Joshua Cohen
Founder & Partner @ City Light Capital
New York, United States
Joshua Cohen is a Series A investor at City Light Capital in New York focused on Health Care and Education. JOSH COHEN IS ON A MISSION TO MAKE A DIFFERENCE VIA CAPITALISM. HE BELIEVES THAT HOW YOU MAKE MONEY (AND WHAT YOU DO WITH IT ONCE YOU HAVE IT) MATTERS AND WANTS TO HELP IMPROVE THE WORLD, NOW.When considering how he wanted to be remembered, Josh turned to impact investing before it had a name, combining his experience as a venture capitalist,technology company executive, and family office CIO with his values. Thus, the idea for City Light was born: partnering with experienced entrepreneurs using technology to generate significant financial returns while having a measurable social impact.As a father of three boys, Josh’s sense of urgency to address issues such as education for underserved communities, tackling the global climate crises and keeping families safe has only continued to grow. It is this commitment that makes his work more than a passion, but a calling. Prior to founding City Light, Josh led direct investments for a Greenwich CT-based family office, worked in venture capital for a family office based in St. Louis, was a Partner in a private debt fund, and was the Director of Business Development for Mobility Electronics (NASDAQ: IGOI). He began his career as an investment banker in the technology group of Deutsche Banc Alex Brown in San Francisco.Josh co-founded (and is a Board member of) The ImPact, a member network whose mission is to inspire families to make impact investments more effectively. In addition, he is on the investment committee for a family office based in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Josh sits on the Board of Directors for Ready Responders and is an advisor to OhmConnect, Trilogy, and Straighterline. Josh previously held advisory roles with 2U (Nasdaq: TWOU), Shotspotter (Nasdaq: SSTI) and Practice (Acquired by Instructure: INST). He is a frequent speaker on the topic of impact investing.
- Total investments:
- 23
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 22%
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Industries Joshua Cohen invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Health Care 5 (22%)
- Education 3 (13%)
- SaaS 2 (9%)
- EdTech 2 (9%)
- Medical 2 (9%)
Stage
- Series A 6 (26%)
- Series B 5 (22%)
- Seed 4 (17%)
- Series C 3 (13%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (4%)
Investments
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| Salvo is emerging as the leader in helping GI providers leap into a hybrid-care vision of the future of medicine, providing brick & mortar clinics with an easy to implement continuous care platform that saves time, increases revenue and improves patient outcomes.The company has announced agreements with 771 GI’s, representing 15% of allindependent GI’s in the US, to deploy wraparound care for their clinic patients. Included in its customers are five of the largest GI practices in the country, together seeing over 1.1 million GI patients a year. Salvo provides the tech and care delivery for modern, interdisciplinary care to treat chronic conditions that have surged in cost and prevalence: --IBS and IBD (over 40M affected) -- GERD and Celiac (over 50M affected) --MASH/MASLD, what was previously called “fatty liver disease” (over 80M) --Obesity (over 100M) The care benefits patients (76% of patients reported improved symptoms, five accepted medical conference abstracts on outcomes), generates incremental profit for practices (over $2M EBITDA improvement for a 100 GI practice), and reduces total healthcare costs (79% drop in GI-related ER utilization). | $8.5M / Series A / Jan 22, 2026 | ||
| Brave Health is an online platform that offers therapy and medication management for psychiatric conditions to improve mental health. | $40M / Series C / Oct 11, 2022 | ||
| OhmConnect is a software based powerplant that assists users in organizing the way they use their electricity usage to lessen digital pollution. OhmConnect rewards its users by saving energy to allow them to make money and win prizes. The company was established in 2013 by Matt Deusterberg in Oakland, California. | $55M / Series D / Jun 09, 2022 | ||
| Frame develops an evidence-based platform for early detection of risk and care navigation to inform family building and planning. Its approach alleviates a downstream and often costly health crisis for patients, employers, and payers. | $2.8M / Seed / Apr 26, 2022 | ||
| Frame develops an evidence-based platform for early detection of risk and care navigation to inform family building and planning. Its approach alleviates a downstream and often costly health crisis for patients, employers, and payers. | $2.8M / Pre-Seed / Apr 26, 2022 | ||
| Brave Health is an online platform that offers therapy and medication management for psychiatric conditions to improve mental health. | $10M / Series B / Oct 26, 2021 | ||
| Taking care of aging loved ones is hard. With Aloe Care, it doesn't have to be. Aloe Care is the future of in-home elder care for both professional caregivers and families caring for loved ones. Organize, Monitor and Track all aspects of care. | $5M / Seed / Apr 20, 2021 | ||
| OhmConnect is a software based powerplant that assists users in organizing the way they use their electricity usage to lessen digital pollution. OhmConnect rewards its users by saving energy to allow them to make money and win prizes. The company was established in 2013 by Matt Deusterberg in Oakland, California. | $20M / Series C / Dec 07, 2020 | ||
| myLaurel operates in the healthcare industry, providing in-home care, telemedicine, and extended follow-up services. The company's primary goal is to reduce the risk of hospitalizations and re-admissions for patients. myLaurel's unique utilization reduction and readmission prevention programs offer a comprehensive solution for patientpopulations. The company also offers acute care solutions in the home setting. myLaurel's services are backed by private equity and the company operates under private ownership. With Ready Responders, patients now have access to quality whole-person care in their homes, 16 hours a day, 365 days a year, and talented individuals are provided the opportunity to work with a rapidly growing, mission-driven company. They are in-network with most major insurance companies in the markets they serve. Ready Responders is backed by leading venture capital firms, including Google Ventures, Founders Fund, Rise of the Rest, and City Lights Capital. | $54M / Series C / Sep 16, 2020 | ||
| myLaurel operates in the healthcare industry, providing in-home care, telemedicine, and extended follow-up services. The company's primary goal is to reduce the risk of hospitalizations and re-admissions for patients. myLaurel's unique utilization reduction and readmission prevention programs offer a comprehensive solution for patientpopulations. The company also offers acute care solutions in the home setting. myLaurel's services are backed by private equity and the company operates under private ownership. With Ready Responders, patients now have access to quality whole-person care in their homes, 16 hours a day, 365 days a year, and talented individuals are provided the opportunity to work with a rapidly growing, mission-driven company. They are in-network with most major insurance companies in the markets they serve. Ready Responders is backed by leading venture capital firms, including Google Ventures, Founders Fund, Rise of the Rest, and City Lights Capital. | $48M / Series B / Mar 20, 2020 | ||
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Co-Investors
About City Light Capital
City Light is a venture capital firm that invest in impactful companies in the areas of education, safety and care, and the environment.
City Light Capital Contacts
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Daniel Katzman
Investor, Analyst
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Grace Cushman
Vice President of Operations
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Jeff Rinehart
Partner
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Joshua Cohen
Founder & Partner
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Rohan Nair
Analyst
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