Cohere
Toronto, CA · Founded 2019 · 27 known investors
Cohere builds foundational AI models and enterprise solutions that help businesses automate tasks, accelerate workflows, and enhance decision-making. The company serves enterprise teams seeking to scale productivity and innovation through agentic AI capabilities.
AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS
Founders & leadership
Cohere was founded in 2019 by Aidan Gomez, Ivan Zhang, and Nick Frosst.
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Investors · 27
Advaita CapitalBoston
Aju IB Invesment CorporationSeoul
Alumni VenturesManchester · $100K – $10M
Basecamp FundManchester · $100K – $10M
Index VenturesSan Francisco · $540K – $10.8M
Inovia CapitalMontreal · $250K – $8M
Kensington Capital Partners LimitedToronto
LaunchBay CapitalLondon
Mistral Venture PartnersToronto
OMERS VenturesToronto · $5M – $25M
Prosperity7 VenturesDhahran
Radical VenturesToronto · $1M – $25M
Riverbend CapitalWashington
S32Palo Alto
Section 32Palo Alto
Strategxy Ventures LLCBeverly Hills · $1M – $5Mvia Henry Horn · inferred
Strawberry Creek VenturesManchester
AMD VenturesreportedSanta Clara
Nexxus CapitalreportedMexico City · $15M – $50M
NVIDIAreportedSanta Clara
Salesforce VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $5M – $50M
Sapphire VenturesreportedMenlo Park · $5M – $20M
Also in the syndicate · 5
Business Development Bank of Canada (BDC)Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan (HOOPP)InoviaPSP InvestmentsPublic Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments)
Founder mafia
The Cohere mafia →7 people who came through Cohere went on to found or lead other companies.
Blaze CerovcecForward AI LeadFounded MixrRoman EngelerMember of Technical StaffFounded AtlaSerena GeMachine Learning EngineerFounded DatacurveGarreth LeeMember of Technical StaffFounded Mundo AIHudhayfa NazoordeenSoftware EngineerFounded NormalConnor LoiSenior Data SpecialistFounded ReplicasJonathan LiMember of Technical StaffFounded Induction Labs
Competitors · 6
by search overlap
Netezza1178 shared keywordsIBM is a global technology company whose business spans enterprise software (including Red Hat, HashiCorp, and Confluent), IT infrastructure such as mainframes, servers, and storage, and IT consulting services. The company is also investing heavily in quantum computing and AI-based enterprise offerings, including its Lightwell open-source software security clearinghouse and the Anderon quantum wafer foundry.
DataCamp574 shared keywordsDataCamp is a learning platform for teams that teaches data and AI skills through hands-on coursework accessible via web browser and mobile app. It serves enterprise customers and development teams seeking to build technical capabilities.
Hugging Face516 shared keywordsHugging Face is a collaboration platform that hosts and provides access to machine learning models, datasets, and applications. It offers both open-source tools for the ML community and paid compute and enterprise solutions for teams building AI applications.
OpenAI504 shared keywordsOpenAI is an AI research and deployment company focused on developing artificial general intelligence (AGI) with emphasis on safety and beneficial outcomes for humanity.
Databricks457 shared keywordsDatabricks provides a unified platform for data engineering, analytics, and artificial intelligence, enabling organizations to build and deploy data and AI applications on cloud infrastructure.
Elastic383 shared keywordsElastic develops search-powered software for enterprises, offering products for search, observability, and security built on Elasticsearch. The company positions its technology to help organizations use their data for AI applications.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does Cohere do?
- Cohere builds foundational AI models and enterprise solutions that help businesses automate tasks, accelerate workflows, and enhance decision-making. The company serves enterprise teams seeking to scale productivity and innovation through agentic AI capabilities.
- Who founded Cohere?
- Cohere was founded by Aidan Gomez, Ivan Zhang, Nick Frosst in 2019.
- Who are Cohere's investors?
- Cohere's investors include Advaita Capital, Aju IB Invesment Corporation, Alumni Ventures, Basecamp Fund, Index Ventures, Inovia Capital, Kensington Capital Partners Limited, LaunchBay Capital and 14 more.
- Where is Cohere headquartered?
- Cohere is headquartered in Toronto, CA.