CVector Raises $1.5 Million in Pre-Seed Round Led by Schematic Ventures to Launch the Data Backbone for Industrial AI

NEW YORK, Aug. 21, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- CVector Energy, the company building the data backbone for industrial AI, announced a $1.5 million pre-seed round led by Schematic Ventures. CVector is pioneering the infrastructure to unlock AI-native operations in factories and critical infrastructure—redefining how industrial systems sense, reason, and respond.

CVector's time-series AI platform fuses ultra-high-fidelity asset data with dynamic external signals—like energy prices, weather, and market conditions—giving operators a unified system to power real-time decisions. Legacy data stacks weren't designed for AI and rapidly changing market conditions. CVector is the essential first step toward an autonomous, AI-driven industrial future.

Built for the world's most complex environments, CVector enables operators to plug in AI agents, run hybrid physics-informed models, and deploy self-healing troubleshooting capabilities. The platform learns from operator behavior and adapts to site-specific workflows—delivering tailored, actionable intelligence exactly when and where it's needed.

Founded in November 2024 by engineers and researchers from Shell and CERN, CVector is already in use across energy, chemicals, and advanced manufacturing—powering insights from R&D labs to brownfield assets. The company achieved ISO 27001 certification in June 2025, with SOC 2 Type II in progress, underscoring its commitment to enterprise-grade security.

"CVector is building the brain and nervous system for industrial assets," said Richard Zhang, co-founder and CEO. "We're giving operators and engineers a foundation to plug in AI, understand system-wide behavior, and act with speed and precision. This round will help us bring that capability to even more mission-critical environments."

CVector introduces hardened innovations from sectors like finance, oil & gas, and racing into the industrial world. Its adaptive AI layer goes beyond analytics—it captures long-term system patterns and operator habits to enable smarter troubleshooting, faster root-cause analysis, and more proactive system planning.

"We go far beyond data collection," said Dr. Tyler Ruggles, co-founder and CTO. "With CVector, operators can run complex techno-economic modeling at the edge. It's not just about insight—it's about automated action and real operational lift."

Julian Counihan, General Partner at Schematic Ventures, added: "CVector is solving one of the most fundamental gaps in industrial AI: making operational data truly usable. Their platform is purpose-built for factories and field environments. We believe CVector will be foundational infrastructure for the autonomous industrial systems of tomorrow."

With headquarters in Providence, RI and offices in New York, NY, and Frankfurt, Germany, CVector is accelerating toward a future where industrial systems operate near-autonomously—guided by real-time intelligence, adaptive AI, and secure, self-healing control. The funding will go toward team expansion, product development, and scaling deployments in the world's most demanding operational settings.

About CVector Energy

CVector Energy is a US-based software company building the data and intelligence backbone for industrial AI. Its platform connects high-fidelity machine data with external signals—like energy prices and weather—to enable real-time optimization, adaptive intelligence, and hybrid physics-informed modeling. Purpose-built for industrial operators, CVector helps teams troubleshoot, simulate, and optimize complex systems at the edge. For more, visit www.cvector.com.

About Schematic Ventures

Schematic Ventures is a venture capital firm focused on early-stage investments in supply chain, manufacturing, and industrial technologies. Schematic partners with technical founders building the next generation of operational infrastructure. Learn more at www.schematicventures.com.

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