Bell Ventures invests in Silicon Valley’s Cohere Technologies

• The funds raised will be used by Cohere to conduct network trials of its USM software for O-RAN on Bell’s 5G network and to evaluate Orthogonal Time Frequency Space for 6G
• Cohere’s other backers include NEA, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Telstra Ventures, Koch Investments Group, VMware, Intel Capital and Juniper
• Bell Canada announced the launch of Bell Ventures in October 2022

San Jose, California-based Cohere Technologies, a maker of 4G/5G universal spectrum multiplier software for RAN and Open RAN, and OTFS waveform for 6G, raised an investment from Bell Ventures. No financial terms were disclosed.

The funds raised will be used by Cohere to conduct network trials of its USM software for O-RAN on Bell’s 5G network and to evaluate Orthogonal Time Frequency Space for 6G.

‘’Bell is delighted to collaborate with Cohere Technologies to further differentiate Bell’s world-class networks and to accelerate the maturity of the O-RAN ecosystem and support the global development of more O-RAN standards,’’ said Mark McDonald, vice-president, wireless access, Bell, in a statement. ‘’Such advancement in the industry will drive innovation in future wireless networks, which is a clear illustration of Bell Ventures’ mission.’’

Cohere’s other backers include NEA, Lightspeed Venture Partners, Telstra Ventures, Koch Investments Group, VMware, Intel Capital and Juniper.

Bell Ventures is the corporate venture capital arm of Bell Canada. Bell Canada announced the program’s launch in October 2022.