Frankfurt am Main. In July 2026, Leon Sticksel and Malte Lüß founded Alae UG (haftungsbeschränkt).
The idea came from a law firm that wanted to use AI, but for which sending client data to the cloud was not an option. Since March 2026, the two had been building a system in which knowledge, AI models and applications run entirely on site.
News · Alae joins the Frankfurt School Entrepreneurship CentreAlae is now part of the start-up community of Frankfurt School of Finance & Management, in the city where Alae was founded.Read more
News · Alae joins the NVIDIA Inception ProgramNVIDIA’s programme for AI start-ups supports Alae with technical resources and access to the NVIDIA ecosystem.Read more
News · Alae becomes a member of the German AI AssociationAlae joins the KI Bundesverband and its new working group Local AI & Strategy.Read more