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Cohere

Acquired · Support automation that's actually intelligent

WebsiteYC profile

Why it ranks

How the rank works
13signal of 100 · rising 2
  • team of 7Team size · YC's directory+4.7
  • acquiredOutcome · YC, program pages, Acquisitions+4
  • went through YCProgram · this site+4

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Competitors

AIInactiveOpenSightShared: support automation, resolve, operationsYC W23San FranciscoStartup →AIKODIFShared: support automationPlug and PlayUnited StatesStartup →AIRisottoShared: support request, operationsYC W24San FranciscoStartup →AIAcquiredPercept.AIShared: actually, support, intelligentYC S17San FranciscoStartup →AIYuma AIShared: support request, operationsYC W23BostonStartup →OtherOmiliaShared: support automationStartup →OtherCapacityShared: support automationStartup →OtherCohereShared: cohereStartup →
Companies closest to Cohere
Company
OpenSightShared: support automation, resolve, operationsYC W23InactiveAI
KODIFShared: support automationPlug and Play Not statedAI
RisottoShared: support request, operationsYC W24 +1ActiveAI
Percept.AIShared: actually, support, intelligentYC S17AcquiredAI
Yuma AIShared: support request, operationsYC W23 +1ActiveAI
Omilianot in a program hereShared: support automationElsewhereOther
Capacitynot in a program hereShared: support automationElsewhereOther
Coherenot in a program hereShared: cohereElsewhereOther

Adjacent

AICallbackShared: automation, operationsYC S24San FranciscoStartup →AIGodHandsShared: automation, actually, operationsYC F26San FranciscoStartup →AIBizmarkShared: few days, automationYC S26San FranciscoStartup →AILuminaShared: automation, operationsYC W22SingaporeStartup →AIAutomatShared: automation, channel, operationsYC W23San FranciscoStartup →
Companies next to Cohere
Company
CallbackShared: automation, operationsYC S24ActiveAI
GodHandsShared: automation, actually, operationsYC F26ActiveAI
BizmarkShared: few days, automationYC S26ActiveAI
LuminaShared: automation, operationsYC W22ActiveAI
AutomatShared: automation, channel, operationsYC W23ActiveAI, Devtools

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All of S20
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Company
adynThe first test designed to prevent birth control side effectsteam of 7hiringActiveAI
AI.FashionAI.Fashion is the AI creative suite for the fashion industry.team of 11InactiveAI
AkiflowAll your tasks and calendars into an AI-powered productivity appteam of 18hiringActiveAI
Aquarium LearningWe help ML teams improve their models by improving their datasetsteam of 12acquiredAcquiredAI, Devtools
AtomicAPI that lets companies embed investment accounts into their servicesteam of 25hiringActiveAI
Bandit MLBandit ML builds machine learning tools for e-commerce companies.acquiredteam of 4AcquiredAI

About Cohere

Cohere resolves 40-70% of support requests using AI, over all channels, within just a few days.

YC batch
S20 · Summer 2020
Status, per YC
Acquired
Category
AI
Team size
7
Location
New York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USA
Checked
6h ago

YC tags: Automation, AI

Changes seen

TagsOct 19, 2026

Newly tagged AI; no longer tagged Artificial Intelligence.

Source ↗

Cohere in S20: 209 companies, 28% AI

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Cohere: questions

Which YC batch was Cohere in?

Cohere was in Y Combinator's Summer 2020 batch (S20).

Is Cohere still active?

Y Combinator lists Cohere as acquired.

Where is Cohere based?

Cohere lists New York City, NY, USA; New York, NY, USA as its location on YC's directory.