Cohesion builds AI agents for public-equities investors that act as an autonomous research teammate for hedge funds and asset managers. Its agents continuously monitor earnings reports and alternative data sources such as podcasts and X to surface investment signals and reduce manual research time for equity analysts. The company says it is live with hedge funds managing billions in combined AUM. Cohesion is part of Y Combinator's Spring 2026 batch.
Cohesion
ActiveYour public equities agentic teammate
Total raised
$500K
1 round
Stage
Seed
Jan 2026
Team
1-10
since 2026
Pricing
—
Founded
2026
San Francisco, United States
Agent-ready
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AI research agents for public-equities investors
Autonomous research teammate workflow
Continuous monitoring of earnings reports
Ingestion of alternative data sources such as podcasts and X
Investment signal surfacing for analysts
Reduction of manual research time
Built for hedge funds and asset managers
Reported live use with funds managing billions in combined AUM
12/100
Early
MCP server
Public API
Webhooks
OAuth 2.0
SDKs
No public agent surfaces detected yet.
Jan 2026 Seed $500K ● Y Combinator
Capital network
$500K raised ·1 backer·10 network links
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- What does Cohesion do?
- Cohesion provides AI agents that act as an autonomous public-equities research teammate, monitoring earnings and alternative data to surface investment signals.
- What data does Cohesion monitor?
- It continuously monitors earnings reports and alternative data sources such as podcasts and X.
- Who uses Cohesion?
- It is built for hedge funds and asset managers, and the company says it is live with funds managing billions in combined AUM.
- Does Cohesion replace analysts?
- It is positioned as a research teammate that reduces manual research time, with human analysts still making investment decisions.
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