NEW YORK, NY - Aug 21, 2025 (UTC) - CVector Energy, a software company building the data backbone for industrial AI, announced the completion of a $1.5 million pre-seed funding round. Led by Schematic Ventures, the round supports CVector’s mission to redefine how industrial systems sense, reason, and respond by integrating high-fidelity asset data with dynamic external signals like energy prices and weather.
“This funding empowers us to bring our platform to market, enabling AI-driven operations for critical industries,” said Richard Zhang, Co-Founder and CEO of CVector Energy.
Julian Counihan, General Partner at Schematic Ventures, added, “CVector is solving a fundamental gap in industrial AI, making operational data truly usable.” The capital will drive platform development, team expansion, and initial deployments in energy, chemicals, and manufacturing sectors.
Funding Details
CVector Energy secured $1.5 million in its pre-seed funding round, led by Schematic Ventures, a venture capital firm specializing in early-stage investments in industrial and supply chain technologies. The all-equity round reflects strong investor confidence in CVector’s time-series AI platform, designed to enable real-time decision-making in complex industrial environments.
Strategic Goals and Use of Funds
CVector Energy will allocate the $1.5 million to achieve the following strategic objectives:
- Platform Development: Enhance its time-series AI platform with advanced features for real-time data integration, hybrid physics-informed modeling, and self-healing troubleshooting.
- Team Expansion: Hire engineers, data scientists, and industry experts to accelerate platform development and support customer onboarding.
- Pilot Deployments: Launch pilot programs with industrial operators in energy, chemicals, and advanced manufacturing to validate platform performance.
- Market Entry: Target key industrial markets in North America and Europe, focusing on factories and critical infrastructure.
- Security Certifications: Advance toward SOC 2 Type II certification to complement its existing ISO 27001 certification, ensuring enterprise-grade security.
CVector Energy’s Technology
CVector Energy’s time-series AI platform integrates ultra-high-fidelity machine data with external signals such as energy prices, weather, and market conditions to enable real-time optimization and adaptive intelligence. Designed for complex industrial environments, the platform supports AI agent integration, hybrid physics-informed models, and self-healing troubleshooting. Key features include edge-based techno-economic modeling, long-term system pattern analysis, and proactive system planning, providing operators with a unified system to enhance decision-making and operational resilience.
About CVector Energy
Founded in November 2024 by Richard Zhang and Dr. Tyler Ruggles, CVector Energy is a New York-based software company developing the data backbone for industrial AI. Its time-series platform enables real-time optimization for factories and critical infrastructure in energy, chemicals, and manufacturing. Backed by Schematic Ventures, CVector Energy is headquartered in Providence, RI, with offices in New York, NY, and Frankfurt, Germany, and holds ISO 27001 certification.
Future Outlook
CVector Energy is well-positioned to lead the industrial AI market, leveraging its $1.5 million pre-seed funding to launch its platform and scale deployments. The company aims to secure pilot programs with 10 industrial operators by 2026 and achieve a 30% improvement in operational efficiency for its clients. By advancing its technology and building strategic partnerships, CVector seeks to establish itself as a foundational infrastructure provider for autonomous industrial systems.
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