Sam Yagan

Sam Yagan is the co-founder and managing director of Corazon Capital, a Chicago-based seed and Series A venture fund. See sector focus and contact routes.

About Sam Yagan

Sam Yagan is the co-founder and managing director of Corazon Capital, a Chicago-based seed and Series A venture fund, and operates as an individual angel investor who has made 26 personal investments. His investment thesis targets social networks, consumer internet, and enterprise companies at the pre-seed, seed, and Series A stages, with a geographic focus on the Midwest, Los Angeles, Southern California, and the San Francisco Bay Area. Yagan typically invests between $250,000 and $3.0 million, with a preferred check size of $1.5 million, and often acts as a lead investor. Notable portfolio companies include SpotHero, Songfinch, Stellar, and SafeGraph, alongside earlier angel investments in TapMe and Edulender (now Alltuition). He is also the former CEO of ShopRunner and Match Group, where he launched Tinder and oversaw Match’s 2015 IPO, lending operational credibility to his investor profile. Yagan advocates for founders to start angel investing early, even with small checks, to gain entry into the venture ecosystem.

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Angel Investor
Location
Chicago, IL, United States
Investor type
Individual/Angel
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Mr. Sam Yagan serves as Chief Executive Officer at ShopRunner. He is a Chairman at Pearachute. Previously, he was the Co-Founder and served as the CEO for OkCupid. He has co-founded several companies, including SparkNotes, eDonkey, OkCupid, Techstars Chicago, and, Firestarter Fund

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Sam Yagan (Chicago, IL, United States) — sector focus: Mr. Sam Yagan serves as Chief Executive Officer at ShopRunner. He is a Chairman at Pearachute. Previously, he served as the Chief Executive Officer at Match.co….
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Sam Yagan is based in Chicago, IL, United States.

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