# Brian S. Cohen

> Brian S. Cohen is a seed investor at New York Venture Partners backing Software and SaaS. See 46 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [New York Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-york-venture-partners)
- Location: New York, United States
- Total investments: 46
- Last investment: Sep 2023
- Lead investor: 2%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/in/brianscohen
- X (Twitter): http://twitter.com/brianscohen
- Website: https://x.com/brianscohen

Brian S. Cohen is a seed investor at New York Venture Partners in New York focused on Software and SaaS. Considered one of the fathers of science & technology strategic communications - founded Technology Solutions, Inc. in 1983. Client list read like a who's who list of startup technology companies in computing, communication, software, education, and entertainment. Maintained a strategic communications partnership with Sony & IBMCorporation (10 years). Received the Gold CIPRA award in 1998 for the IBM Deep Blue/Gary Kasparov Chess Match. In 1996, TSI was recognized as the #1 fastest growing agency in the United States. Sold the company to The McCann Erickson World Group in 1997 and became the Vice Chairman. Created Focus Technology, an organization that provided qualitative research and instituted the RPM model of integrated strategic communications providing ultra-competitive technology clients the ability to quickly discover and leverage their key strengths as well as mitigate their destructive weaknesses.Brian was a pioneer in the founding of a number of the first computing publications including Computer Systems News and InformationWeek magazine. Now serves as Chairman of the New York Angels. He is very devoted to the New York City startup community.Developed the AIMS (Applied Internet Media Studies) Program, a senior/graduate level college semester program where students will be rigorously trained to use the internet professionally.Frequent speaker on strategic communication, entrepreneurism and early startup investing. Now writing a book for McGraw Hill - a new organizational product launch model.Received the Distinguished Alumnus Award, holds a Masters Degree in Science Communications from Boston University's School of Communications.

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $300k–$2.5M |
| Series A | $1.2M–$12M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 12 | 26% |
| SaaS | 6 | 13% |
| Mobile | 4 | 9% |
| Internet | 4 | 9% |
| Publishing | 4 | 9% |

86 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 27 | 59% |
| Series A | 4 | 9% |
| Funding Round | 2 | 4% |
| Debt Financing | 2 | 4% |
| Angel | 1 | 2% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| United States | 33 | 72% |
| Israel | 1 | 2% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| LOOKOUT | Backup and blindspot cameras save lives in automobiles. LOOKOUT brings the same automated driver assistance technology to boating. Our mission is to make boating safer and more enjoyable and decrease whale and wildlife strikes. |  | Seed | Sep 01, 2023 |  |
| SALIDO | SALIDO, a hospitality technology company, evolved what hospitality operators can expect from their software.SALIDO's restaurant operating system is a single platform that helps operators manage every aspect of their restaurant businesses across their enterprise. SALIDO's product enables restaurant stakeholders to control, analyze, andleverage their own critical data allowing them to focus on what drives their core business: the experience.SALIDO's mission is to improve every hospitality experience--Starting with the hospitality workforce--SALIDO partnered with top hospitality operators to deliver better, easier to use software, which truly drives team performance.Founded in 2012, the company is headquartered in the Noho neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City, New York, USA. | $12M | Series A | May 09, 2018 |  |
| Boundless Mind | Boundless Mind is an artificial intelligence platform for behavior design. Use our analytics to understand your users' real behavior in your app and our reinforcement API to reward them as they build great new habits. | $1.2M | Seed | Aug 20, 2017 |  |
| Boundless Mind | Boundless Mind is an artificial intelligence platform for behavior design. Use our analytics to understand your users' real behavior in your app and our reinforcement API to reward them as they build great new habits. | $1.2M | Seed | Aug 20, 2017 |  |
| Visual Vocal | Visual Vocal develops and offers a cloud-based platform that converts 3D models of architectural designs into virtual reality. The company's platform uses a smart phone as a computer and screen to view 3D models of architectural designs using an application. | $2.5M | Seed | Apr 01, 2017 |  |
| VinePair | VinePair operates an online platform that enables wine consumers to discuss, share, and understand about wine and other beverages. It offers weekly titles, newsletters, blogs, and many others. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in New York, United States. | $1.5M | Seed | Feb 17, 2017 |  |
| Laugh.ly | Laugh Radio is changing the way people experience stand up comedy. Their mobile app, Laugh.ly is set to launch summer of 2016. It will allow big and small name comedians to grow and monetize their fan base. The company has lined up more than 400 comedians whose content will stream on its app, and a total of 20,000 individual tracks. | $2.3M | Seed | Jan 18, 2017 |  |
| StrongDM | StrongDM helps organizations manage and secure access to critical infrastructure by using a zero-trust approach. The platform provides users with controlled access to databases, servers, and applications, while also giving administrators clear visibility and audit trails. |  | Seed | Dec 05, 2016 |  |
| GameCo | GameCo created Video Game Gambling Machines (VGM) a category of Video Game Gambling on casino floors. It is a pioneering company uniting the experience of playing video games with the excitement of gambling by creating Video Game Gambling Machines (VGM). GameCo’s VGM is the first platform to bring video games to the casino floor engaging a newmarket of casino customers. The first video game gambling platform approved by any regulator in the United States, GameCo’s patented VGM proprietary arcade-style cabinets allows a player’s skill to effect the payout and winnings while maintaining the same casino-based economics as slot machines. |  | Series A | Sep 21, 2016 |  |
| GameCo | GameCo created Video Game Gambling Machines (VGM) a category of Video Game Gambling on casino floors. It is a pioneering company uniting the experience of playing video games with the excitement of gambling by creating Video Game Gambling Machines (VGM). GameCo’s VGM is the first platform to bring video games to the casino floor engaging a newmarket of casino customers. The first video game gambling platform approved by any regulator in the United States, GameCo’s patented VGM proprietary arcade-style cabinets allows a player’s skill to effect the payout and winnings while maintaining the same casino-based economics as slot machines. | $6M | Series A | Sep 15, 2016 |  |

10 of 46 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [New York Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-york-angels) — VC Fund, 19 deals together
- [Laconia Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/laconia-ventures) — VC Fund, 6 deals together
- [New York Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/new-york-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Bloomberg Beta](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bloomberg-beta) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [ff Venture Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ff-venture-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Rose Tech Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/rose-tech-ventures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together

## About New York Venture Partners

VC Fund · New York, United States

New York Venture Partners is a seed stage venture capital firm dedicated to the entrepreneur. New York Venture Partners provide an ecosystem of financing, mentorship and strategic marketing consulting to the best entrepreneurs out there today.

2 contacts available at New York Venture Partners.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Brian S. Cohen | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brian-cohen-2 |
| Trace Cohen | Founding Partner | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/trace-cohen |

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## FAQ

### What does Brian S. Cohen invest in?

Brian S. Cohen invests primarily in Software, SaaS and Mobile startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 46 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Brian S. Cohen's check size?

Brian S. Cohen typically joins rounds of $300k–$2.5M at Seed and $1.2M–$12M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Brian S. Cohen participates in.

### When did Brian S. Cohen last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Brian S. Cohen closed in Sep 2023. Shizune tracks 46 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?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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