Aleph Alpha✓

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Aleph Alpha is a Heidelberg-based enterprise/government AI vendor built around European data sovereignty, GDPR compliance and ISO 27001 certification, with infrastructure on Schwarz Group's EU-based STACKIT cloud and no current CLOUD Act exposure. The company has been through sustained leadership instability — the founder departed in late 2025, a co-CEO appointed in 2025 left again in September 2026, and a definitive merger agreement with Canada's Cohere (signed 16 September 2026, Cohere shareholders ~90%) is now pending regulatory clearance; if it closes, customers should re-assess jurisdiction and control, since Cohere itself maintains a US office presence alongside its Toronto HQ.