Washington, D.C. — TechNet, the national, bipartisan network of innovation economy CEOs and senior executives, today announced the addition of five new members: Cohere, Shopify, ElevenLabs, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC), and College Board.
“I am thrilled to welcome these five cutting-edge companies to TechNet,” said TechNet President and CEO Linda Moore. “Together, they represent the real-world power of technology – from revolutionizing commerce and empowering small businesses, to making the world more accessible, helping students prepare for careers, and powering a new generation of electronics. We look forward to working together to advance policies that will help the U.S. win the next era of innovation.”
Cohere is the leading data security-focused enterprise AI company. It is a global technology company co-headquartered in Toronto and San Francisco, with key offices in London and New York. The company builds enterprise-grade frontier AI models designed to solve real-world business challenges. Cohere’s AI solutions are cloud-agnostic to meet companies wherever their data is stored and offer the highest levels of security, privacy, and customization with on-premises and private cloud deployment options. Learn more at cohere.com.
Shopify is the leading global commerce company that provides essential internet infrastructure for commerce, offering trusted tools to start, scale, market, and run a retail business of any size. Shopify makes commerce better for everyone with a platform and services that are engineered for speed, customization, reliability, and security, while delivering a better shopping experience for consumers online, in store and everywhere in between. Shopify powers millions of businesses in more than 175 countries and is trusted by brands such as Mattel, Gymshark, Heinz, FTD, Netflix, Kylie Cosmetics, SKIMS, Supreme, and many more.
ElevenLabs is an AI audio research and deployment company whose mission is to make content universally accessible in any language and in any voice. ElevenLabs’ research team develops AI audio models that generate realistic, versatile and contextually-aware speech, voices, and sound effects across 32 languages. ElevenLabs’ product team tailors these models to the needs of everyday users, prosumers, and businesses. Its technology is used to voice audiobooks and news articles, animate video game characters, help in film pre-production, localize media and entertainment, create dynamic audio content for social media and advertising, and train medical professionals. ElevenLabs has also given back voices to those who have lost them and helped individuals with accessibility needs in their daily lives.
TSMC pioneered the pure-play foundry business model when it was founded in 1987 and has been the world’s leading dedicated semiconductor foundry ever since. The Company supports a thriving ecosystem of global customers and partners with the industry’s leading process technologies and portfolio of design enablement solutions to unleash innovation for the global semiconductor industry. With global operations spanning Asia, North America and Europe, TSMC serves as a committed corporate citizen around the world. The Company is headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan.
College Board reaches more than seven million students a year, helping them navigate the path from high school to college and career. Its not-for-profit membership organization of colleges, universities and schools was founded more than 120 years ago. College Board pioneered programs like the SAT and AP to expand opportunities for students and help them develop the skills they need for college and career. Its BigFuture program helps students plan for college, pay for college, and explore careers.