What AlphaGalileo does

AlphaGalileo Limited is a private B2B media intelligence company that distributes breaking research news from universities, research institutions, publishers, professional bodies, and PR agencies to a global network of vetted science and research journalists. Founded in 1998 and headquartered in London with a registered office in Bath and servers in Strasbourg, the company operates a web-based content distribution platform that supports embargoed releases, customizable email alerts (40+ million sent annually), RSS feeds, iOS/Android mobile applications, and a searchable archive dating to 1999. The service covers content categories spanning science, health, society, humanities, arts, applied science, and business, delivered in 30+ European languages to over 7,000 registered media professionals across 40+ countries, with approximately 45% of site traffic from North America.

The platform's core differentiating features include embargo management (allowing contributors to set release dates while permitting background research), journalist credential vetting (manual rather than AI-based content review to ensure recipients are genuine media professionals), and multilingual content curation by an in-house news team. AlphaGalileo maintains relationships with European research funders and networks including the European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST), Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF), the Research Council of Norway, and media partners such as SciDev.Net, Underknown, and LA Times.

Revenue is generated almost exclusively through tiered annual subscriptions for research organizations, ranging from $1,490/year (Economy) to $5,500/year (Premium Unlimited), with journalists receiving free access after credential vetting. The company's go-to-market is enterprise field sales direct to research organizations, supplemented by content marketing through the website, social media (LinkedIn, Twitter, Facebook), and earned media via testimonials. AlphaGalileo Limited is privately held with no disclosed funding rounds, acquisitions, or external investors, operating with a team of 1-10 employees and managed by Director Peter Green and Finance Director Paul Sibley.

Name

AlphaGalileo

Legal name

AlphaGalileo Limited

Website

https://alphagalileo.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

1998

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

AlphaGalileo is a B2B subscription platform founded in 1998 that distributes breaking research news from universities, publishers, and research funders to over 7,000 vetted journalists across 40+ countries via email, RSS, and mobile channels.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Research News Distribution Platform

NAICS

Periodical Publishers (513120), Media Streaming Distribution Services, Social Networks, and Other Media Networks and Content Providers (51621)

SIC

Miscellaneous Publishing (2741)

akta.pro primary industry

Newsletters & Email-Based News Publishers (B2B/B2C) (MPAJADAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

RSS/Feed Readers & Subscription Aggregators (MPACAKAD), Technology & B2B PR (BPAFADAI)

Keywords

• Research news distribution
• Embargoed media alerts
• Science journalism platform
• Academic press releases
• Research communications platform

Headquarters

HQ city

London

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Subscription Services: AlphaGalileo generates revenue primarily through subscription plans for research organizations, universities, publishers, and PR agencies who wish to distribute their news content. Pricing tiers range from Economy ($1,490/year) to Premium Unlimited ($5,500/year) with varying post limits and features.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

AlphaGalileo operates a B2B news distribution platform that connects research organizations—universities, research funders, scientific publishers, and specialist PR agencies—with a vetted global network of science journalists. The platform distributes embargoed press releases, news alerts, and multimedia content in multiple languages, and maintains a searchable archive of past releases accessible to credentialed reporters and subscribing organizations.

Product overview

AlphaGalileo is a B2B media intelligence platform for research news distribution, connecting research organizations with global journalists. The platform operates as a unified service comprising the core news distribution platform, customizable email alert systems, RSS feed delivery, embargoed news management, and searchable archive dating to 1999. The service offers tiered subscription plans (Economy, Standard, Premium, Business Standard, and Unlimited variants) ranging from $1,490 to $5,500 annually, differentiated by post volume limits and feature access. Content spans multiple categories including Science, Health, Society, Humanities, Arts, Applied Science, and Business, distributed across over 40 countries to more than 7,300 registered journalists.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• AlphaGalileo News Distribution Platform B2B web platform enabling research organizations (universities, research funders, scientific publishers, and PR agencies) to distribute embargoed press releases, news alerts, and multimedia content to a vetted global network of credentialed science journalists in multiple languages, supported by a searchable archive of past releases.

Quantifiable outcome

• Over 40 million email alerts sent to journalists annually
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• The Research Council of NorwaycoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOne of the key research funding bodies that works with AlphaGalileo to distribute Norwegian research news to international media.
• SciDev.NetcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerGlobal science communication network that uses AlphaGalileo to extend reach of science journalism to mainstream media, particularly covering impact of science in low- and middle-income countries.
• Swiss National Science Foundation (SNF)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSwitzerland's main research funding organization that distributes Swiss research news through AlphaGalileo's network.
• iesResearchminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResearch organization partner utilizing AlphaGalileo for science news distribution.
• European Cooperation in Science and Technology (COST)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerEuropean research network that uses AlphaGalileo for disseminating information about European research collaboration and events.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Phys.org: Science and technology news site that aggregates research press releases from universities and journals; an indirect adjacent in that it consumes the same upstream research-news outputs AlphaGalileo helps produce.
• News-Medical.net: Medical and life-sciences news site that syndicates university and research-funder press releases; an ecosystem participant that publishes outputs of the same kind of research-PR pipeline AlphaGalileo supports.
• ScienceDaily: Research-news aggregator that sources content from university and journal press offices and surfaces stories to readers and journalists; adjacent rather than directly competitive with AlphaGalileo's embargoed distribution model.

Direct peers

• Newswise: Research-focused press release distribution service that distributes university and research-organization news to journalists and the public, competing head-to-head for the same institutional PR buyers.
• EurekAlert!: Operated by the American Association for the Advancement of Science, EurekAlert! is the closest direct competitor: an embargoed research-news distribution platform connecting universities, journals, and research funders with vetted science journalists globally.

Broad incumbents

• EIN Presswire: Self-service press release distribution service targeting smaller institutions and PR teams, often used by universities and research organizations as a lower-cost alternative to AlphaGalileo's tiers.
• GlobeNewswire (Notified): International press release distribution and media relations wire, commonly used by European universities and research funders as an alternative to AlphaGalileo for distributing announcements to journalists.
• PR Newswire (Cision): The dominant generalist press-release distribution service, now part of Cision's communications cloud. Competes with AlphaGalileo for enterprise and university PR budgets, especially when research-news needs are bundled with broader PR workflows.
• Business Wire: A Berkshire Hathaway-owned press release wire that distributes corporate, government, and university news worldwide — overlapping with AlphaGalileo's embargoed-research workflows at the higher end of the institutional market.

Emerging players

• Research Square: Research workflow platform offering preprint posting, journal pre-submission peer review, and increasingly press release / research-news dissemination services — an emerging player entering research-news distribution.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/alphagalileo
• Facebookfacebook.com/AlphaGalileo
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/alphagalileo-foundation

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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