Cohere, the Canadian artificial intelligence company that is backed by Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) and others, announced its expansion in Europe on Monday with a new office in Paris.
“The Paris office will anchor our efforts to deepen engagement with customers, partners, and governments in the region to unlock significant productivity and efficiency gains with security-first enterprise AI technology,” Cohere said in a statement on its website.
“I’m proud that Cohere is further investing in France, an outstanding center for AI innovation, and adding world class business leaders to build Paris as a hub for our growth across Europe,” said Cohere CEO and co-founder Aidan Gomez. “Cohere is extremely well-positioned to meet the growing demand of sovereign and secure AI from businesses and governments, and we’re excited to have boots on the ground to better collaborate with our new and existing partners and customers in the region. We’re looking forward to contributing to France’s AI ecosystem and drawing from the pool of incredible local talent here as we grow.”
Cohere said it expects to have 20 employees in the office by the end of the month. Head count in Paris is expected to double over the next year, Cohere added.
In addition, Cohere announced that it had appointed Stéphanie Finck Piccin as its new Head of EMEA Public Policy.
In August, Cohere raised $500M at a $6.8B valuation and announced that it had hired former Meta (META) AI executive Joelle Pineau as its Chief AI Officer.