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Cohere Stock (COHR)

Cohere is a platform for Natural Language Processing (NLP) that offers developers and businesses access to the latest generation of large language models.

About Cohere Stock

Founded

2019

Total Funding

1.5B

Industries

Software, Data and Analytics, Science and Engineering

Cohere is a platform for Natural Language Processing (NLP) that aims to offer developers and businesses access to the latest generation of large language models. The company claims to provide cost-effective and easy-to-deploy large language models, enabling computers to read and write effectively. Its products are designed to serve various purposes, such as analyzing customer feedback and generating customized, persuasive content.

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Cohere Management

Leadership team at Cohere

Co-founder & CEO

Aidan Gomez

Chief Technology Officer

Phil Blunsom

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Cohere Key Facts

  • Accelerated Funding and Soaring Valuation: Cohere secured $500 million in funding at a $6.8 billion valuation in August 2025, announcing an additional $100 million from investors in September 2025. This funding signals investor confidence and significant capital for R&D and product enhancements.
  • Strong Financial Performance and Revenue Growth: The company more than doubled annualized revenue from $35 million (March 2024) to over $100 million by May 2025, with internal projections to exceed $200 million by year-end, confirming strong and accelerating enterprise adoption even amid intense AI sector competition.
  • Strengthened Leadership Team: Cohere appointed Joelle Pineau (former Meta VP of AI Research) as Chief AI Officer and Francois Chadwick (former Uber and Shield AI executive) as CFO, adding top-tier leadership to drive further innovation and scale responsible enterprise offerings.


  • Regulatory and Legal Challenges from Copyright Lawsuits: Cohere has faced legal challenges regarding accusations from major publishers around copyright and trademark infringement. Industry competitor Anthropic faced a class-action copyright infringement lawsuit and agreed to a settlement in which the company will pay at least $1.5 billion to affected authors and destroy the pirated datasets. The high cost of the settlement itself demonstrates the immense pressure from copyright litigation, a risk that could impact other AI companies such as Cohere.
  • Workforce Reductions Amidst Funding Success: Despite announcing a $500 million funding round in July 2024, Cohere was reported to have conducted workforce layoffs affecting about 5% of employees in the same month—an indicator of the ongoing operational pressures, cost discipline requirements, and possibly margins being compressed by the need to invest in growth and innovation.
  • Intense Competition and Market Saturation: Cohere faces competition from Big Tech companies like Google and Meta, as well as private companies like OpenAI, Anthropic, Mistral, and most recently cheaper, open-source alternatives like DeepSeek. For Cohere to maintain a competitive advantage, the company will need a constant stream of funding to pay for new solutions that can compete with the other players in the space while also generating enough revenue to satisfy investors.

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