Ian Cohen

Founder & CEO at Lokker.com | Data Privacy | Financial Services

๐Ÿ“ United States๐Ÿ”„ Updated September 2026๐Ÿ’ผ 3 investments๐Ÿ“… 7 years investing๐Ÿ—“ Last invested Apr 2021
VC๐ŸŒ United States
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Apr 2021
No Danger First Wager Up to $1000 & Easy-to-use Sportsbook. Licensed in Tennessee. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-889-9789. Must be 21+ and in TN to bet. ZenSports is available for download in the App Store (iOS) and the ZenSports website (Android or Web). ZenSports was acquired by KeyStar Corp in 2022: https://keystarcorp.com/
Advisor and investor
Dec 2020
PolyScale.ai is an AI-driven database cache. Using smart caching, it improves query performance, lowers network latency and makes global data access and scale engineering a breeze, both on premise and at the edge.
Board Member
Dec 2019
In a world where housing demand is higher than ever before while at the same time, housing accessibility is more challenging to attain, Uqual is the only comprehensive โ€œloan readiness companyโ€ that guides applicants toward loan success using a personalized plan, expert consultants, a holistic methodology and leading technology. ๐”๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐š ๐ฅ๐จ๐š๐ง. Leveraging powerful artificial intelligence and human expertise, we analyze critical loan approval attributes to help consumers build an Action Plan that shows precisely what they need to do to hear โ€œYou Qualify.โ€ Our mission for lend-ability doesnโ€™t stop there. Our proprietary Loan Readiness Score enables consumers to gauge their progress in the program as we push together towards their loan goal. ๐”๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐š ๐๐ž๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฉ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ. Declines are not the end of the relationship, theyโ€™re the beginning. Our team has worked with over 50,000 mortgage professionals and lending companies, returning declined clients more qualified and more loan literate. With a simple handoff to one of our experts, we enable mortgage professionals to make more income while making a difference in the lives of deserving but financially-challenged clients.
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2021
Investor
Apr 2021
No Danger First Wager Up to $1000 & Easy-to-use Sportsbook. Licensed in Tennessee. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-889-9789. Must be 21+ and in TN to bet. ZenSports is available for download in the App Store (iOS) and the ZenSports website (Android or Web). ZenSports was acquired by KeyStar Corp in 2022: https://keystarcorp.com/
2020
Advisor and investor
Dec 2020
PolyScale.ai is an AI-driven database cache. Using smart caching, it improves query performance, lowers network latency and makes global data access and scale engineering a breeze, both on premise and at the edge.
C3 Venture Partners, LLC
Partner
Dec 2020
early stage
CEO and Founder
Jun 2020
LOKKER was founded as a targeted response to the proliferation of online scams, spam, and exploitation of personal data. Laser-focused on online privacy, we provide state-of-the-art SaaS solutions to corporate marketers and tech teamsโ€”providing modern tools to deliver safer and more private web experiences. We help companies dramatically improve online and mobile experiences by protecting their websites and their customers. At LOKKER, we power privacy.
2019
Board Member
Dec 2019
In a world where housing demand is higher than ever before while at the same time, housing accessibility is more challenging to attain, Uqual is the only comprehensive โ€œloan readiness companyโ€ that guides applicants toward loan success using a personalized plan, expert consultants, a holistic methodology and leading technology. ๐”๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐ฉ๐ซ๐จ๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ž๐ฌ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฆ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ ๐ฐ๐ข๐ญ๐ก ๐š ๐ฉ๐š๐ญ๐ก ๐ญ๐จ ๐š ๐ฅ๐จ๐š๐ง. Leveraging powerful artificial intelligence and human expertise, we analyze critical loan approval attributes to help consumers build an Action Plan that shows precisely what they need to do to hear โ€œYou Qualify.โ€ Our mission for lend-ability doesnโ€™t stop there. Our proprietary Loan Readiness Score enables consumers to gauge their progress in the program as we push together towards their loan goal. ๐”๐ช๐ฎ๐š๐ฅ ๐›๐ฎ๐ข๐ฅ๐๐ฌ ๐š ๐๐ž๐œ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž๐ ๐ฉ๐ข๐ฉ๐ž๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ž ๐Ÿ๐จ๐ซ ๐ญ๐ก๐ž ๐ฆ๐จ๐ซ๐ญ๐ ๐š๐ ๐ž ๐ข๐ง๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ฒ. Declines are not the end of the relationship, theyโ€™re the beginning. Our team has worked with over 50,000 mortgage professionals and lending companies, returning declined clients more qualified and more loan literate. With a simple handoff to one of our experts, we enable mortgage professionals to make more income while making a difference in the lives of deserving but financially-challenged clients.
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