Investors / Geoffrey Hinton
Geoffrey Hinton
Geoffrey Hinton is an angel investor based in Canada. Geoffrey Hinton has backed 2 Canadian AI companies in the Index, joining 2 tracked rounds. The most recent was Cohere's US$40M Series A in September 2021. Geoffrey Hinton most often invests alongside Fei-Fei Li, Pieter Abbeel and Radical Ventures.
Angel based in Canada. 2 Canadian AI companies in the Index, 2 tracked rounds.
- Type
- Angel
- HQ country
- Canada
- Companies
- 2
- Tracked rounds
- 2
- Led
- 0
- First tracked deal
- Waabi, Jun 2021
- Latest tracked deal
- Cohere, Sep 2021
Portfolio
| Company | Rounds joined (date, round size) | Company's total raised | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cohere | Series A · Sep 2021 · US$40M round | C$9.1B | — |
| Waabi | Series A · Jun 2021 · US$83.5M round | US$1B | — |
A round's size is the whole round as announced, not this investor's cheque.
Frequent co-investors
Fei-Fei Li (2 shared rounds), Pieter Abbeel (2 shared rounds), Radical Ventures (2 shared rounds), 8VC (1 shared round), Aurora Innovation (1 shared round), BDC Women in Technology Venture Fund (1 shared round), Index Ventures (1 shared round), Khosla Ventures (1 shared round)
Data as of November 10, 2026.