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Ben Cohen

Co-founder and CTO of GovWell

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Updated Oct 26, 2026·Latest SEC filing May 14, 2026·Suggest an edit

About Ben Cohen

Ben Cohen is co-founder and CTO of GovWell, where he leads the product, engineering, data and design teams.

He previously worked as a software engineer at Uber and Amazon and holds an AB in Computer Science from Princeton University.

Experience

This experience comes from official bios and from SEC filings. For roles taken from filings, the years are when the filings name Ben Cohen in the role, so the role may have started earlier or lasted longer.

GovWell Technologies Inc. Current
CTO and Co-Founder, director
Data Protection Officer
2024 – Present · New York, NY
GovWell sells city and county governments one system for permits, licenses, zoning and code enforcement, with AI that checks applications and answers residents' questions.
Uber
Software Engineer
Amazon
Software Engineer

Education

  • AB, Computer Science, Princeton University

Key Colleagues at Startups

The people Ben Cohen works with at each company, as listed on that company's latest Form D.

GovWell Technologies Inc. · Form D, May 14, 2026
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Troy LeCaire
CEO and Co-Founder, director
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Jessica Lin
Director
MW
Max Wolff
Director

Ben Cohen in the News

Sources

  1. SECGovWell Technologies Inc. Form D, filed May 14, 2026
  2. Officialgovwell.com, privacy policy (names Ben Cohen as data protection officer)
  3. Officialgovwell.com, Series A post by Troy LeCaire and Ben Cohen
  4. OfficialGovWell press release on PR Newswire