Aleph Alpha

Aleph Alpha is a German artificial intelligence company that develops specialized language models and sovereign AI software for businesses and public institutions. Founded in 2019 and headquartered in Heidelberg, the company focuses on secure, explainable and domain-specific AI for organizations with demanding data governance requirements. Its main offering, PhariaAI, is an enterprise AI platform combining language models, AI assistants, document processing, agent orchestration and deployment infrastructure. The platform supports on-premises, air-gapped, hybrid and sovereign cloud environments. Its customers include government institutions and enterprises operating in regulated industries. In September 2026, Aleph Alpha signed a definitive business combination agreement with Cohere, subject to regulatory approval.