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Kevin Zhang

Founder

Founder at Cohesive

New York, New York, United States

FoundedCohesive · YC Cohesive

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741 people in our graph share verified history with Kevin — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Jen WangunlockedKevin: together at UBS (2016)

×10Kevin: together at McKinsey & Company

Kevin: together at Mission San Jose High School

About

Kevin Zhang is building Cohesive, an agentic CRM platform targeting blue collar businesses.

Founder at Cohesive YC X25

Intro paths

YC

Kevin went through Y Combinator (Spring 2025) — 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 — the partner who ran Cohesive's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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Cohesive's investors · 2

OCA VenturesChicago · $1M – $3M checks Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Cohesive

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Nam Nguyen

Nam NguyenFounder

Experience

Cohesive AI (YC X25)Co-Foundercurrent2025 — presentNew York, New York, United States
Cohesive Insurance ServicesCo-Foundercurrent2023 — presentNew York, United States
ChartHopProduct Manager2021 — 2023New York, New York, United States
McKinsey & CompanyBusiness Analyst2019 — 2021New York, New York
J.P. MorganInvestment Banking Summer Analyst2018Hong Kong SAR
UBSWealth Management Intern2016San Jose, California, United States

Skills & more

PythonSQLMicrosoft OfficeTableauJavaProduct ManagementSoftware Architectural Design

Languages Chinese · English

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Kevin Zhang?: Kevin Zhang is building Cohesive, an agentic CRM platform targeting blue collar businesses.
Where does Kevin Zhang work?: Kevin Zhang is Founder of Cohesive.
What companies did Kevin Zhang found?: Kevin Zhang founded Cohesive, Cohesive.
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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Shared employers

Also worked at Cohesive AI (YC X25)1

Nam NguyenFounder at Cohesive

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