We're Cobu.

A community building platform designed to help everyone feel like they belong where they live.

Every day we strive to build strong resident communities and combat loneliness.

Our team is packed with energetic tech, community, and business-minded individuals, focused on the mission of powering genuine community.

Vision

Empower everyone to feel like they belong where they live.

Mission

Create value for apartment properties by helping residents create genuine community through connections with their neighbors and neighborhood.

Values

Community First
Innovate
Create Value
Spark Joy
 

Our Founder’s Story

 

“Cobu was the culmination of two eureka moments: one professional and one personal. On the professional side, I observed just how much pain apartment building owners had with competition in the market; retaining residents and being the best usually came with million dollar renovations, which often did not contribute to the bottom line. On the personal side, I saw just how painful it was for my own mother to not have a community when she moved to the city. Her apartment complex had the community spaces, and yet she may as well have lived in a shopping mall. The entire experience was impersonal, and frankly very isolating for her.

Cobu was born from the mission to help my mom -- and all city dwellers -- truly belong in the places they call home. Finding a way to make it sustainable by bringing value to both residents and apartment building owners was the true eureka moment!” 

- Ben Pleat, Co-Founder & CEO

Ben Pleat
 

Leadership

Ben Pleat

Ben Pleat

CEO & Co-Founder
Steve McLaughlin

Steve McLaughlin

COO & Co-Founder
 

Meet the Team

Anke Heckhoff

Anke Heckhoff

Vice President, Product
chirag-jain

Chirag Jain

Senior Engineer
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Roberta Oden

Manager, Customer Success
Shivam Pandey

Shivam Pandey

Senior Engineer
Dan Sampson

Dan Sampson

Vice President, Engineering
Vaisakh Vinod

Vaisakh Vinod

Team Lead, Engineering
nidhi

Nidhi Sinha

Customer Success Associate - Operations