# joh John

> joh John is a seed investor at Corazon Monoceros (Chicago) backing Software and Mobile. See 27 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Corazon Monoceros](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/corazon-monoceros)
- Location: Chicago, United States
- Total investments: 27
- Last investment: Jan 2024
- Lead investor: 15%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/samyagan
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/samyagan
- Website: http://www.okcupid.com

joh John is a seed investor at Corazon Monoceros in Chicago focused on Software and Mobile. Sam Yagan is the current Co-Founder, CEO, and Chairman of Corazon Monoceros. He is also the Co-Founder and Managing Director of Corazon Capital. He previously worked at Leaders In Tech as a Director. Sam Yagan attended Stanford University and Harvard University.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 6 | 22% |
| Mobile | 3 | 11% |
| Financial Services | 3 | 11% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 3 | 11% |
| Apps | 2 | 7% |

57 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 13 | 48% |
| Series A | 4 | 15% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 7% |
| Series B | 1 | 4% |
| Series C | 1 | 4% |

7 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 19 | 70% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 4% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Tandem | Tandem is a financial operating system for couples. It offers a payment application designed to offer a quick and easy way for couples to share expenses. The company's application puts expense sharing on auto-pilot, helps split expenses with a swipe, and imports expenses from cards and accounts, enabling users to get a better handle on theirmoney. | $3.7M | Seed | Jan 17, 2024 |  |
| GameTree | GameTree has helped over half a million gamers discover friends and games they will love most in an increasingly crowded and lonely world. The iOS/Android/web/desktop app uses psychology + AI to provide top-tier recommendations. | $1.7M | Seed | Dec 04, 2023 |  |
| CFX Labs | CFX Labs Inc. operates in the banking industry, focusing on revolutionizing global payment processing. The company envisions a world where money can move across borders with ease, accessibility, and security. CFX Labs Inc. is known for its product, MoveMoney.com, which is a significant offering in the fintech space. The company operates in aheavily regulated industry, adhering to strict laws and regulations governing financial transactions. CFX Labs Inc. is a privately held entity with a small team of dedicated professionals. | $9.5M | Seed | Nov 15, 2023 |  |
| ARTA | ARTA is a logistics software and fulfillment service. Their API automates shipping and fulfillment for value and collectible objects. Their resources focused on post-sale fulfillment for online and offline sellers. They specialize in logistical services for art, design, furniture, antiques, jewelry, watches, and collectibles. | $11M | Series A | Oct 11, 2022 |  |
| nVenue | nVenue’s unmatched technology leverages the power of machine learning and artificial intelligence to quickly and accurately generate probabilities for every outcome of a play. | $3.5M | Seed | Mar 02, 2022 |  |
| Lovewick | Lovewick is a couples app on a mission to make the world happier and healthier through fulfilling, fun relationships. With an exploratory question game and hundreds of community-powered couples' ideas, the app helps people in relationships cultivate understanding, appreciation, and novelty. | $1M | Pre-Seed | Feb 14, 2022 |  |
| ARTA | ARTA is a logistics software and fulfillment service. Their API automates shipping and fulfillment for value and collectible objects. Their resources focused on post-sale fulfillment for online and offline sellers. They specialize in logistical services for art, design, furniture, antiques, jewelry, watches, and collectibles. | $4.5M | Seed | May 27, 2021 |  |
| Happs | Happs is a global community working together to change the face of live news. Happs is a live streaming news platform that covers top stories from around the world. Using Happs app, it alerts the community to global breaking or trending news events — this could be an article, tweet, image, or live video of the event. |  | Pre-Seed | Jan 01, 2019 |  |
| ExecThread | ExecThread is the world's largest network of executive-level talent with over 40,000 high-caliber members, whose collective influence is shaping the future of industry. We help hiring companies & recruiters connect with diverse, dynamic leaders; and we help talented exec-level professionals find their dream jobs. By empowering our membercommunity of underrepresented leaders and allies with access to thousands of confidential executive-level jobs and board of director opportunities, ExecThread is upending the traditional practices of executive search and replacing it with a far more transparent, open and inviting process. | $6.5M |  | Sep 14, 2017 |  |
| SpotHero | SpotHero is the leading & only independent consumer marketplace for parking in North America. | $30M | Series C | Jul 18, 2017 |  |

10 of 27 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Chicago Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/chicago-ventures) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Corazon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/corazon-capital) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Lightbank](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightbank) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [DRW Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/drw-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [GGV Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ggv-capital) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Lakewest Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lakewest-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

## About Corazon Monoceros

VC Fund

Corazon Monoceros is a Operator-led SPAC for consumer technology.

4 contacts available at Corazon Monoceros.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| joh John | Co-Founder, Chair, & CEO | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sam-yagan |
| Greg Johnston | Vice President | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/greg-johnston-aced |
| Phil Schwarz | Chief Strategy Officer | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/phil-schwarz |
| Zhou Zang | Investor and Senior Associate | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/zhou-zang-cb30 |

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## FAQ

### What does joh John invest in?

joh John invests primarily in Software, Mobile and Financial Services startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 27 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 joh John last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for joh John closed in Jan 2024. Shizune tracks 27 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

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