathy Gao (Sapphire Ventures), Peter Thiel (Founders Fund), Tom Chavez (super{set}), Naval Ravikant (The Hit Forge), Pete Briger (Fortress Investment Group), Alex Rosen (IDG Ventures), Julia Popowitz (Broadway Angels), Alexander Rosen (Ridge Ventures (Formerly known as IDG Ventures USA)), Itamar Novick (Recursive Ventures), Jonathan Abrams (8-Bit Capital), Nicolas Berggruen, Eric Chernoff, Jonathan Swanson, Kim Perell, Adam D'Angelo
PrettyLitter
SeedDec 2016
Co-investors: Tim Draper (Draper Associates), Brian Lee (Bam Ventures), Doug Applegate (gener8tor)
Betaout
SeedApr 2016$2M
SeedAug 2015$500K
$2.5M
Co-investors: Girish Mathrubootham
Pearachute
SeedFeb 2016$1M
$2.7M
Co-investors: Guy Turner (Hyde Park Venture Partners), David Cohen (Techstars), Dean Bartosh, Nicole Yeary, Mark Cuban, Sam Shank, John M. Mueller
Shiftgig
Series BNov 2015$22M
Series ANov 2014$11M
Series ANov 2012$3M
$56M
Co-investors: Jeff Richards (GGV Capital), Jose Marin (FJ Labs), Fabrice Grinda (FJ Labs), Stuart Larkins (Chicago Ventures), Matthew Murphy (Montage Ventures), Nate Cooper (Barrel Ventures)
LiveMinutes
SeedJul 2013$1M
$1M
Co-investors: Andrew Boszhardt (Great Oaks Venture Capital), Ali Rosenthal (Leadout Capital), Ben Lin

Sam Yagan's Experience

Director Leaders In Tech2018 - Present
CEO ShopRunner2016 - Present
Co-Founder & Managing Partner Corazon Capital2014 - Present
Director SpotHero2013 - Present
Advisor Procter & Gamble2018 - 2019
Director Shiftgig2012 - 2019
GM (2011-2012) / CEO (2012 - 2016) / Vice-Chairman (2017 - 2018) / Director (2017 - 2019) The Match Group (NASDAQ:MTCH)2011 - 2019
Member of the Management Board Stanford Graduate School of Business2014 - 2018
Co-Founder & General Partner TechStars Chicago2013 - 2017
Member of the Digital Advisory Council Target2013 - 2016
Director Tinder, Inc.2012 - 2016
Co-Founder & CEO OkCupid2003 - 2015
Co-Founder & General Partner Excelerate Labs2009 - 2013
Co-Founder & President MetaMachine, Inc. (d/b/a eDonkey)2002 - 2006
Publisher & Vice-President Barnes & Noble, Inc.2001 - 2002
General Manager & Vice-President iTurf, Inc.2000 - 2001
Co-Founder & CEO SparkNotes, LLC1999 - 2000

Sam Yagan's Education

Stanford University Graduate School of Business MBA
Harvard University Bachelor of Arts Applied Mathematics / Economics