Our history
Thirteen years indexing what nobody was watching
From a patent filed in Villefranche to a platform used by government services and companies: the milestones, the alliances, and what each one opened up.
The timeline
What was built, year after year
2012
Founding and foundations
- Founding
- Aleph Networks is created in Villefranche, Rhône-Alpes, by three partners, with the backing of the Region and France Angels.
- Core technology
- Development centred on a patented technology for structuring data at scale.
2013
Innovation and recognition
- Intellectual property
- Patent filed on the GrayMatter technology.
- Status
- Recognised as a Young Innovative Company.
2015
Government roots and international reach
- Defence and intelligence
- Selected by the DGA Lab for a presentation to the French Ministry of the Armed Forces, establishing Aleph as a technical supplier to the State.
- Flagship project
- Development of Aleph Open Search, a search engine dedicated to the deep and dark webs.
- International reach
- Selected by the French patent office to represent French innovation at the French Touch Conference in New York.
2016
Landmark trade shows
- Presentations
- Aleph Search Dark presented at FIC, by CEIS, and at Eurosatory, by Atos.
2017
Into the defence ecosystem
- Military intelligence
- Presented at the 25th anniversary of the French military intelligence directorate, then joins its Intelligence Campus.
- Accelerators and clusters
- Joins the GICAT GENERATE accelerator and the EDEN cluster for defence, security and safety.
2018
Trophy and specialist networks
- Recognition
- Winner of the GICAT Innovation trophy with Aleph Search Dark.
- Ecosystem
- Joins the Cercle de l'Arbalète, the special forces cluster, and the GICAT Data Intelligence Cluster.
2020
Major projects and influence
- Major events
- Selected by the SAFE cluster as an official supplier for the 2024 Olympic Games.
- Institutional
- Joins the Comité Richelieu.
2022
Strategic partnerships
- National defence
- Partnership signed with the French national defence higher studies information days.
2023
Turning towards business
- Opening the private market
- A partner of the State for ten years, the company begins its expansion towards mid-sized and large companies.
- Funding
- A targeted fundraising round is launched to support that growth.
2024
National recognition
- State label
- Winner of the France 2030 i-Nov competition for the Aleph Alert innovation.
2025
Commercial launch and funding
- Commercial launch
- Official rollout of Aleph Open Search.
- Funding
- A two-million-euro round, with AG2R La Mondiale and Accurafy4 entering the capital.
- Cybersecurity for business
- Launch of a free, localised version of the platform, so that a company can see for itself whether its data has leaked.
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