Fred Cohen – Startup Investor Profile

Fred Cohen is the Co-Founder and Senior Managing Director at Vida Ventures, active in roles as the Chairman of Monograph Capital and Ascend Gene & Cell Therapies. His previous experience includes being a Partner at TPG and Managing Partner of TPG Biotechnology, focusing on venture efforts in biotechnology and life sciences. Fred held positions like CEO of Management Analytics, President of Keiretsu Forum Pebble Beach, and member of Fearless Security. He served as an SVP and Director of Municipal Bond Trading at AllianceBernstein for 25 years, playing a key role in growing the municipal bond money manager into a leading firm with $44 billion under management. Fred is a respected industry figure and has also been recognized for his knowledge by being named to the MSRB Investor Advisory Group. He holds certifications including CPA (Inactive) and various Series certifications. Fred’s collaborative style involves setting and implementing investment policies, working with various vendors for market efficiencies, and actively engaging with industry experts and organizations.

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Country: United States of America

Investment Regions: EU, NA

Investment Stages: pre-seed, seed

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AI Reasoning: I found a press release showing Fred Cohen as Chairman of Ascend and a founding investor involved in a transaction announced on Nov 12, 2024 (investment/activity). Counting from that date to Nov 1, 2025 is less than 12 months; specifically about 11 months and 20 days, which is under 12 months and also under 6 months? Wait, 11 months 20 days is more than 6 months, so classification should be ‘active’ if between 6 and 12 months. However, additional evidence shows Fred Cohen’s roles at Vida/Monograph and involvement with Ascend in Nov 2024 only. No investments found after Nov 12, 2024. Therefore time since last known investment is ~11 months 20 days, which falls between 6 and 12 months, so the correct tag is ‘active’. But the user asked for only the tag in result. Output corrected tag: ‘active’.

Low Activity – Only known angel investments more than 12 months ago.

Active – Known angel investments between the last 12 and 6 months.

Very Active – Known angel investments in the last 6 months.