# Alan Cohen

> Alan Cohen is a Series A investor at DCVC (San Francisco Bay Area) backing Software and Wireless. See 6 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [DCVC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/data-collective)
- Location: San Francisco Bay Area, United States
- Total investments: 6
- Last investment: Dec 2022
- Lead investor: 33%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/alanscohen
- Website: https://x.com/ascohen

Alan Cohen Is a Partner at DCVC. He previously worked at Minerva Labs as an Advisory Board Member. Alan Cohen attended the American University, NYU Stern School of Business, the University of Vermont, and the University at Buffalo.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 2 | 33% |
| Wireless | 2 | 33% |
| AgTech | 1 | 17% |
| Computer | 1 | 17% |
| Hospital | 1 | 17% |

15 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 3 | 50% |
| Series B | 2 | 33% |
| Series C | 1 | 17% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Reach | Founded out of MIT, Reach Labs is deeply rooted in technology and design. Their mission is to empower the world with seamless connectivity. | $30M | Series B | Dec 02, 2022 |  |
| Proprio | Proprio is a Seattle-based company utilizing machine learning, automated intelligence, and mixed-reality user interfaces to develop a next-generation surgical navigation and imaging platform to improve surgical accuracy, simplify surgical workflows, and improve patient outcomes.The solution they’re building supplants surgical microscopes,navigation systems, loupes, and screens, replacing surgical microscopes alone wouldn’t be a compelling enough goal for them though.Their greater vision is to move medicine out of the past and into a future that fully leverages not only existing technologies, like AR/VR but one where medical innovation can move at the pace of software development in other industries. In order to realize that future, they have to move away from a dependency on ground glass, in the case of microscopes, and toward a focus on software and data, and leverage the emerging capabilities of computer vision and machine learning to enhance the combined performance of humans and computers. | $23M | Series A | Jun 17, 2020 |  |
| Pivot Bio | Pivot Bio is improving and using a deep understanding of the microbiome to advance crop nutrition. They believe that microbes can deliver nutrients, protect against pests, and improve crop quality better than chemical fertilizers and pesticides. They leverage engineering principles and data science to map the dynamics of the plant microbiome andevolve beneficial traits. Their team thrives on collaboration and communication as they seek to create revolutionary fertilizers that transform food supply and improves the planet.Pivot Bio's proprietary ON Technology harnesses the power of naturally occurring microbes to provide more nutrients to crops. It’s a smart, sustainable way for farmers to improve yield as they work to help feed the world’s growing population. Their current efforts are focused on enabling microbes to fix and supply more nitrogen to corn.Pivot Bio was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Berkeley, California, United States. | $100M | Series C | Apr 30, 2020 |  |
| Pivot Bio | Pivot Bio is improving and using a deep understanding of the microbiome to advance crop nutrition. They believe that microbes can deliver nutrients, protect against pests, and improve crop quality better than chemical fertilizers and pesticides. They leverage engineering principles and data science to map the dynamics of the plant microbiome andevolve beneficial traits. Their team thrives on collaboration and communication as they seek to create revolutionary fertilizers that transform food supply and improves the planet.Pivot Bio's proprietary ON Technology harnesses the power of naturally occurring microbes to provide more nutrients to crops. It’s a smart, sustainable way for farmers to improve yield as they work to help feed the world’s growing population. Their current efforts are focused on enabling microbes to fix and supply more nitrogen to corn.Pivot Bio was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Berkeley, California, United States. | $70M | Series B | Oct 02, 2018 |  |
| Arkin | Arkin removes barriers to software-defined data center (SDDC) adoption by providing a radically simple and collaborative approach to Operations. With a Google Search-like experience, the Arkin platform is an Industry first operations platform for converged infrastructure and software-defined data centers. Organizations have deployed Arkin to getdeep visibility across virtual and physical, strengthen security, maximize utilization and improve performance while collaborating better. Based in Mountain View, CA and Pune India, Arkin was founded by Virtualization and Big Data Experts and is backed by Nexus Venture Partners as well as strategic investors and several industry luminaries. Learn more at www.arkin.net or follow us @arkinnet. | $7M | Series A | Nov 12, 2014 |  |
| Mist Systems | Mist Systems, born in the mobile and cloud era, delivers the world’s first intelligent wireless network products that leverage machine learning. Using Mist, enterprises can provide amazing user experiences not possible before, and IT can proactively manage the network at any scale. It was founded in 2014 and is based in Cupertino, California. |  | Series A |  |  |

6 of 6 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Breakthrough Energy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breakthrough-energy-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Continental Grain Company](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/continental-grain-company) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Tekfen Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tekfen-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Bold Capital Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bold-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Bunge Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bunge-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Codon Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/codon-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About DCVC

VC Fund · San Francisco, United States

Backing entrepreneurs using Deep Tech to solve trillion-dollar problems.

5 contacts available at DCVC.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Alan Cohen | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alan-cohen |
| Gloria Lau | Equity Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gloria-lau |
| Kiersten Stead | Co-Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/kiersten-stead |
| Matt Trevithick | Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/matt-trevithick |
| Scott James | General Counsel | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/scott-james-2 |

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## FAQ

### What does Alan Cohen invest in?

Alan Cohen invests primarily in Software, Wireless and AgTech startups, most often at Series A and Series B stage. Most of the 6 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 Alan Cohen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Alan Cohen closed in Dec 2022. Shizune tracks 6 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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