When was Cozy founded?

Cozy was founded in 2012 and raised its 1st funding round within a year of its incorporation.

Where is Cozy located?

Cozy is headquartered in San Francisco, United States.

How many employees does Cozy have?

As of May 31, 2026, the latest employee count at Cozy is 77.

Is Cozy a funded company?

Cozy is a funded company, having raised a total of $18.5M across 6 funding rounds to date. The company's 1st funding round was a $***** Seed round, raised on Apr 20, 2012.

When was the latest funding round of Cozy?

Cozy's latest funding was a $***** Series B round on Aug 31, 2016, with participation from 5 investors. Its primary sector is Property Management Tech. In United States, the Property Management Tech sector has seen $927M in funding in 2026 to date.

Where does Cozy rank among its competitors?

Cozy ranks 16th amongst 554 active competitors, of which 69 are funded. It stands 6th in terms of total funding among its competitors. The most recent competitor to raise funding was CredAluga, which secured $11.2M in Sep, 2025.

Who are the top competitors of Cozy?

Cozy's top competitors include Belong, Rentberry and Livly. Among them, CredAluga secured the most recent funding round in September, 2025.

Cozy - 2026 Company Profile, Team, Funding & Competitors

Q: Is Cozy an acquired company?

Cozy got acquired by CoStar Group on Nov 08, 2018.

Company Details

Cozy lets landlords, property managers and renters handle payments online. Landlords and property managers can set up rental units listing, screen tenants and check their credit scores. It made its set of features free in Q4 2014.

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Founded Year

2012

Location

San Francisco, United States

Stage

Acquired

Total Funding

$18.5M in 6 rounds

Latest Funding Round

Series B, Aug 31, 2016, $*****

Investors

General Catalyst & 15 more

Ranked

16^th among 554 active competitors

Employee Count

77 as on May 31, 2026

Investment & Acquisitions

Landlordology

Similar Companies

Belong & 727 more

Exit Details

Acquired by CoStar Group (Nov 08, 2018)

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Cozy is associated with 1 legal entity given below:

Legal Entity Name	Date of Incorporation	Revenue	Latest Employee Count	Documents
COZY SERVICES LTD. CIN: 454942793 , Belgium, Active	Mar 27, 2012	-	37 (As on Dec 31, 2022)	-

Cozy got acquired by CoStar Group on Nov 08, 2018 at an acquisition amount of $*****.

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Cozy has raised a total funding of $18.5M over 6 rounds. Its first funding round was on Apr 20, 2012. Its latest funding round was a Series B round on Aug 31, 2016 for $*****. 5 investors participated in its latest round. Cozy has 11 institutional investors and 5 angel investors.

Here is the list of recent funding rounds of Cozy:

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Date of Funding	Funding Amount	Round Name	Post-Money Valuation	Revenue Multiple	Lead Investors	Other Investors
Aug 31, 2016	1216982	Series B	5502118	6317935	9905255	5236808
Aug 21, 2015	7331382	Series A	5855496	4552222	1901332	General Catalyst & 2 more
Dec 23, 2013	5911914	Series A	7480052	9421084	8545886	6291739

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The founders of Cozy are John Bragg and Gino Zahnd.

Here are the details of Cozy's key team members:

John Bragg: Former Co-Founder & CTO of Cozy and founder of 1 other company. They are also an angel investor in 1 startup.
Contact Info: 2 email addresses
Gino Zahnd: Founder & CEO of Cozy.

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Cozy's employee count trend

Cozy has 77 employees as of May 26. Here is Cozy's employee count trend over the years:

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Top competitors of Cozy include Belong, Rentberry and Livly. Here is the list of Top 10 competitors of Cozy, ranked by Tracxn score:

Rank	Company Details	Short Description	Total Funding	Investors	Tracxn Score
1st	Belong 2018, Palo Alto (United States), Series C	Online home rental listing platform for residential properties	$105M	Fifth Wall, J17 Ventures & 21 others	68/100
2nd	Rentberry 2015, San Francisco (United States), Series A	Provider of a digital platform for apartment rentals worldwide	$118M	Ericsson, The Carlyle Group & 16 others	67/100
3rd	Livly 2017, Chicago (United States), Series A	Provider of a unified platform for property and resident management	$28M	OCA Ventures, Navitas Capital & 10 others	65/100
4th	Goodlord 2014, London (United Kingdom), Series B	Cloud-based lettings management platform	$69.7M	Finch Capital, Highland Europe & 23 others	65/100
5th	Turno 2017, Honolulu (United States), Series A	Provider of SaaS-based rental management solutions for vacation rentals	$4.5M	RET Ventures, Blue Startups	63/100
6th	Avail 2012, Chicago (United States), Acquired	Tech-first rental property management solutions	$9.67M	Cultivation Capital, MetaProp & 8 others	62/100
7th	TurboTenant 2015, Fort Collins (United States), Series A	Landlord management software for owners, property managers	$10.2M	Crescendo Capital Partners, RET Ventures & 6 others	62/100
8th	Lavanda 2014, London (United Kingdom), Series B	SaaS-driven property management platform for vacation rental properties	$12.3M	Finch Capital, Henley Investment Management ... & 95 others	60/100
9th	RentSpree 1996, Los Angeles (United States), Series B	SaaS-driven rental management solution for property owners & managers	$28M	645 Ventures, Green Visor Capital & 11 others	57/100
10th	CredAluga 2022, Sao Paulo (Brazil), Series A	Provider of rental guarantee solutions for landlords and tenants	$15.1M	Caravela Capital, Provence Partners & 4 others	55/100
16th	Cozy 2012, San Francisco (United States), Acquired	Rental management software	$18.5M	General Catalyst, MacDonald Ventures & 14 others	47/100

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Cozy has acquired Landlordology. Cozy has not made any investments as of now.

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CoStar Group Acquires Cozy Services Ltd., with Plans to Integrate its Innovative Renter Screening and Rent Payments Solutions into Apartments.comPR Newswire•Nov 08, 2018•CoStar Group, Cozy, Apartments.com

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Cozy is building a personal cloud service that respects your privacy The USA Feed•Jan 25, 2018•Cozy

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Marketing Veteran Michelle Broderick Joins Cozy as a Board Director - NewsCenter.ioNewsCenter•Oct 04, 2017•Cozy

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Cozy raises $8.5M Series B to simplify life for property managers and rentersTechCrunch+•Aug 30, 2016•Cozy, American Family Ventures, General Catalyst, Social Capital and 1 other

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