Cohere is an artificial intelligence company founded in 2019 and headquartered in Toronto. It develops foundational AI models designed for enterprise deployment, with a focus on practical applications including semantic search, content generation, and customer experience solutions. The company has raised nearly $1 billion in funding to support its research and product development.
The firm maintains a strong research orientation, publishing over 100 papers and engaging a community of more than 4,500 researchers. Its technical approach emphasizes building secure and private models that augment human capabilities rather than replace them. The team, numbering in the hundreds globally, is largely composed of individuals from research backgrounds.
