Coho Deeptech

What Coho Deeptech does

Coho Deeptech is an early-stage venture capital fund founded in 2022 that backs highly technical founders building transformative AI and deep technology companies. The fund describes itself as operating on a "Swiss style" of disciplined investment and concentrates its thesis on frontier technologies at the intersection of life science and computer science, biological engineering, and new tools for building and moving physical things. Its core operating program is Coho Lab, a nomination-based 6-month remote accelerator that supports roughly 12 companies per year with $100k in pre-seed funding, $8k in OpenAI credits, GPU credits, domain-expert mentorship, and in-house design and marketing support.

The fund has assembled a portfolio of at least 18 named companies spanning AI infrastructure (Cartesia, Runware, Micro1), AI applications (Bland AI, Higgsfield, Inkeep, AudioShake, Sahara AI, Amigo, Solve Intelligence), healthcare and life sciences (Assort Health, Duddles, Neural Dynamics Technologies), and adjacent consumer/marketplace plays (Latitude, Baton Market, Womp, Sunfish, Odyssey). Coho partners with Midjourney as a supporting industry partner for Coho Lab, providing GPU credits and credibility to cohort founders. The fund also publishes research notes on frontier science topics — including organoids for disease modeling and AI-driven materials discovery — to signal domain expertise to its sourcing funnel.

Economically, Coho Deeptech generates returns through equity stakes in early-stage portfolio companies, with value realization dependent on future acquisitions or IPOs. The firm operates with a small team (1-10 employees), has no disclosed fund size, no disclosed revenue or AUM, and no disclosed exits. Its primary go-to-market is direct outreach to technical founders, supported by content marketing (research notes, website portfolio) and email-driven applications for the Coho Lab cohort.

Name

Coho Deeptech

Legal name

Coho Deeptech

Website

https://cohovc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Venture Capital Fund

NAICS

Funds, Trusts, and Other Financial Vehicles (525)

SIC

Investment Advice (6282), Security Brokers, Dealers & Flotation Companies (6211)

akta.pro primary industry

Venture Capital Fund-of-Funds / Multi-Manager Platforms (FSANAAAJ)

Keywords

• Venture capital fund
• Pre-seed accelerator
• AI startup investment
• Deep tech funding
• Early stage incubator

Headquarters

HQ city

San Francisco

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Investment Returns: As a venture capital fund, Coho Deeptech generates returns through equity investments in early-stage AI and deep tech companies. Returns are realized through portfolio company exits via acquisitions or IPOs.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Coho Deeptech is a privately held, Swiss-style AI and science venture capital fund that backs highly technical founders at the earliest stages in exchange for equity stakes. The fund operates Coho Lab, a nomination-based, 6-month remote accelerator program that supports approximately 12 companies each year with $100k pre-seed funding, $8k in OpenAI credits, GPU credits, domain-expert mentorship, and in-house design and marketing support. Investment returns are realized through eventual portfolio exits via acquisitions or IPOs.

Product overview

Coho Deeptech is an AI and science investment fund that builds and invests in transformative technologies at the earliest stages. Their core offering is Coho Lab, a 6-month remote accelerator program that provides pre-seed funding, GPU credits, expert mentorship, and design/marketing support to pioneering AI and Bio companies. The fund focuses on frontier technologies spanning the intersection of life science and computer science, including AI-driven material discovery and organoid-based disease modeling.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Coho Lab: Nomination-based community and program that facilitates the creation of pioneering AI and Bio companies. Provides $100k pre-seed funding, $8k in OpenAI credits, domain expert advice, and in-house design and marketing support.

Products and services

• Coho Lab Nomination-based, 6-month remote accelerator community and program that facilitates the creation of pioneering AI and Bio companies; supports approximately 12 companies per year with $100k pre-seed funding, GPU credits, $8k in OpenAI credits, advice from domain experts, and in-house design and marketing support.

Named customers18 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Y Combinator: The leading global startup accelerator, offering seed funding plus intensive support to early-stage founders. Coho Lab mirrors YC's combination of capital and operational support but is differentiated by a narrower AI/deep-tech focus and a smaller cohort.
• Pear VC: Early-stage VC investing in AI and technical founders with a hands-on, community-driven model. Pear's accelerator-style support and AI focus make it one of Coho's closest direct comparables in size and approach.
• AI Grant: Grant program providing $250k-$1M to AI researchers and founders, plus compute credits and mentorship. Closely mirrors Coho Lab's combination of capital, compute, and AI-only focus for technical founders.
• South Park Commons: A founder community supporting members exploring AI and deep tech ideas before company formation. Overlaps directly with Coho Lab's role as a pre-company support system for technical talent.
• Neo (Home of AI): AI-focused accelerator and community run by Ali Partovi, supporting early-stage AI founders with funding, compute, and mentorship. Directly comparable to Coho Lab in mission and mechanics.
• Contrary: Early-stage tech VC investing in technical founders at the earliest stages with hands-on support. Shares Coho's pre-seed orientation and AI-leaning thesis.
• Pioneer Fund: Student-led seed fund supporting young technical founders with small checks and an active community. Comparable to Coho on check size profile and technical-founder targeting.
• 1517 Fund: Early-stage fund supporting technical and dropout founders with seed capital and a tight community. Comparable target founder profile and pre-seed check sizes.
• HF0: SF-based AI founder residency providing stipend, compute, and community for AI builders exploring ideas. Closely mirrors Coho Lab's pre-company support for AI talent.

Broad incumbents

• Lux Capital: Established deep tech and sci-tech VC with a frontier thesis spanning AI, biology, materials, and space. Shares Coho's life-science x computer-science thesis but operates at significantly larger fund size and broader portfolio scope.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/CohoDeeptech

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments8 records

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