Corazon Capital
Smriti Jayaraman Kekre is currently serving as a Principal at Corazon Capital and a Board Member at Tandem - Couples Finance. Additionally, Smriti holds positions as a Board Observer at Nara Organics and Songfinch. Smriti is also part of the Innovation Advisory Committee at the National Retail Federation, a Member of Global Women in VC, and previously held roles as a Founding Principal at Evolv Ventures and Vice President at Guild Capital. With a background in venture capital and experience at Bain & Company, Smriti holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and a dual Bachelor's degree with honors from the University of California, Berkeley.
Corazon Capital
Born out of a love for building startups and a passion for backing entrepreneurs with heart, Corazon Capital (Spanish for “heart”), a leading Chicago-based venture fund, brings a coastal approach to Seed and Series A investing. With a rare blend of investing experience and operating expertise, Corazon Capital provides unusually pragmatic, actionable counsel to the entrepreneurs it supports. Corazon Capital believes that the best entrepreneurs and the smartest VCs will intentionally solicit both financial and operating investors in their syndicates, with Corazon Capital recognized across geographies for its deep operating knowledge and reach inside and outside of Chicago.