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Cohere to Buy European AI Firm Aleph Alpha, Raise $600 Million from German Backer

$600M. That's what Schwarz Group just committed to Cohere—while the Canadian lab acquires European rival Aleph Alpha.

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Why it matters

Cohere consolidates European AI talent and secures major German institutional backing, signaling a strategic pivot to compete globally against OpenAI and Anthropic while raising its valuation floor ahead of Series E.

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  1. Cohere acquires Aleph Alpha (price undisclosed)

  2. Schwarz Group invests $600M in Cohere Series E

  3. Schwarz Group is major Aleph Alpha backer

  4. Cohere is Canadian AI lab

  5. Aleph Alpha is German AI lab

  6. Transaction announced Friday, April 24, 2026

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Publisher excerpt: The Canadian AI lab Cohere will acquire the German AI lab Aleph Alpha for an undisclosed price, the companies said Friday. Schwarz Group, the German investment firm that is one of Aleph Alpha’s biggest backers, will also invest $600 million in Cohere’s upcoming Series E funding round, the ...
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