Kimia Bags $7 Million Seed Round
Kimia, a Sydney, Australia–based chemical intelligence platform, has raised $7 million in Seed funding.
The company also officially launched its platform, designed to turn institutional chemical expertise into revenue-generating intelligence.
The round was led by Airtree Ventures, with participation from Blackbird Ventures and Skip Capital.
Airtree Ventures is a prominent venture capital (VC) firm based in Australia that focuses on investing in early-stage technology startups, especially those from Australia and New Zealand (ANZ). Its investment strategy centers on identifying promising founders at the Seed and Series A stages, particularly in sectors like fintech, SaaS, and artificial intelligence.
The company will use the funding to onboard enterprise customers, enhance platform capabilities, and expand global go-to-market efforts.
Led by CEO Farid Mirmohseni, Kimia is an AI SaaS company that delivers a chemical intelligence platform built specifically to help chemical companies turn institutional expertise into revenue. The platform captures and structures a company’s existing knowledge, applies domain-specific chemical reasoning, and delivers technically accurate, source-grounded answers to commercial teams in real time. Headquartered in Sydney, Australia, Kimia serves enterprise customers such as Bostik, Univar Solutions, and Stahl.
Funding Details
Company: Kimia Pty Ltd
Raised: $7.0M
Round: Seed
Funding Date: April 2026
Lead Investor: Airtree Ventures
Additional Investors: Blackbird Ventures, Skip Capital
Company Website: https://kimia.ai/
Software Category: Chemical Intelligence Platform / Vertical AI