How much funding has Kimia raised?

Kimia has raised $7.0M in total funding. Key investors include ["Airtree Ventures","Blackbird Ventures","Skip Capital"].

Who is the CEO of Kimia?

Farid Mirmohseni is the CEO of Kimia. The company was founded in 2022.

Where is Kimia located?

Kimia is headquartered in Sydney, Australia.

What funding stage is Kimia at?

Kimia is currently at the Seed stage (Raised $7M in April 2024; currently scaling with enterprise partners) stage.

How many employees does Kimia have?

Kimia has approximately 11-50 employees.

Kimia

Category: AI in Analytics & BI

A chemical intelligence platform that digitizes institutional expertise and technical product data to optimize sales, regulatory compliance, and commercial workflows for the chemicals industry. Kimia was founded in 2022. The company is led by Farid Mirmohseni. Based in Sydney, Australia. Team size: 11-50. Total funding raised: $7.0M. Latest round: Seed. Key investors include ["Airtree Ventures","Blackbird Ventures","Skip Capital"].

Founded: 2022
Headquarters: Sydney, Australia
Team size: 11-50
Total funding: $7.0M

Value proposition

Solves the 'knowledge problem' in the chemical industry by capturing decades of retiring expert expertise and unstructured technical data, reducing response times from days to minutes and increasing revenue through faster technical matching.

Products and solutions

["Chemical Intelligence Platform (Core)","Technical Sales Copilot","Institutional Knowledge Digitization Engine","Regulatory & Safety Compliance Module","Supplier Data Management System"]

Unique value

Focuses on 'human-centric' chemical intelligence—capturing the tacit knowledge of retiring experts and reasoning over complex, unstructured technical documentation rather than just molecular discovery.

Target customer

Chemical manufacturers, global distributors, specialty chemical producers, and technical sales teams.

Industries served

["Chemicals","Materials Science","Specialty Chemicals","Manufacturing & Distribution"]

Technology advantage

Utilizes domain-specific chemical reasoning engines and Generative AI to bridge the gap between deep chemical engineering expertise and commercial execution, enabling real-time technical support at scale.

How they differentiate

Focuses on 'Commercial Intelligence' and human-centric knowledge digitization rather than just R&D/molecular discovery. It specifically captures the tacit knowledge of retiring experts to empower sales and regulatory teams.

Main competitors

["Noble.ai","Citrine Informatics","Albert Invent"]

Key partnerships

["Bostik (Strategic partner for scaling technical expertise)","Univar Solutions (Customer/Partner)","Stahl (Customer/Partner)","Airtree Ventures (Lead Investor)","Blackbird Ventures (Lead Investor)","Skip Capital (Investor)"]

Notable customers

["Bostik","Univar Solutions","Stahl"]

Major milestones

["Founded in 2022 by PhD chemical engineer Farid Mirmohseni","Successfully digitized institutional knowledge for Bostik to optimize technical sales","Raised $7M Seed round in April 2024 to expand the engineering and commercial teams"]

Growth metrics

Scaled to a team of 11-50 employees within two years of founding; successfully transitioned from pilot phases to enterprise-wide deployments with global chemical leaders.

Market positioning

Specialized AI-as-a-Service for the global chemicals and materials science commercial value chain.

Geographic focus

Global, with primary operations in Australia and target markets in North America and Europe (home to major chemical conglomerates).

Patents and IP

No registered patents disclosed; utilizes proprietary AI models and domain-specific reasoning logic.

About Farid Mirmohseni

Farid Mirmohseni is a PhD in Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering from the University of Sydney. He is a serial entrepreneur who previously co-founded and served as CEO of WipeHero, a waterless carwash technology startup that scaled through the University of Sydney's INCUBATE accelerator. Following WipeHero, he held product leadership roles at Vendoroo (formerly Tulu). He is recognized for bridging the gap between deep chemical engineering expertise and artificial intelligence.

Official website: https://kimia.ai