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Canada Takes Up to $1.6B Stake in AI Firm Cohere

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Ottawa will invest up to $1.6 billion in Toronto-based AI company Cohere, joining a Series E round led by Germany’s Schwarz Group that targets $7 billion and values Cohere at about $36 billion. Nvidia and Bell Canada are also investors. Carney said Cohere’s incorporation and headquarters will stay in Canada, and Cohere will invest at least $1.7 billion in Canadian computing infrastructure by 2030. Only an initial close of the round has been completed.

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Original TruthRank graphic (no logos). Figures in Canadian dollars, from the Prime Minister’s Office and Cohere, reported independently by Reuters and The Globe and Mail. Not investment advice.
Original TruthRank graphic (no logos). Figures in Canadian dollars, from the Prime Minister’s Office and Cohere, reported independently by Reuters and The Globe and Mail. Not investment advice.Graphic: TruthRank (original; no photos or logos)

What’s confirmed

  • Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday that Ottawa will invest up to $1.6 billion in Toronto-based AI company Cohere, joining a Series E round led by Germany’s Schwarz Group that targets $7 billion and values Cohere at about $36 billion.
  • Nvidia and Bell Canada are also investors.
  • Carney said Cohere’s incorporation and headquarters will stay in Canada, and Cohere will invest at least $1.7 billion in Canadian computing infrastructure by 2030.
  • Only an initial close of the round has been completed.

Confirmed by 2 independent outlets: Reuters and The Globe and Mail.

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Plus the primary sources: the PMO and Cohere announcements.
✓Reuters Counted
https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/canada-cohere-ai-investment-9.7401367
✓The Globe and Mail Counted
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/business/article-ottawa-buys-stake-in-cohere-357-billion-in-new-financing/
·Primary source Plus the primary sources: the PMO and Cohere announcements.
https://www.pm.gc.ca/en/news/news-releases/2026/10/29/canada-announces-landmark-investment-cohere-scale-secure-sovereign-ai

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  • Published at 96% with 2 independent confirmations.

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