When was Cohesion founded?

Cohesion was founded in 2018 and raised its 1st funding round 2 years after it was founded.

Where is Cohesion located?

Cohesion is headquartered in Chicago, United States.

How many employees does Cohesion have?

As of Dec 31, 2021, Cohesion has 44 employees, reflecting a 110% year-over-year growth in headcount.

Is Cohesion a funded company?

Cohesion is a funded company, having raised a total of $30.5M across 4 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Jul 16, 2020.

When was the latest funding round of Cohesion?

Cohesion's latest funding was a $***** Series A round on Nov 24, 2025, with participation from 0 investor. Its primary sector is Facility Management Tech. In United States, the Facility Management Tech sector has seen $789M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Cohesion rank among its competitors?

Cohesion ranks 28th amongst 2324 active competitors, of which 390 are funded. It stands 7th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was Sense, which secured an undisclosed amount in Jan, 2026.

Who are the top competitors of Cohesion?

Cohesion's top competitors include Sense, Landis+Gyr and AppFolio. Among them, Sense secured the most recent funding round in January, 2026.

Cohesion - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Company Details

Provider of a platform for smart building management and operations. The platform offers solutions for access control, experience enhancement, and maintenance. It consolidates data from building systems, software, and sensors into a unified platform. The platform also provides advisory services for planning, solution design, and system integrations.

Website: www.cohesionib.com/
Social
Email ID: *****@cohesionib.com
Phone Number: +1 **********

Key Metrics

Founded Year

2018

Location

Chicago, United States

Stage

Series A

Total Funding

$30.5M in 4 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series A, Nov 24, 2025, $*****

Investors

HPA & 9 more

Ranked

28^th among 2324 active competitors

Employee Count

44 as on Dec 31, 2021

Similar Companies

Sense & 2794 more

View Cohesion's full profile

Cohesion is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
CohesionIB, Inc. CIN: 83-0631464 , United States, Active	Jul 18, 2018	-	44 (As on Dec 31, 2021)	-

Cohesion has raised a total funding of $30.5M over 4 rounds. Its first funding round was on Jul 16, 2020. Cohesion has 7 institutional investors and 3 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Cohesion:

Filter this list

Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Nov 24, 2025	4805720	Series A	9403963	1865831	6091970	1325841
Nov 17, 2021	9993606	Series A	4693987	2131754	5868451	Ken Griffin & 5 more
Jul 29, 2021	2727876	Seed	5674217	5061617	4556268	2181563

Access funding benchmarks and valuations. Sign up today!

View details of Cohesion's funding rounds and investors

The founders of Cohesion are Thru Shivakumar and Nick Lawrence.

Here are the details of Cohesion's key team members:

Thru Shivakumar: Chief Executive Officer + Co-Founder of Cohesion.
Nick Lawrence: Co-Founder of Cohesion.

Cohesion's Board of Directors

Cohesion's board has 8 active members. Raj Gupta, Nikunj Patel, Richard Murphy, Steve Koch, Thrupti Shivakumar, Patricia Goh, Kok Hua Ng and Dan Dal Degan are independent board members.

Here is the list of Cohesion's board of directors:

Name	Type	Representing	Status	Duration
Raj Gupta	Independent board member	-	Current	5y 8m
acdredd	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 7m
osugwxb	Independent board member	-	Current	1y 7m
{hdtrvf	Independent board member	-	Current	8y 8m
qciywxi	Independent board member	-	Current	7y 7m
q{mt{pb	Independent board member	-	Current	4y 2m
tbgicte	Independent board member	-	Current	5y 2m
mmndhed	Independent board member	-	Current	2y 2m

View details of Cohesion's Founder profiles and Board Members

Cohesion's employee count trend

Cohesion has 44 employees as of Dec 21. The total employee count is 110.0% more than what it was in Dec 20. Here is Cohesion's employee count trend over the years:

Uncover Cohesion's growth story! Sign up today!

Access Tracxn on any website

Our Google Chrome extension lets you view company details while browsing their websites

Install Tracxn Extension

Top competitors of Cohesion include Sense, Landis+Gyr and AppFolio. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Cohesion, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Sense 2013, Cambridge (United States), Series D	Provider of AI and app-based energy monitoring solutions	$195M	IDO Investments, Energy Impact Partners & 21 others	77/100
2nd	Landis+Gyr 1896, Cham (Switzerland), Acquired	Provider of advanced grid infrastructure, energy management, and smart metering solutions	$1.03B	Hudson Clean Energy Partners, Triodos Investment Management ... & 3 others	76/100
3rd	AppFolio 2006, Santa Barbara (United States), Public	SaaS-driven property management software for owners and residential property managers	$30M	Headline, Cisco Investments & 4 others	73/100
4th	Johnson Controls 1885, Cork (Ireland), Public	Manufacturer and supplier of automotive batteries and HVAC equipment	-	Jindal ventures, OSTI & 3 others	72/100
5th	Span.IO 2014, San Francisco (United States), Series C	Provider of smart panel for home energy management	$419M	Wellington, Fifth Wall & 33 others	70/100
6th	Bidgely 2011, Mountain View (United States), Series C	Provider of a solution for consumers to monitor and manage their household energy use	$87.7M	Khosla Ventures, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce ... & 11 others	69/100
7th	MaintainX 2018, San Francisco (United States), Series D	Provider of a platform for maintenance and operations management solutions	$254M	Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners ... & 30 others	69/100
8th	Optimum Energy 2005, Seattle (United States), Acquired	SaaS-driven HVAC optimization software for commercial spaces	$40.9M	Edison Energy, Columbia Pacific Advisors & 3 others	69/100
9th	Smart Joules 2014, Delhi (India), Series B	Provider of AI-powered energy efficiency solutions for commercial buildings	$20.7M	Asian Development Bank, European Development Finance Institutions ... & 26 others	68/100
10th	Whisker Labs 2014, Oakland (United States), Acquired	Provider of sensor hardware and software infrastructure	$250K	State Farm, Elemental & 6 others	67/100
28th	Cohesion 2018, Chicago (United States), Series A	Provider of a platform for smart building management and operations	$30.5M	Slojo Investments, Wintrust & 8 others	61/100