Archimetis

About Archimetis

Archimetis provides an AI-powered operational reasoning system designed to enhance the performance and efficiency of energy, chemical, and industrial plants. Founded in 2023 by former Google executives Paul Manwell and Aaron, the company is headquartered in San Francisco, CA. Manwell, the CEO, previously served as Chief of Staff to Google's CEO Sundar Pichai and founded Google's cross-company data warehouse, while Aaron led Google's internal developer infrastructure. Their collective experience in building large-scale data and AI systems underpins the company's technical approach.

The company's core offering is a platform that functions as a reasoning agent, going beyond simple problem flagging to understand context, assess trade-offs, and recommend actions that balance efficiency, safety, and emissions targets. It integrates and analyzes data from disparate sources across a client's operations—such as historians, linear programs, advanced process control models, and digital documents—into a unified intelligence layer. By continuously monitoring operations, performing complex engineering analyses, and applying both global and company-specific best practices, Archimetis' system surfaces actionable insights to operations and engineering teams. This allows for the proactive diagnosis of hard-to-detect issues before they escalate, a significant reduction in time spent on analysis, and faster resolution of root cause analyses. For instance, the system can identify inefficiencies in heat transfer equipment, flag potential causes like built-up material, and suggest remedies, a process that could take engineers hours to complete manually.

Archimetis operates in the industrial AI market, targeting a $1.7 trillion global market for refineries and chemical plants. The business model is focused on delivering substantial bottom-line impact, with a pitch centered on saving clients 10% to 20% of their energy costs. An early case study at a 120,000 barrel-per-day refinery demonstrated a potential annual value of $34-45 million through margin improvements, cost savings, and enhanced process safety. The company's technology aims to augment human expertise rather than replace it, capturing and deploying institutional knowledge from experienced operators consistently across every shift.

After operating in stealth mode for two years, Archimetis announced in February 2026 that it had raised $11.5 million in funding. The round was led by Inspired Capital with participation from Homebrew, MCJ Collective, Borusan Ventures, Incite, and prominent angel investors from the tech industry, including DeepMind's chief scientist Jeff Dean.