Cohere Health
Cohere Health sells AI-powered software to health insurers and providers to automate prior authorizations and payment decisions. The company has 993 employees and raised $186M in a May 2025 Series C, with Humana among its investors.
The growth story
Cohere Health grew from 365 to 993 employees between 2021 and 2026, raising $186M along the way, most recently a Series C in May 2025.
About
Cohere Health builds software that helps health insurers and medical providers share data and automate decisions about treatment approvals and payments. Its platform aims to reduce administrative work for doctors while helping insurers control costs, claiming 94% provider satisfaction.
The company reached #1 on TIME's 2025 healthtech list and the Inc. 5000, though its exact growth rate isn't disclosed. Its $186M Series C suggests rapid scaling, with backing from both healthcare specialists like Deerfield and tech investors like Define Ventures.
Founders and leadership
Engineering makes up 60% of staff, reflecting the product's technical focus. The company operates fully remotely from its Oregon legal HQ, with a median tenure of 2 years suggesting high turnover.
The Cohere Health org chart
Siva Namasivayam (Chief Executive Officer) leads 59 mapped leaders with 9 direct reports. Click +N to expand a team; names link to the person’s public profile.
Departments, and which ones grew
Headcount by function: Healthcare Services 194 (+1% YoY), Engineering 181 (+38% YoY), Customer Success and Support 158 (+1% YoY), Information Technology 84 (+12% YoY), Business Development 45 (+10% YoY), Operations 43 (+10% YoY).
Talent flow
Cohere recruits heavily from consulting (Deloitte) and healthcare IT (Amwell, Optum), but loses staff to big tech (Amazon, Netflix). Northeastern University is its top feeder school, supplying 14 employees.
Most common previous employers of Cohere Health staff: Deloitte (12), Amwell (9), Optum (9), athenahealth (7), Amazon (7), Kyruus Health (7). Former Cohere Health employees most often moved to Amazon (6), Matterworks (6), Netflix (4), Meta (4), Apple (3), Google (3).
Alumni worth knowing
The Cohere Health mafia
9 alumni founded healthtech startups, including Liza Health (23 employees) and Cascala Health (13 employees). Several focus on niche areas like oncology and telehealth.
9Duncan Reece, was Co-Founder & COO until 2022Matt A. Murphy, was Executive VP, Clinical Development until 2023Kate Barnard Roberts, was Vice President of Strategy & Growth until 2021Bhargav Raman, MD, MBA, was Associate Medical Director until 2025Kristin Helps, was Clinical Product Strategist until 2023Mike Mielke, was Clinical Program Operations (DI/MSK/PT) until 2025
Ramzi AbuJamra, PhD, ASA, was Senior Healthcare Analyst, Clinical Programs & Analytics until 2023
Leatha Melton, was Senior Manager of Clinical Strategy until 2025
Candace Taylor MSN, CRNP, AGNP-C, AGPCNP-BC, was RN Reviewer Utilization Management, Prior Authorization, Concurrent Review until 2024Hiring now
Web traffic
Traffic mix: 70% direct, 17% search, 0% social, 1% paid.
What this company is made of
Most common skills at Cohere Health: Microsoft Office (308), Communication (303), Leadership (296), Customer Service (255), Project Management (242), Microsoft Excel (241), SQL (215), Healthcare (212).
Where the team actually sits
Cohere Health people are concentrated in Massachusetts, United States (36), Telangana, India (20), New York, United States (19), United States (18).
Search footprint
Cohere Health attracts about 2,426 organic search visits a month, traffic worth roughly $11K a month if bought through ads. It gained 325 ranking keywords and lost 344 in the last period.
What employees say
- Compensation
- 3.00 / 5
- Career opportunities
- 3.20 / 5
- Senior management
- 2.90 / 5
- Work-life balance
- 2.90 / 5
Frequently asked
Cohere Health has 993 employees as of September 2026.
Cohere Health has raised $186M in total, most recently a Series C round in May 2025.
Siva Namasivayam (Chief Executive Officer) sits at the top of Cohere Health's reporting structure, with 9 direct reports.
The most common previous employers of current Cohere Health staff are Deloitte (12 people), Amwell (9 people), Optum (9 people).
Former Cohere Health employees most often move to Amazon (6), Matterworks (6), Netflix (4).
At least 9 companies have a founder who previously worked at Cohere Health, including Liza Health, Cascala Health, Atlas Oncology Partners.
Cohere Health attracts about 2,426 organic search visits a month, worth roughly $11K a month in equivalent ad spend.
The most common skills among Cohere Health staff are Microsoft Office, Communication, Leadership, Customer Service, Project Management.
Cohere Health staff are concentrated in Massachusetts, United States (36), Telangana, India (20), New York, United States (19).
Cohere Health has about 194 people in Healthcare Services, up 1% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Cohere Health has about 181 people in Engineering, up 38% over the past year, as of September 2026.
Computed from 289 current and 300 former Cohere Health profiles, as of September 2026. Source: Crustdata.
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