COBY - The Coping Buddy
Entry last updated on September 1, 2025

COBY is an interactive, AI-powered plush companion that helps children between 5 and 12 years old and their parents cope with challenging life situations.

Through playful support, practical everyday tips, and child-friendly emotional guidance, COBY provides help exactly when it's needed most. A companion app provides parents with valuable insights, recommendations, and a community to empower them. This creates a secure blend of technology, empathy, and play, making COBY a unique everyday companion for families.

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3

Founders

2023

Founding year

Startup stage

Stage

6

Employees

B2C

Business model

Founder David Cañadas Link (CEO) – the brainchild and driving force behind COBY. He combines personal experience with a rare eye disease with over eight years of expertise in AI, innovation management, and interaction design. His passion lies in the development of empathic technologies in healthcare.

Reza Roustaei (CTO) – Experienced technology expert and former tech lead of successful startups in the children's toy segment. He brings extensive expertise in AI engineering, software development, and product design, ensuring that COBY is technically safe, playful, and child-friendly.

Philipp Steudle (CFO/CMO) – An entrepreneur with a strong background in the hospitality sector, where he successfully built and managed several companies, he is responsible for finance and marketing at COBY, driving brand building, reach, and sustainable growth.

Company location

COBY
Lothstrasse 21
80797 Munich

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