Corazon Capital
Tendai Brais is an experienced professional who currently holds the position of Head of Finance and Chief Compliance Officer at Corazon Capital. Prior to this role, Tendai worked as a Senior Private Equity Accountant at PPM America, Inc. and gained experience in financial operations and reporting for co-investment vehicles. Tendai also has experience as a Senior Associate in the PwC Financial Markets Group and as an Audit Senior Assistant in the Asset Management Audit Group at Deloitte. Tendai holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from the University of Indianapolis and has completed graduate certificates in Impact Investing and Social Enterprise Management from Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey.
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.