Cohere plans up to $7B CAD Series E at nearly $36B valuation
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Cohere has secured most of its planned $7-billion CAD Series E, which would value the company at nearly $36 billion post-money. The Canadian government plans to invest $1.6 billion on a staged, milestone-based commercial basis, while Cohere commits $1.7 billion to Canadian computing infrastructure by 2030.
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