Cohere lays off 20 employees — July 23, 2024
Cohere, a ai company based in Canada, laid off 20 employees on July 23, 2024. At the time, the company was at the Series D stage. The layoff was reported by this source.
Source: https://fortune.com/2024/07/23/after-500-million-funding-ai-startup-cohere-layoffs/
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