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Founder Profile

Nick Frosst

Last reviewed: October 2026 · By Swet Parvadiya

Who is Nick Frosst?

Nick Frosst is a founder of Cohere Inc., which was founded in 2019 with Aidan Gomez and Ivan Zhang.

Company founded
Cohere Inc.
Founded
2019
Co-founders
Aidan Gomez and Ivan Zhang

Background

Nick Frosst holds an absolutely elite academic and professional background in deep learning. Before co-founding Cohere, he was specifically hired by the legendary Geoffrey Hinton to serve as the very first employee at Google Brain's Toronto laboratory. This deeply rigorous, foundational background researching neural networks alongside the 'Godfather of AI' provided Frosst with an unparalleled understanding of advanced machine learning mechanics, which he directly applied to architect Cohere's proprietary models.

Founding Story

Nick Frosst is a co-founder of Cohere. He was Geoffrey Hinton's first hire at Google Brain's Toronto lab, where he published research on capsule networks and adversarial robustness. At Cohere he has focused on research and model behavior, and he is also known as the lead singer of the Toronto indie band Good Kid.

Nick Frosst was born in 1993 in Canada.

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