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McKinsey alumni raise $2.5 million USD to build AI for industrial manufacturers

BetaKit · October 16, 2026

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Toronto-based Aerium has raised $2.5 million USD in seed funding to build AI tools for industrial manufacturers and distributors. Founded by former McKinsey analysts Adam Trotman and Michael Dawes, the company’s software gathers and organizes information from clients’ existing systems, then uses AI to monitor operations and automate tasks. Aerium says it has deployed its technology with several customers and plans to hire more engineers before the end of 2026.

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BetaKit. (October 16, 2026). McKinsey alumni raise $2.5 million USD to build AI for industrial manufacturers. https://betakit.com/mckinsey-alumni-raise-2-5-million-usd-to-build-ai-for-industrial-manufacturers/

AI Canada Pulse. (October 27, 2026). McKinsey alumni raise $2.5 million USD to build AI for industrial manufacturers [AI-generated summary]. Retrieved October 27, 2026, from https://www.aicanadapulse.ca/stories/mckinsey-alumni-raise-2-5-million-usd-to-build-ai-for-927fdd1397855537

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