# Josh Graves

> Josh Graves is a seed investor at Corazon Capital (Chicago) backing EdTech and Software. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Corazon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/corazon-capital)
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Jul 2023
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshgraves1
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/joshgraves4

Josh Graves is an Investor and Senior Associate at Corazon Capital. He previously worked at New Stack Ventures as an Investor. Josh Graves attended The University of Chicago Booth School of Business and Northwestern University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| EdTech | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Information Technology | 1 | 100% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| HiLink | HiLink provides connectivity solutions for communication and data transfer. Its offerings include routers, modems, and networking accessories. The industries served include telecommunications, information technology, and home automation. | $3M | Seed | Jul 01, 2023 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About Corazon Capital

VC Fund · Chicago, United States

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 provides unusually pragmatic, actionablecounsel to the entrepreneurs it supports. Corazon believes that the best entrepreneurs and the smartest VCs will intentionally solicit both financial and operating investors in their syndicates, with Corazon recognized across geographies for its deep operating knowledge and reach inside and outside of Chicago.Corazon’s co-founders, Sam Yagan and Steve Farsht, have accomplished track records as investors and operators. Sam co-founded SparkNotes, eDonkey, and OKCupid before posting up as CEO of Match Group (NASDAQ: MTCH) through its IPO, and most recently taking the reins as the CEO of Shoprunner. As a General Partner at Norwest Equity Partners, Steve participated in its growth from five to twenty-five investment professionals. He honed his operating chops as CEO of DCM Services, an NEP portfolio company. After moving to Chicago, Steve immersed himself in the startup ecosystem, first as COO of Tap.me and then co-CEO of Techstars Chicago. Upon launching its second fund, Corazon added Phil Schwarz, the former CMO of Tinder, where he was responsible for growth, brand and retention marketing on a global basis. Previously, Phil was Head of Growth Initiatives at Match Group and co-founder of the Kaplan/Techstars EdTech accelerator.Together, Corazon’s principals have founded six companies through to four exits, served as CEOs of companies worth over $5 billion (including taking a company public), executed over $1 billion in acquisitions, invested in excess of $300 million in private companies, and held over 30 board seats.

5 contacts available at Corazon Capital.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Nina Essandoh | Vice President & Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/nina-essandoh |
| Chris Coyne | Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chris-coyne |
| Christian Rudder | Founding Venture Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christian-rudder |
| joh John | Co-Founder & Managing Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sam-yagan |
| Josh Graves | Senior Associate & Investor | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/josh-graves-33d7 |

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## FAQ

### What does Josh Graves invest in?

Josh Graves invests primarily in EdTech, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Josh Graves last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Josh Graves closed in Jul 2023. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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