# Cohere

> Enterprise AI models and private-deployment software for regulated businesses and governments.

## Why it is interesting

Cohere confirmed an initial Series E close on October 29, 2026, targeting up to C$7 billion. The amount committed so far and final closing date remain undisclosed; Schwarz Group leads and Canada may invest up to C$1.6 billion in stages.

## Profile

- **Latest funding:** Series E initial close — Target up to C$7B; initial-close amount undisclosed (October 29, 2026)
- **Latest known valuation:** C$35.7B if target reached (October 29, 2026)
- **Total disclosed equity funding:** Not publicly disclosed
- **Stage:** growth
- **Status:** private
- **Industries:** ai-ml, enterprise-saas, cybersecurity
- **Coverage:** full
- **Last updated:** 2026-10-30
- **Latest funding investors:** Schwarz Group, Government of Canada, Bell Ventures, Bullhound Capital, Inovia Capital, NVIDIA, Prosperity7 Ventures

## Key facts

- October 29, 2026: initial Series E close announced; target up to C$7B, but committed amount undisclosed
- Conditional valuation of C$35.7B if the full target is reached
- Government of Canada may invest up to C$1.6B in stages; Cohere committed to 1,000 jobs and C$1.7B of Canadian compute by 2030
- Company-reported Q3 ARR growth of 165% year over year and 300 customers; dollar ARR undisclosed
- October 15, 2026: signed LOI to acquire AISLE; price and closing date undisclosed

## Funding history

- Series E initial close · Target up to C$7B; initial-close amount undisclosed · October 29, 2026
  Source: https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/cohere-announces-series-e-fundraise-targeting-cad-7-billion-to-meet-surging-global-demand-for-secure-sovereign-ai-302924051.html
- Fundraising talks · $2–3B discussed; not a close · September 2026
  Source: https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-canadian-ai-firm-cohere-in-advanced-talks-to-raise-up-to-3-billion/
- Structured financing commitment · €500M from Schwarz Group companies · April 24, 2026
  Source: https://schwarz-digits.de/en/presse/archive/2026/cohere-and-aleph-alpha-to-form-global-ai-powerhouse

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**Last updated:** October 30, 2026

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