Aleph Alpha
AI-powered research & application company
- 201-500 employees
- B2B
- Artificial Intelligence
- Deep Tech
- Machine Learning
- SaaS
- Bahnstadt, Heidelberg, Germany
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Company mission
To research and build the foundational technology for an era of strong AI.
26% employee growth in 12 months
Our take
AI could contribute up to $15.7 trillion to the global economy in 2030. Aleph Alpha is a company that researches, develops and “operationalises'' large AI systems toward generalisable AI. The company offers an autoregressive language model using deep learning to produce human-like text, vision and strategy AI models.
Germany-based Aleph Alpha was the first European company to pursue this kind of work in AI-based technology for the public and private sectors. The company works with businesses to use its technology and filter it into a wide range of creative uses.
An infusion of capital in 2023 fuelled the company's pursuit of groundbreaking research and advanced product development, supporting innovation and growth. With a focus on expanding academic partnerships and enhancing reproducibility, Aleph Alpha remains committed to its mission of driving technological progress.
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Benefits
- 30 Days of paid vacation
- Flexible working hours
- Join a dynamic start-up and a rapidly growing team
- Work with international industry and science experts
- Take on responsibility and shape our company and technology
- Regular team events
Funding (last 2 of 5 rounds)
Nov 2023
$125m
SERIES B
Nov 2023
$375m
GRANT
Total funding: $650.3m
Leadership
Reto Spörri
(Co-CEO)Digital professional with a proven track record in building, scaling and managing sustainable and successful businesses. Has worked at Lidl e-commerce as CEO, and Schwarz Digits as Managing Director.
Ilhan Scheer
(Co-CEO)Joined the company in 2025 as Chief Growth Officer, becoming Co-CEO in 2026. Has worked at Accenture as Global Lead of Products, and founded and was CEO at fable+.