Omen AI adds liquid know-how in $16 million Aquatic Labs acquisition

Omen AI, founded in 2024 to build real-time sensors that monitor data center cooling fluids, has acquired competitor Aquatic Labs in a $16 million cash-and-stock deal after raising a $31 million Series A in June. Omen's sensors detect elements in the water while Aquatic Labs' sensor tests alkalinity, and the combined teams aim to integrate both into one sensor expected on the market by early next year, with Aquatic Labs CEO Allan Adams becoming chief science officer. Omen's initial sensors will monitor chips drawing 250 to 300 MW of power by the end of the year, with a goal of installation on the equivalent of 1 GW of chips by the end of 2027.