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title: "Canada-based Cohere completes the first close of a round that it expects to total up to $5B, with Canada agreeing to invest up to $1.14B, at a $20.5B valuation (Bloomberg)"
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published_at: "2026-10-29T16:10:01.000Z"
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summary: "Canada-based Cohere has completed the first close of a funding round expected to total up to $5B, with Canada investing up to $1.14B at a $20.5B valuation, according to Bloomberg."
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# Canada\-based Cohere completes the first close of a round that it expects to total up to $5B, with Canada agreeing to invest up to $1\.14B, at a $20\.5B valuation \(Bloomberg\)

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**Published:** 2026-10-29T16:10:01.000Z
**Category:** Funding
**Topics:** funding

## Summary

Canada\-based Cohere has completed the first close of a funding round expected to total up to $5B, with Canada investing up to $1\.14B at a $20\.5B valuation, according to Bloomberg\.

## Sources

- [Story source](<https://www.techmeme.com/261029/p36>)
- [Story source](<https://huggingnews.com/startups/cohere-targets-cad-7b-raise-in-canadas-largest-private-startup-funding-r-8f816d17>)
- [Story source](<https://marketbrief.now/startups/cohere-targets-cad-7b-raise-in-canadas-largest-private-startup-funding-r-8f816d17>)