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Alan Cohen

Alan Cohen

VC

General Partner, DCVC (Data Collective)

AI health tech and enterprise security investor

San Francisco, CA4 notable investments
SeedSeries ASeries B+
WebsiteLinkedIn𝕏@ascohenDCVC (Data Collective)
HealthcareAISecurityEnterprise SaaSDeep Tech

Background

Alan Cohen is a General Partner at DCVC with 25+ years of experience as investor and entrepreneur. Previously held executive positions leading a $25B organization at Cisco, and executive roles at VMware-acquired Nicira and Cisco-acquired Airespace. He focuses on AI-enabled health tech, energy, security, and enterprise opportunities. His portfolio includes notable exits at Element AI, Evolv, and Caption Health.

Investment Thesis

Invest in AI-driven transformation across healthcare, energy, and security, with particular focus on Somatic AI and TechMed.

Investment Focus

Stages

SeedSeries ASeries B+

Sectors

HealthcareAISecurityEnterprise SaaSDeep Tech

Based in: San Francisco, CA (North America)

Notable Investments

Illumio

Zero trust segmentation

Caption Health

Cardiac AI; acquired by GE HealthCare

Evolv Technologies

AI security screening; NASDAQ: EVLV

Proprio

Surgical AI

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Last updated: Jun 11, 2026