Cohere
Toronto, Ontario, Canada · Artificial Intelligence, Data And Analytics, Financial Services
Cohere is a leading AI company focused on providing natural language processing solutions. It aims to make AI accessible for businesses and developers globally. The company promotes a dual-headquartered model that emphasizes its Canadian roots. Cohere is on a mission to empower clients with innovative AI technologies.
Key facts
- Headquarters
- Toronto, Ontario, Canada
- Employees
- 1,300
- Industries
- Artificial Intelligence, Data And Analytics, Financial Services
- Website
- cohere.com
- Company page
Recent activity at Cohere
- : Ottawa partners with Cohere to invest up to $1.6 billion to enhance Canadian AI capabilities.
- : Cohere closes initial tranche of $5B Series E round at $25.5B valuation, backed by Nvidia.
- : Cohere and Aleph Alpha Sign Definitive Business Combination Agreement to Enhance AI Technologies.
- : Cohere acquires Reliant AI for healthcare expansion
- : Cohere Enters Partnership for Naming Rights to Ottawa Convention Centre.
- : Cohere and Aleph Alpha announce merger
- : Cohere Closes $100M Series D1 at $7B Valuation
- : Cohere raised $500M in Series D funding, achieving a $6.8B valuation with the appointment of a new AI chief.
- : Cohere Appoints Joelle Pineau as Chief AI Officer and Francois Chadwick as CFO
- : Cohere partners with LG and South Korean government to enhance AI diplomacy.
Cohere funding history
| Date | Round | Amount |
|---|---|---|
| Oct 2026 | Series E | $5.0B |
| Sep 2025 | Funding Round | $100.0M |
| Aug 2025 | Series D | $500.0M |
| Jun 2024 | Funding Round | $450.0M |
| Jul 2023 | Funding Round | Undisclosed |
Leadership
- Aidan Gomez, Cofounder + CEO
- Saurabh Baji, CTO
- Paul Oran, Executive Officer, Director
- Nils Reimers, VP AI Search
- Francois Chadwick, Chief Financial Officer
- Joelle Pineau, Chief Artificial Intelligence Officer
- Martin Kon, President
- Jaron Waldman, CPO
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Employee benefit plans
Cohere files 1 employee benefit plan with the U.S. Department of Labor, including a retirement plan. The next plan year renews in Dec 2026.
Cohere in the news
- [PRNewswire] Cohere Launches Defence AI Accelerator in Singapore - Yonhap News Agency (Nov 03, 2026)
- Cohere Parse 5 loses the benchmark on points. It wins on cost per page. - VentureBeat (Aug 28, 2026)
- Cohere’s Parse 5 Promises Efficient Multi-Modal Information Extraction from Complex Documents - infoq.com (Sep 03, 2026)
- OpenText, Cohere Partner to Combine Trusted Data with Agentic AI - PR Newswire (Sep 16, 2026)
- AI beyond the model: a conversation with Joelle Pineau of Cohere - Startupbusiness.it (Oct 05, 2026)
- Is AI Profitable: Cohere’s Path Toward Profit [Analysis] [2026] - Klover.ai (Jun 02, 2026)
- Cohere Releases Command A+: A 218B Sparse MoE Model for Agentic Workflows That Runs on as Few as Two H100 GPUs - MarkTechPost (May 21, 2026)
- Enterprise AI startup Cohere tops revenue target as momentum builds to IPO: Investor memo - CNBC (Feb 13, 2026)
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About Cohere: questions and answers
What does Cohere do?
Cohere is a leading AI company focused on providing natural language processing solutions. It aims to make AI accessible for businesses and developers globally. The company promotes a dual-headquartered model that emphasizes its Canadian roots. Cohere is on a mission to empower clients with innovative AI technologies.
Where is Cohere headquartered?
Cohere is headquartered in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
How many employees does Cohere have?
Cohere has about 1,300 employees.
Has Cohere raised funding?
Yes. Fundz has recorded 5 funding events for Cohere. The most recent, Series E of $5.0B, was in Oct 2026.
Who leads Cohere?
Aidan Gomez is a Cofounder + CEO at Cohere.
What is the latest news on Cohere?
On Oct 29, 2026, Ottawa partners with Cohere to invest up to $1.6 billion to enhance Canadian AI capabilities.
Source: Fundz records from SEC filings, press releases and company announcements. How Fundz measures data accuracy