Series B · AI & Machine Learning · Berlin, Germany · Founded 2019 · 201–500 employees
Aleph Alpha is a German AI company founded in 2019 that develops sovereign, human-centric large language models and the PhariaAI full-stack generative AI suite for enterprises and government agencies. The company positions itself as a European alternative to US and Chinese AI labs, with a strong focus on explainability, data sovereignty, compliance, and security-critical deployments. It raised a landmark $500M Series B in November 2023 led by Schwarz Group, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, SAP, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, and IPAI, bringing total funding to over $533M. In April 2026, Cohere announced its acquisition of Aleph Alpha in a deal backed by a $600M structured financing commitment from Schwarz Group, aiming to build a transatlantic sovereign AI alternative to US hyperscalers. Aleph Alpha has notable partnerships with SAP, HPE, Bosch, Capgemini, and Deloitte, and counts European public sector organizations among its key customers.