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September 15, 2025

AI startup Cohere steps up competition in Europe with Paris office launch

The Canada and US-based startup is going after the same enterprise clients as Europe’s AI champion

Cohere, the Canada and US-based startup that builds AI models for enterprises, is opening an office in France in a move set to ramp up competition for homegrown players like Mistral AI.

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Daphné Leprince-Ringuet

Daphné Leprince-Ringuet is a senior reporter for Sifted, based in Paris. She covers French tech and writes Sifted's AI and Deeptech newsletter . You can find her on X and LinkedIn

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