About
Kevin Zhang is building Cohesive, an agentic CRM platform targeting blue collar businesses.
Founder at CohesiveYC X25
Intro paths
YC
Kevin went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) β any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Aaron Epstein, General Partner at Y Combinator β the partner who ran Cohesive's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile β
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In turn, Kevin can intro founders to Cohesive's investors below.
Cohesive's investors Β· 2
Co-founders at Cohesive
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Nam NguyenFounder
Experience
- Cohesive AI (YC X25)Co-Foundercurrent2025 β presentNew York, New York, United States
- Cohesive Insurance ServicesCo-Foundercurrent2023 β presentNew York, United States
- ChartHopProduct Manager2021 β 2023New York, New York, United States
- McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2019 β 2021New York, New York
- J.P. MorganInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2018Hong Kong SAR
- UBSWealth Management Intern2016San Jose, California, United States
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Skills & more
PythonSQLMicrosoft OfficeTableauJavaProduct ManagementSoftware Architectural Design
Languages Chinese Β· English
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Kevin Zhang?
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- Where did Kevin Zhang go to school?
- Kevin Zhang studied at Duke University (Bachelor of Science - BS, Economics); Mission San Jose High School (High School Diploma).
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