Trace Cohen is a serial founder and angel investor who focuses on early-stage AI and deep tech startups through his platform Value Add VC. Trace Cohen's Twitter Score is 74 out of 1000 (a Good rating) as of July 2026, ranking #12,596 (top 5%) among 531,432 tracked accounts.
Trace Cohen built Value Add VC as a tools and analysis hub for the venture capital community, covering practical topics across startup fundraising, the AI economy, and emerging technology. The platform's blog positions him as a three-time founder and active investor with more than 65 angel investments to his name, spanning AI and deep tech companies in the US and Israel. His prior background includes time at American Express in fintech and an MBA from Columbia University.
Trace Cohen publishes venture and market analysis through Value Add Pulse, the content arm of Value Add VC, which has covered crypto-relevant topics including a fundraise by Paradigm, a crypto-focused VC firm, for a fund targeting AI and robotics, as well as commentary on Bitcoin's trajectory following ETF approval. This positions him at the intersection of traditional venture analysis and digital asset market coverage.
Trace Cohen is active on Twitter with 61,270 posts and has been followed by 24,425 accounts. He has been mentioned by 59 accounts across 116 total mentions.
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The accounts that follow Trace Cohen include 363 founders, 73 angel investors, 86 influencers and 20 VCs. Among his notable followers are Jesse Powell, Garry Tan, Alexis Ohanian, Beanie, Matthew Graham and Nader Dabit.