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Aidan Gomez

Aidan Gomez

Co-founder and CEO, Cohere

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Combining the strengths of Cohere and Aleph Alpha accelerates our global expansion and advances our mission to deliver sovereign AI to nations around the world.

Organizations globally are demanding uncompromising control over their AI stack. This transatlantic partnership unlocks the massive scale, robust infrastructure, and world-class R&D talent required to meet that demand.

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Cohere acquires Aleph Alpha to build sovereign AI champion

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Will lead the combined company from Toronto

Europe spent years trying to build its own answer to OpenAI. In April 2026, it largely gave up on doing it alone. Cohere, a Toronto-based artificial intelligence company, agreed to acquire Germany's Aleph Alpha in a deal valuing the combined business at roughly $20 billion, alongside a $600 million funding round led by German retail giant Schwarz Group. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and expected to close later in 2026. Germany's Digital Minister and Canada's Minister of AI and Digital Innovation both attended the announcement in Berlin—an unusual show of joint state backing for a private-sector deal.

Updated Apr 25