Morning VC Brief丨2025.03.18

Week12 Highlights丨Lumafield, Omni, Neros, Gradial, Onyx, Human Computer, RevisionDojo

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eric gu
March 18, 2025

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01. Venture News

1/ Industrial X-ray CT Solution Lumafield raised $70M Series C

  • Product: Industrial X-ray CT scanners (Neptune, Triton) and AI-powered analysis software (Voyager) for non-destructive quality inspection in manufacturing

  • Highlight:

    • Tripled annual recurring revenue (ARR) for two consecutive years

    • Triton platform achieves CT scans in 0.1 seconds for high-volume production lines

  • Investor: IVP (Lead), Spark Capital, Lux Capital

  • #AI #Industry Source

2/ Fragmented Data Analytics Platform Omni raised $69M Series B

  • Product: Unified business intelligence platform enabling data exploration via SQL, spreadsheets, and AI with a centralized semantic layer

  • Highlight:

    • 8x YoY growth in revenue and customer adoption

    • Public development transparency with 700+ weekly progress videos

  • Investor: ICONIQ Growth(Lead), Snowflake Ventures, GV

  • #AI #Data Infra Source

3/ Drone Startup Neros raised $35M Series A

  • Product: Develops combat-proven military drones (e.g., long-range Archer FPV drone and Crossbow ground control station) with a vertically integrated production platform

  • Highlight:

    • Secured Defense Innovation Unit certification and a multimillion-dollar contract from the International Drone Coalition

    • Eliminates reliance on foreign components through vertical integration, ensuring cost efficiency and scalability

  • Investor: Vy Capital (Lead), Sequoia Capital, Interlagos

  • #Defense Tech # Drone Source

4/ Marketing Ops Agent Gradial raised $13M Series A

  • Product: AI-powered agents that automate brand-compliant content deployment across marketing tech stacks

  • Highlight:

    • Reduces content deployment cycles from weeks to minutes for clients like AWS and Adobe

    • Merkle reports enhanced compliance and 90% faster enterprise content workflows

  • Investor: Madrona (Lead), Pruven Capital, DLA Piper

  • #AI #Marktech Source

5/ Enterprise Knowledge Agent Onyx raised $10M Seed

  • Product: Open source AI agents (OnyxBot) aggregating fragmented enterprise knowledge via search and API integrations

  • Highlight:

    • Open source framework enables community-driven customization of AI workflows

    • Integrates natural language search across multiple enterprise systems (e.g., Slack, codebases)

  • Investor: Khosla Ventures (Lead), First Round Capital (Lead)

  • #AI #Enterprise Agent Source

6/ Indie Game Studio Human Computer raised $7.7M Seed

  • Product: Independent game studio developing debut title (undisclosed) focused on human-driven creativity

  • Highlight:

    • Challenges AI-dominated gaming trends by emphasizing original human storytelling and design

    • Targets 2025 release to reshape expectations for indie studios in a consolidating market

  • Investor: Makers Fund (Lead)

  • #AI #Game Source

7/ AI Learning Tool RevisionDojo raised $3.4M Seed

  • Product: AI-driven platform consolidating quizzes, notes, and lessons into personalized study tools for global students and educators

  • Highlight:

    • Achieved seven-figure ARR with double-digit monthly growth

    • Schools rapidly adopting platform to streamline operations and reduce subscription sprawl

  • Investor: 468 Capital, Amino, Goodwater Capital, ISeed, Y Combinator

  • Source