Cohere, Aleph Alpha combine to target enterprise AI market

Canada’s Cohere and Germany’s Aleph Alpha signed a definitive merger agreement on Wednesday, the AI companies said.

The combined business will operate as Cohere, with dual headquarters in Toronto and Berlin, while Aleph Alpha’s Heidelberg office will focus on research. Aleph Alpha co-chief Ilhan Scheer will become chief operating officer of Cohere.

The merger brings together a Canadian AI model developer and a German company that has increasingly focused on helping governments and businesses deploy artificial intelligence.