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CruxOCM Featured by M12: Meet the Founders Automating Energy

In August 2024, CruxOCM announced their Series A funding round of $17M, proudly led by M12. CruxOCM’s platform automates industrial control rooms, enhancing sustainability, profitability, and safety. This investment was made alongside ONEOK, Raven Indigenous Capital Partners and EIC Rose Rock Fund and with continued support from existing investors Angular Ventures, Bullpen Capital, Root Ventures, Industry Ventures, … Read more

CruxOCM to Showcase AI-Powered Pipeline Automation Solutions at 2025 API Pipeline Conference

HOUSTON, TX / ACCESS Newswire / April 23, 2025 / CruxOCM, a leader in midstream automation technology, will demonstrate its advanced software solutions at the upcoming API Pipeline Conference, taking place April 28-30, 2025, in Austin, Texas. CruxOCM will highlight how its automation platform leverages artificial intelligence and advanced process control to optimize pipeline operations, driving profitability, safety, and … Read more

Unlocking Funding With Financial Acumen with Vicki Knott

Vicki is the CEO and co founder of CruxOCM, a startup thats modernizing the massive pipeline industry. Vicki has a background in chemical engineering with operating experience in the pulp and paper industry, as well as the oil pipeline industry. Crux OCM’s vision is to future proof oil and gas control room operations to run … Read more

Vicki Knott on Impacting the Heavy Industrial Operations and Recognizing Unconscious Incompetence

This article was originally published on Techstars in February 2025. Vicki Knott is the CEO and cofounder of CruxOCM (Techstars 2018). Vicki is a well of knowledge when it comes to heavy industry and energy, with a background in chemical engineering and extensive work experience. Starting out in a pulp and paper mill to gauge how … Read more

Delek Logistics Partners Selects CruxOCM for Gathering System Control Center Operations Automation

HOUSTON, TX / ACCESSWIRE / September 10, 2024 / CruxOCM, a leading provider of their co-pilot technology for the energy sector, is excited to announce that Delek Logistics Partners, a prominent player in the energy industry, has chosen CruxOCM for their control center operations automation. This strategic selection underscores Delek Logistics Partner’s dedication to advancing operational safety, optimizing … Read more

CruxOCM Announces $17M Series A Funding Round Led by M12 (Microsoft Venture Fund)

CruxOCM Secures $17 Million Series A Funding to Enable Automation Tools in Energy Control Rooms SAN FRANCISCO, CA / ACCESSWIRE / August 14, 2024 / CruxOCM, a leader in co-pilot technology for control room operators, today announced the closing of a $17 million Series A funding round. The round was led by M12 (Microsoft’s Venture Fund), … Read more

Generative AI Will Continue to Gain Traction in Oil in 2024

Generative AI will continue to gain traction in the oil and gas industry this year. That’s what Trygve Randen, Senior Vice President of Digital Products and Solutions at SLB, outlined to Rigzone, highlighting that the technology “entered the public consciousness last year”. “At SLB, we’ve been working with large language models (LLMs), which make up … Read more

Oil Companies Should Not Fear Generative AI

Oil and gas companies shouldn’t fear generative artificial intelligence (AI). That’s what Mudit Kapur, the North America Energy and Commodities Lead at Publicis Sapient, told Rigzone in an exclusive interview. “The industry understands generative AI can’t solve all problems, but the risk is thinking the elephant has to be eaten all at once,” Kapur said, … Read more

Emissions Reduction Alberta Invests in CruxOCM’s Innovative Energy Solutions to Advance Sustainability and Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions

CALGARY, AB / ACCESSWIRE / April 2, 2024 / Crux Operations Control Management Limited (CruxOCM), a pioneer in autonomous operations control management software for the energy sector, announced today a significant investment from Emissions Reduction Alberta (ERA). This investment from the Government of Alberta’s Technology Innovation and Emissions Reduction (TIER) Fund, signifies a pivotal moment … Read more

Will Oil, Gas Companies Ramp Up Their Use of Generative AI in 2024?

Will oil and gas companies ramp up their use of generative artificial intelligence (AI) in 2024? And are some oil and gas companies reluctant to implement generative AI technology? Those were the questions Rigzone posed to Amazon Web Services (AWS), which describes itself as the world’s most comprehensive and broadly adopted cloud, and CruxOCM, which … Read more