Aleph raised a $750,000 seed round led by Singapore's Cocoon Capital and the US-based Graiden Gorge Investments. This funding will scale Aleph AI Co-Pilot™️ across Asia, cutting energy costs and boosting yields by up to 40% in industries like chemicals. Aleph's AI-driven digital twin technology taps into a $1 trillion market.

Aleph Digital Technologies, a cutting-edge enterprise software technology provider revolutionising industrial process optimisation through AI and digital twin solutions, today announced the successful completion of its USD 750k seed funding round. The round was led by Singapore-based, early-stage venture fund, Cocoon Capital, with participation from Graiden Gorge Investments. The founders, Suwira Teo, Sushant Garud, and Iftekhar Karimi, launched Aleph in Singapore in 2023 based on research from the NUS Graduate Research Innovation Programme (GRIP).

The funds will finance an Asia-wide roll-out of the company's first product, the Aleph AI Co-Pilot™, across chemical, pharmaceutical, and related industrial sectors. This flagship software product leverages advanced digital twin and machine-learning technologies to dynamically optimise industrial process parameters, delivering up to 40% improvement in yield and efficiency while significantly reducing energy costs and corresponding carbon emissions.

"This funding milestone represents a pivotal moment for our team", said Suwira Teo, CEO and Co-Founder of Aleph. "Cocoon Capital and Graiden Gorge's support enables us to further refine our product, scale our solutions, and deliver immediate impact in energy-intensive industries. Aleph aims to redefine industrial process optimisation, making plant operations smarter, more efficient, and sustainable."

Aleph's solutions have already demonstrated value with clients reporting significant improvements in production outcomes. Earlier this year, Aleph's AI Co-Pilot™ solution was deployed to optimise distillation processes in oleochemical plants, reactors in specialty chemical plants, and crystallisation processes in pharmaceutical plants across Singapore and India. The resulting improvements in energy efficiency, yield and product quality were as high as 40%. Cost savings from these 4 deployments currently exceed USD 1.2 million per year.

The company's rapid growth trajectory is supported by partnerships with industry leaders such as Siemens, Pfizer, and Godrej Industries, as well as backing from prestigious from Singapore's IMDA's Open Innovation Platform with A*STAR and from others.

According to McKinsey & Co, there is an approximately USD 1 trillion opportunity for AI to capture in the industrial sectors with digital twins expected to be pivotal for industrial digitalisation with a forecasted market expansion at about 60% annually, reaching USD 73.5 billion by 2027. This highlights a tremendous potential for Aleph to expand its footprint in the industrial sectors.

"We are delighted to partner with the founders of Aleph on this transformative journey", said Will Klippgen, Partner Emeritus at Cocoon Capital. "Their solution is cost-effective, straightforward to deploy, user-friendly, and delivers tangible, bottom-line results for customers, making it perfectly suited for rapid scaling across Asia and beyond".

Aleph Technologies operates at the intersection of AI innovation and sustainable manufacturing, addressing urgent challenges in operational inefficiency and emissions reduction. With this funding, Aleph plans to expand its footprint across the Asia-Pacific and Middle East regions while advancing its technology stack to meet the evolving needs of the global manufacturing ecosystem.


ABOUT ALEPH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES PTE. LTD
Aleph™ specialises in AI-driven solutions for optimising industrial processes. Its proprietary Aleph AI Co-Pilot™ software combines intelligent digital twins and advanced optimisation models to deliver sustained performance improvements for energy-intensive industries.
Discover more at www.alephtech.ai

ABOUT COCOON CAPITAL MANAGEMENT PTE. LTD.
Cocoon Capital® is a leading, Singapore-based venture capital firm dedicated to early-stage, enterprise tech companies across Southeast Asia. With over USD 85 million in assets under management, the firm focuses on the clean tech, medtech, fintech, and other deep tech verticals. Cocoon Capital has made 30 strategic investments to date, embodying its slogan "Dare to Change™" by closely collaborating with portfolio founders to unlock their potential and drive transformative impact. Notable investments include Aprisium, Augmentus, BuyMed, Lendela, See-Mode Technologies, TransTrack, and Volt14 Solutions.
Discover more at cocooncap.com.

ABOUT GRAIDEN GORGE INVESTMENTS, LLC
Graiden Gorge Investments, LLC (GGI) is an angel/venture capital investment firm headquartered in the United States with operations in Singapore. It focuses on promising tech startups in healthcare, fintech, advanced manufacturing, and mining across Southeast Asia and the Pacific. The firm seeks out Seed through Series A investment opportunities with dynamic young companies that have game-changing technology, a sound business plan, and a great management team.