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Cohere closes Series E funding round, names Bell Canada and Fujitsu as customers

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What happened

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Cohere completed a Series E funding round, raising up to C$7 billion at a valuation of C$35.7 billion. The company announced that Bell Canada and Fujitsu are among its customers. Cohere describes itself as a provider of sovereign AI for regulated industries and governments.

From siliconrepublic.com

Why it matters

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Cohere plans to use the capital to invest in long-term compute infrastructure and develop fully verticalized AI solutions for regulated industries. The company's CEO stated the funding round represents the largest private capital raise in Canadian history.

From siliconrepublic.com

Who's involved

  • CohereCanadian artificial intelligence company building foundational models
  • Bell CanadaCustomer of Cohere, relying on Cohere for AI platforms and LLMs
  • FujitsuCustomer of Cohere, receiving enterprise AI solutions

Who could feel it

Possible knock-on effects

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  • CohereSpeculative

    Cohere's financial standing could change due to the capital injection and valuation increase.

  • Bell CanadaSpeculative

    Bell Canada might see its supply relationship with Cohere strengthened as the company increases capacity.

  • FujitsuSpeculative

    Fujitsu could benefit from increased customer capacity and spending as Cohere scales its operations.

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