Latent Space AI Cohere Strengthens AI Muscle with AMD
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Sep 27, 2025 Cohere secures $600 million in funding and forms a significant partnership with AMD to enhance AI model performance. Their valuation surges to nearly $7 billion as they focus on enterprise customers and data sovereignty. Jaeden delves into Cohere's unique origins and how they stack up against giants like OpenAI. The conversation also touches on sustainable growth versus the allure of hypergrowth in the tech landscape, as well as future expansion opportunities for broader market reach.
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Cohere's Big Raise And Enterprise Focus
- Cohere raised $600M across recent rounds and now sits near a $7B valuation.
- The company focuses on enterprise AI rather than competing directly with consumer ChatGPT-style products.
AMD Partnership Shifts Hardware Alliances
- Cohere partnered with AMD to run its command-family models on AMD Instinct GPUs.
- That partnership positions Cohere as an AMD ally amid Nvidia's ecosystem influence and investments.
Founder's Academic Roots
- Cohere was an early frontrunner founded by Aidan Gomez, who co-authored the Transformers paper.
- Many expected Cofhere to be a major player given that foundational pedigree.
