# Aleph Alpha

Startup profile on Capital Atlas: https://capitalatlas.ai/startups/aleph-alpha

- Industry: Software
- Headquarters: Heidelberg, Germany
- Website: www.aleph-alpha.de
- Total disclosed funding: $534M
- Latest round: Series B (Nov 16, 2023)
- Investors on record: 11

## About

Based in Heidelberg, Germany, and founded in 2019, Aleph Alpha GmbH operates as a research and development company that develops and operationalize European Artificial General Intelligence (AGI). The company’s CEO, Jonas Andrulis, was a former AI Research Director at Apple’s Special Projects Group (SPG) for 3 years. Aleph Alpha GmbH currently employs around 13 people. In November 2023, Aleph Alpha GmbH raised USD 500 million in series B funding co-led by IPAI Management GmbH, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, and Schwarz Gruppe, with participation from Burda Principal Investments, Christ&Company Consulting GmbH, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, and SAP SE.

The company offers artificial intelligence (AI) technology platform that will be used to partner in academia, government, and industry. The company’s platform, European Artificial General Intelligence (AGI), implements superhuman performance and is capable of complex challenges. The platform can be accessed via an Application Programming Interface (API) and allows companies and organizations to build their own AGI application and products.

As of January 2021, the company plans to increase its workforce to 30 by mid-2022. The company also plans to expand to new application environments as well as other EU countries and sectors.

## Funding rounds

- Series B, Nov 16, 2023, $500M — SAP, Earlybird, Robert Bosch Venture Capital, LEA Partners, Unternehmertum Venture Capital, NAP, Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP, Burda Principal Investments, Schwarz Gruppe, 468 Capital
- Series A, Jul 20, 2021, $27M — Earlybird, LEA Partners, Lakestar, Unternehmertum Venture Capital, NAP, 468 Capital
- Seed, Dec 15, 2020, $6.5M — LEA Partners, NAP, 468 Capital

## Investors

- LEA Partners (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lea-partners) — Seed, Series A, Series B
- NAP (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/nap) — Seed, Series A, Series B
- 468 Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/468-capital) — Seed, Series A, Series B
- Earlybird (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/earlybird) — Series A, Series B
- Lakestar (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/lakestar) — Series A
- Unternehmertum Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/unternehmertum-venture-capital) — Series A, Series B
- SAP — Series B
- Robert Bosch Venture Capital (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/robert-bosch-venture-capital) — Series B
- Hewlett Packard Enterprise Development LP — Series B
- Burda Principal Investments (https://capitalatlas.ai/funds/burda-principal-investments) — Series B
- Schwarz Gruppe — Series B