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Cohere Buys German AI Firm Aleph Alpha
AI company Cohere is buying German AI firm Aleph Alpha. Reports say the combined company is worth about $20 billion.
Cohere shareholders will own about 90% of the new company. Aleph Alpha shareholders will own about 10%.
The deal still needs approval from regulators. Schwarz Group is a key backer of Aleph Alpha.
It plans to invest $600 million in Cohere as part of the deal. Both the German and Canadian governments support the deal.
Germany plans to become a major customer of the new company. The deal targets customers worried about American companies dominating AI.
Klear Note — Cohere is a Canadian AI company. Aleph Alpha is a German AI startup. This deal combines two non-American AI firms.
Key Terms 5
- Aleph Alpha
- A German company that builds artificial intelligence technology
- Cohere
- A Canadian company that builds artificial intelligence technology
- Schwarz Group
- A major German business group and key backer of Aleph Alpha
- Series E
- A late-stage round where investors give a company money to grow
- regulators
- Government officials who must approve large business deals