Canada's Cohere and Germany's Aleph Alpha to announce merger, Handelsblatt reports

April 24, 2026 1:25 AM EDT

Cohere logo is seen in this illustration taken March 31, 2023. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration

BERLIN, April ‌24 (Reuters) - ​Artificial ​intelligence companies Cohere of ‌Canada and Aleph Alpha ⁠of Germany have ‌agreed to merge, newspaper ‌Handelsblatt reported on Friday.

Citing government and ​industry sources, the paper said ⁠the combined company was intended ​as an alternative to U.S. technology companies, ​providing digital ‌public-sector services to businesses and ⁠public authorities.

The deal is to be ⁠announced at 11 a.m. (0900 ​GMT) in Berlin, with Digital Minister Karsten Wildberger and ‌his Canadian counterpart Evan Solomon ‌in attendance, ⁠the report ‌said.

(Writing by ​Friederike Heine; Editing by Tom ‌Hogue)



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