Emerging and High Growth Companies

Cohere announced it has raised US$500 million in its Series D financing round at a US$5.5-billion valuation

Cohere
Key Contact
Chad Bayne

Partner, Emerging and High Growth Companies, Toronto

Team
Ryan Unruch

Partner, Emerging and High Growth Companies, Toronto

Jennifer Humphrey

Associate, Emerging and High Growth Companies, Toronto

Sara Franklin-White

Associate, Emerging and High Growth Companies, Toronto

Alyn Nanji

Associate, Emerging and High Growth Companies, Toronto

Simon Hodgett

Partner, Technology, Toronto

Sam Ip

Partner, Technology, Toronto

Christine Jackson

Partner, Commercial, Toronto

Ranish Raveendrabose

Associate, Technology, Toronto

On July 22, 2024, Cohere announced that it closed its Series D financing round, raising US$500 million with a US$5.5-billion valuation. The round was led by PSP Investments and included investments from NVIDIA, Fujitsu, Cisco, AMD Ventures and Export Development Canada. This round of financing more than doubles the company’s valuation from last year, when it raised its US$270-million Series C financing round, making it one of the most valuable AI companies in the world.

Cohere is a Toronto-based AI company that specializes in providing enterprise-grade natural language processing solutions, empowering developers to create sophisticated AI applications and tools.

Osler, Hoskin & Harcourt LLP advised Cohere with a team consisting of Chad Bayne, Ryan Unruch, Jennifer Humphrey, Sara Franklin-White and Alyn Nanji (Emerging and High Growth Companies), Simon Hodgett, Christine Jackson, Sam Ip and Ranish Raveendrabose (Technology).

Value
US$500 million
Date Announced
Jul 22, 2024
Lead Office
Toronto
Key Contact
Chad Bayne

Partner, Emerging and High Growth Companies, Toronto

Team
Ryan Unruch

Partner, Emerging and High Growth Companies, Toronto

Jennifer Humphrey

Associate, Emerging and High Growth Companies, Toronto

Sara Franklin-White

Associate, Emerging and High Growth Companies, Toronto

Alyn Nanji

Associate, Emerging and High Growth Companies, Toronto

Simon Hodgett

Partner, Technology, Toronto

Sam Ip

Partner, Technology, Toronto

Christine Jackson

Partner, Commercial, Toronto

Ranish Raveendrabose

Associate, Technology, Toronto