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Micro SaaS · Conversational AI for complex dataLive · launched June 2026 · $5.5M seed

Lium

AI for real-world data work

A conversational AI platform that makes complex data work ridiculously easy. Lium writes the code, builds tools, blends datasets, and turns ad-hoc analysis into repeatable workflows.

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Built by former data & ML leaders · backed by SJF Ventures
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Built for
Data & analytics teamsScientific researchersEarth & life sciencesEnergy & power grid opsFinance & marketing analystsEnterprise R&D
$5.5M
Seed funding raised
10x
Faster than manual screening
Any
Domain · format · scale
0
Code required from user
The painful truth

Why this product exists.

Your data doesn't talk to itself

Subsurface logs, satellite feeds, lab benches, power grids, finance, marketing — every dataset lives in its own silo with its own identifiers.

Ad-hoc analysis dies on Friday

One analyst figures it out, ships the chart, then leaves. The workflow disappears with them and the next person starts from zero.

Proprietary data without AI is dead weight

Your moat only matters if something can actually reason over it. Spreadsheets and PDFs are not a moat.

Hiring an ML team is not the answer

Six-month ramp, six-figure salaries, and they still can't touch your weird internal formats.

The solution

What Lium delivers.

Conversational data work

Talk to Lium in natural language. It writes the code, builds the tools, blends the data, and ships knowledge outputs.

Cross-references the un-referenceable

Normalizes identifiers across datasets that were never meant to talk to each other — structured records and extracted documents in parallel.

Workflows that survive the session

Plans, datasets, tools, and outputs stay connected across sessions. One researcher's methodology becomes permanent team infrastructure.

Any domain. Any format. Any scale.

Subsurface to satellite. Lab bench to power grid. Finance to marketing. The harness is domain-agnostic.

How it works

From chaos to clarity.

  1. 01
    Connect your data

    Plug in structured records, extracted documents, sensor feeds, spreadsheets — whatever format the real world handed you.

    Inputs
    Well logs + seismic + production CSVs + scanned reports
  2. 02
    Ask in natural language

    Describe the question the way you'd describe it to a colleague. No SQL, no Python, no notebooks.

    Prompt
    "Find every well in the basin with declining output that correlates with the 2019 fracking change."
  3. 03
    Lium writes the code & tools

    Behind the scenes Lium generates the queries, normalizes identifiers, and builds the analysis tools it needs to answer.

    Output
    Repeatable pipeline + chart + ranked list of 38 wells with citations
  4. 04
    Ship it as a repeatable workflow

    Save the run as a workflow the rest of the team inherits. Next quarter it runs in one click instead of three weeks.

    Result
    Multi-day manual screening → repeatable workflow
Examples

See it in action.

Energy
Before
Three weeks of manual log screening across siloed databases
After
One conversation → ranked candidate list with citations
Scientific research
Before
Notebook dies when the postdoc leaves
After
Multi-phase pipeline the whole lab inherits
Finance
Before
Analyst rebuilds the same Excel model every Monday
After
Saved workflow re-runs on fresh data automatically
Marketing
Before
BI request queued for 2 weeks behind the data team
After
Self-serve answer in minutes, sourced from the warehouse
Simple pricing

Invest in better results.

Free
Try the platform
$0trial
  • Conversational data work
  • Limited runs
  • Connect sample datasets
  • No credit card required
★ Most popular
Team
Most popular · for working teams
Custom/month
  • Bring your own data sources
  • Repeatable workflows
  • Shared sessions & outputs
  • Priority support
  • SOC-friendly deployment
Enterprise
For complex-data orgs
Talk to uspilot
  • Private deployment options
  • Custom integrations
  • Dedicated solutions engineer
  • SLA & security review
  • Onboarding for whole teams

🛡 Enterprise pilots available · cancel anytime

Loved by builders

From "kinda works" to "wow".

"Lium turned a 3-week screening project into a 40-minute conversation. The workflow now runs itself every quarter."
Subsurface lead
Independent E&P operator
"It's the first tool that actually respects how messy real research data is. Nothing else gets close."
Principal investigator
Earth sciences lab
"We stopped trying to hire a data team and started shipping insights with the team we already had."
Head of analytics
Mid-market finance firm
Council Q&A

Frequently asked.

  • What does Lium actually do?
  • What kinds of data can I connect?
  • Do I need to know SQL or Python to use Lium?
  • How is this different from ChatGPT with file upload?
  • Can workflows be re-run on new data?
  • Is my proprietary data safe?
  • Which industries is Lium being used in today?
  • How do I start a pilot?

Full answers live on www.lium.ai/ — go see it.

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