Aleph Alpha Acquires thingsTHINKING to Strengthen Sovereign AI for Industry and Finance
- The acquisition of the Karlsruhe-based software provider further enhances Aleph Alpha’s enterprise AI capabilities with domain-specific text understanding for industrial and financial services.
- The integration of thingsTHINKING’s ‘semantha’ platform with Aleph Alpha’s sovereign full stack solution PhariaAI provides advanced text analytics and data workflow optimizations while ensuring that customers retain full control of their data.
- The collaboration between the two companies from Baden-Württemberg strengthens the region’s role as an AI innovation hub.
Heidelberg, April 24, 2025 – Aleph Alpha, a leading provider of sovereign AI solutions for enterprises and governments, today announces the acquisition of Karlsruhe-based software provider thingsTHINKING to further strengthen its sovereign enterprise AI offering for customers in the industrial and financial services sectors. thingsTHINKING’s AI platform and its team of experts with deep industry knowledge will be a valuable addition to Aleph Alpha’s offering.
As a result of the acquisition, the existing thingsTHINKING customers will benefit from access to Aleph Alpha’s sovereign full stack solution PhariaAI for building, operating and scaling generative AI solutions and the Pharia Industrial Suite to support product development and operations, in addition to the solutions they already use.
thingsTHINKING’s product ‘semantha’ is a semantic AI platform that delivers deep language understanding at scale. It streamlines data-heavy workflows like requirements engineering and contract review through advanced text analysis.
‘semantha’ is used by customers across a range of use cases with a strong focus on the industrial and financial services sectors. By integrating its capabilities into the PhariaAI solution, customers will benefit from new, innovative features while ensuring that their processes remain compliant with relevant laws and regulations and can be deployed securely, whether in the cloud or on-premise in their own datacenters. This ensures that enterprises retain full control of their data and value creation.
“This acquisition unites proven technology and an exceptional team,” says Christopher Kränzler, Vice President of Product at Aleph Alpha. “thingsTHINKING’s deep domain knowledge and proven track record in building verticalized AI solutions will expand our capacity to help customers across the industrial and financial services sectors in transforming their processes with AI.”
The coming together of two AI companies from Baden-Württemberg strengthens the local ecosystem and underscores the region’s growing role as a leading AI innovation hub. By welcoming the talents from thingsTHINKING and integrating their solutions, Aleph Alpha continues to advance its mission to empower organizations to build and retain their own sovereign AI competencies at scale.
About Aleph Alpha
Aleph Alpha was founded in 2019 with the mission to research and build sovereign, human-centric AI for a better world. With a team of international scientists, engineers, and innovators, the company researches and builds transformative AI solutions. Its full stack offering, PhariaAI, is the prime choice for enterprises and government institutions seeking to retain sovereignty, secure their data, and build trustworthy applications.
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