Cohere is a Canadian-American AI company specializing in large language models (LLMs) and enterprise AI solutions. It was founded in 2019 by Aidan Gomez, Nick Frosst, and Ivan Zhang, all former Google Brain researchers. Cohere is headquartered in Toronto and San Francisco, with offices in Montreal, London, New York City, Paris, and Seoul. The company focuses on providing secure, private, and customizable AI for large businesses and government clients, rather than consumer applications. Their offerings include language models, developer APIs, and platform tools for building AI agents and search functionalities.
Aidan Gomez is the Co-Founder and CEO. In August 2025, Joëlle Pineau, previously VP of AI Research at Meta, was appointed as Chief AI Officer. Also in August 2025, François Chadwick, a former Uber executive, was appointed as CFO. Cohere's customers include Oracle, Dell, Bell, Fujitsu, SAP, RBC, and Healthcare of Ontario Pension Plan. Recent news includes the release of new multilingual AI models supporting over 70 languages. In February 2026, Cohere's CEO Aidan Gomez and Radical Ventures invested in AI insurance agent startup General Magic. Cohere's valuation has reached $7 billion.
