# Erez Cohen

> Erez Cohen is the Co-Founder and Co-CEO of August Health, a San Francisco-based healthtech company building the modern EHR platform for senior living communities. A serial founder and former Apple engineering leader, Cohen sold his first company, Mapsense, to Apple for approximately $25-30 million in 2015. He founded August Health in 2020 after meeting physician co-founder Dr. Justin Schram at a San Francisco playground - both pushing their two-year-olds on the swings - and the company has since raised $44 million in total funding, with a $29 million Series B led by Base10 Partners in August 2025.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Co-CEO at August Health
- **Organizations:** August Health, Mapsense (acquired by Apple), Apple, Palantir Technologies
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** BS/MS, Industrial Engineering and Operations Research, University of California, Berkeley, PhD Candidate, Operations Research, Columbia University
- **Known for:** Co-founded Mapsense (2013), a geospatial data analytics company acquired by Apple for ~$25-30M in 2015, Led Apple Maps engineering teams as Maps Lead after Mapsense acquisition, Co-founded August Health in 2020, which has grown to 110+ employees and $44M in total funding

## Career timeline

- **c. 2011-2012** — PhD Candidate in Operations Research at Columbia University
- **c. 2012-2013** — Forward Deployed Engineer at Palantir Technologies, working with credit derivatives and mortgage portfolio datasets
- **2013** — Co-founded Mapsense, a geospatial data analytics and visualization startup, in San Francisco
- **2015** — Apple acquired Mapsense for approximately $25-30 million; Cohen joined Apple
- **2015-2020** — Maps Lead at Apple, leading engineering teams on primary map creation tools and map data
- **2020** — Met Dr. Justin Schram at a neighborhood playground in San Francisco; co-founded August Health
- **2022** — Named a Future Leader by Senior Housing News
- **2024** — August Health launched Billing & Payments Platform
- **2025-08** — August Health raised $29M Series B led by Base10 Partners; launched August Intelligence AI platform

## Achievements

- Co-founded Mapsense (2013), a geospatial data analytics company acquired by Apple for ~$25-30M in 2015
- Led Apple Maps engineering teams as Maps Lead after Mapsense acquisition
- Co-founded August Health in 2020, which has grown to 110+ employees and $44M in total funding
- Named 2022 Future Leader by Senior Housing News
- August Health clients achieved 23% reduction in incidents and 20% revenue increase
- 87% of clinical staff using August Health report improved care quality
- Led Series B fundraise of $29M in August 2025, backed by Base10 Partners, General Catalyst, Matrix Partners

## Latest updates

- **2025-08** — August Health closed $29M Series B led by Base10 Partners, with participation from General Catalyst and Matrix Partners
- **2025-08** — Announced August Intelligence, an AI-enabled care partner platform rolling out to select operators in fall 2025
- **2025-10** — Belmont Village Senior Living announced partnership with August Health
- **2025-02** — Sonida Senior Living partnered with August Health to advance clinical excellence
- **2024-09** — August Health launched Billing & Payments Platform for senior living operators

## Links

- Website: https://augusthealth.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/erezdcohen
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/erex78
- GitHub: https://github.com/erex78
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/kingerez

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Last updated: 2026-05-26