About
Matthew McBrien is co-founder of Cohesion and previously worked in security roles at Amazon and AWS.
Founder at CohesionYC X26
Intro paths
YC
Matthew went through Y Combinator (Spring 2026) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.
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Their group partner at YC was Tom Blomfield, Monzo and GoCardless co-founder; Y Combinator partner on leave and Anthropic compute-team member. — the partner who ran Cohesion's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗
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In turn, Matthew can intro founders to Cohesion's investors below.
Cohesion's investors · 1
Co-founders at Cohesion
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Devon KrapchoFounder
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Matt MunnsCo-Founder
Experience
- Cohesion (YC P26)Co-Foundercurrent2026 — presentNew York
- AmazonSoftware Development Engineer II2023 — 2026New York, New York, United States
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Development Engineer II2021 — 2023
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Development Engineer2020 — 2021
- Raytheon TechnologiesAutomation Engineer2020Atlanta, Georgia
- Georgia Institute of TechnologyGraduate Teaching Assistant2019Atlanta, GA
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Development Engineer Intern2019Seattle, WA
- Amazon Web Services (AWS)Software Development Engineer Intern2018Seattle, WA
- Procter & GambleProduct Supply Engineer Intern2017Cincinnati, Ohio
- Graves Construction CompanyIT Intern2016Hilton Head Island, SC
Skills & more
Python3C++1JavaC1Embedded Systems1MatlabAmazon Web Services (AWS)1AWS LambdaLinuxAmazon Web Services
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Matthew McBrien?
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- Where does Matthew McBrien work?
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- What companies did Matthew McBrien found?
- Matthew McBrien founded Cohesion.
- Where did Matthew McBrien go to school?
- Matthew McBrien studied at Georgia Institute of Technology (Master of Science, Electrical and Computer Engineering); Georgia Institute of Technology (Bachelor of Science, Computer Engineering).
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