Corazon Capital Fund IV

About Corazon Capital Fund IV

Corazon Capital Fund IV is a $100M fund investing in AI-native startups redefining human experience. Based in Chicago with team members across LA, SF, and New York. Focuses on pre-seed to Series A.

Investment Focus

Location / RegionUnited States

Funding StagePre Seed

Industry Focus

Ai Ml

Consumer Commerce

Investor Signals Profile

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Sweet Spot

Operator-founder building AI-native consumer or prosumer product that reshapes fundamental human behavior

AI-native consumer

behavioral platforms

pre-seed/seed

operator-led

human behavior change

Bullish Signals

Fund IV just closed at $100M — fresh capital, early deployment phaseblog

Team expanded to five partners, signaling capacity for 15-20 active investmentsblog

Proven DPI story from prior funds with real exits like TradingView and Brilliantblog

National expansion unlocks deals beyond Chicago; SF, LA, NY all coveredblog

Contrarian Signals

Deliberately avoids AI infrastructure, models, and enterprise toolingblog

Only ~15-20 investments per fund — very tight, no thesis drift toleratedblog

Consumer AI crowded at top; Corazon edge depends on entering pre-consensusblog

Founder Do's

Show AI is the core product architecture, not a feature layer bolted on

Articulate how AI enables a fundamentally new user behavior, not just a faster old one

Pitch at pre-seed or seed — they enter early before clean retention data exists

Highlight founder-market fit and lived experience with the problem

Be open to non-SF founders; national presence means geography matters less

Founder Don'ts

Don't pitch AI infrastructure, foundation models, or enterprise tooling — explicit non-thesis

Don't claim AI-native without architectural proof — team will see through marketing veneer

Don't come in post-seed expecting same receptivity — they bet on thesis-fit early

Key GPs & Partners

Sam Yagan

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

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Phil Schwarz

Co-Founder & Managing Partner

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Alison Stillman

Partner

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Greg Johnston

Partner

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Smriti Jayaraman

Partner

hands-on

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Fund Overview

Fund Size$100M

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Key People

Sam Yagan, Steve Farsht

Sam YaganCo-Founder & Managing Partner

Phil SchwarzCo-Founder & Managing Partner

Alison StillmanPartner

Greg JohnstonPartner

Smriti JayaramanPartner

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