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Cohesive Capital

VC
Toronto, CanadaWebsite

Cohesive Capital is a Pre-Seed, Seed venture capital firm based in Toronto, Canada investing in Other, Developer Tools, Healthcare. The firm typically writes $100K–$500K checks and has 78 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$100K–$500K
Portfolio
78 companies on record
Partners
8 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed, Seed
Sectors
Other, Developer Tools, Healthcare, Consumer, Food / AgTech
HQ
Toronto, Canada
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-08-21

How to approach: cold outreach ok
Stage

Pre-Seed, Seed

Check Size

$100K – $500K

Portfolio

78+ companies

Team

8 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Cohesive Capital is focused on empowering early-stage startups that develop technologies fostering community engagement and the creator economy.

How Cohesive Capital invests

Cohesive Capital is a vc firm based in Toronto, Canada. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed stages, with a focus on Other, Developer Tools, Healthcare, Consumer, Food / AgTech. It does not invest in Industrial, Real Estate.

Cohesive Capital typically writes checks of $100K–$500K per investment.

Cohesive Capital has backed 78 companies in our records, including CreatorBridge, InterestSphere, The Dwyer Group.

Partners & Team

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Joseph Franken

Partner

AF

Adam Freeman

Partner

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Gregory Angrist

Partner

JB

John Barber

Managing Partner

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Stephen Kelly

Managing Director

KM

Kai Millner

Senior Associate

KM

Kirsten Mcgregor

Executive Assistant

SP

Samir Patel

Solo GP

Community Platform
Creator Economy

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Developer Tools
Healthcare
Consumer
Food / AgTech

Does Not Invest In

Industrial
Real Estate

Portfolio Companies (78)

Other

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CreatorBridge

Creator Economy
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InterestSphere

Community Platform
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The Dwyer Group

now known as Neighborly, is a franchisor of a variety of residential and commercial service brands.

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CommunityOne

Before being acquired by Capital Bank Financial, CommunityOne Bank was a community bank which operated branches throughout central, southern and western North Carolina.

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TLP

Prior to being purchased by NFR Energy, TLP Energy was an exploration and development of oil and liquid-rich gas resources in the Anadarko Basin.

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TLC Companies

Before being acquired by Peoplease, TLC was the nation’s largest provider of outsourced HR services for the transportation industry.

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eDriving

eDriving is the leading provider of online driver training solutions serving teenagers, adults, senior citizens and corporations.

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Party City

Party City Holdings is the largest vertically-integrated manufacturer, distributor and retailer of party supplies.

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Serta Simmons Bedding

Serta Simmons Holdings is the largest mattress manufacturer in the United States.

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Epic Gas

Epic Gas was an owner and operator of a fleet of fully pressurized liquefied petroleum gas carriers.

How to pitch Cohesive Capital
  • Raising at Pre-Seed, Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other, Developer Tools, Healthcare — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $100K – $500K check.
  • cold outreach ok
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Joseph Franken, Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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