Omen AI announced that it has raised $31 million in Series A funding led by Nava Ventures. The round brings the company’s total funding to $41.5 million. The financing included participation from CRV, Sheryl Sandberg, Mike Mattacola, Vanderbilt University, LMNT Ventures, Mann+Hummel, Borusan Ventures, Starhill Holdings, Hard Launch Capital, and executives from Bridgestone, GM, Johnson Controls, and TensorWave.
Omen AI is a continuous fluid analysis company that uses spectroscopic sensors to monitor the health of equipment such as data center servers and industrial machines.
The company’s sensors attach directly to a machine’s fluid system, including oil, coolant, or water, and provide continuous real-time analysis.
The platform analyzes metal content, bio-contaminants, wear patterns, and fluid degradation.
Omen AI said its technology helps operators identify potential failures before they happen, without relying on quarterly lab tests or waiting days for results.
The company is targeting a growing need as AI data centers increasingly adopt liquid cooling at scale.
As liquid-cooled infrastructure grows, the cooling fluid itself becomes a critical system that needs continuous monitoring.
Omen AI offers two configurations: a permanent sensor and a portable diagnostic unit.
The permanent sensor connects directly to a machine’s fluid system through a one-time, non-invasive installation and continuously tracks machine health over time.
The portable diagnostic unit allows technicians to bring the same spectroscopic analysis to machines on-site or in the field for immediate diagnostics.
Both form factors analyze more than 21 elemental signatures simultaneously.
Omen AI said its sensors are already deployed across data center customers managing 10 to 14 gigawatts of capacity and industrial fleets generating more than $150 billion in revenue.
Its customers include data centers representing $200 billion in assets and industrial fleet operators such as Carolina CAT and dealerships across the U.S. and Canada.
Together, those customers operate more than 2 million machines.
The funding will support Omen AI as it scales its continuous fluid intelligence platform across AI infrastructure, data centers, and industrial equipment markets.
Founded in 2024 by CEO Zach Laberge, Omen AI is based in San Francisco.
KEY QUOTES:
“At TensorWave, we are building among the most advanced AI compute clusters in the world. The fluid running through these massive systems is a critical variable that most of the industry is flying blind on. Omen is changing the game. They see the future of infrastructure exactly the way we do, better monitoring to optimally support compute customers. Excited to support their vision!”
Piotr Tomasik, Co-Founder and President of TensorWave
“I started working with heavy equipment manufacturers as a teenager and watched machines fail because of the antiquated methods the industry uses for monitoring fluid health. Taking a sample, shipping it to a lab, and waiting days for results is dangerously inadequate when you’re protecting billions in GPU infrastructure and operating industrial machines. Omen AI was built to prevent catastrophic failure. We help data centers push their hardware to the absolute limit, unlocking compute performance operators didn’t know they had, and enabling industrial machine operators to prevent costly failure.”
Zach Laberge, Founder and CEO of Omen AI
“Whether it’s a liquid-cooled AI infrastructure or a fleet of industrial machines, the cost of an unplanned failure is staggering. Despite the high stakes, these systems are still monitored with lab tests that take days. Omen AI built the solution: continuous, real-time visibility into the health of the machines doing the world’s most critical work. Zach and his team aren’t just building a better sensor; they’re building the nervous system for the machines powering the modern world.”
Cory Rellas of Nava Ventures
