This industrial AI startup is winning over customers by saying it wont get acquired | TechCrunch

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News Summary
- Industrial AI startup CVector has raised $1.5 million in a pre-seed round.
- The startup uses AI to manage and improve industrial operations.
- Its customers include national gas utilities and a chemical manufacturer in California.
- CVector is small now, with just eight-person team distributed across Providence, Rhode Island, New York City, Frankfurt, Germany and California.
- But the founders want to make it easier to convince customers that the startup isn’t going anywhere, which is why they’re recruiting “mission-aligned” people.
When industrial AI startup CVector meets with manufacturers, utility providers, and other prospective customers, the founders are often asked the same question Will you still be here in six months? [+5180 chars]