What Terradepth does

Terradepth, founded in 2018 by former Navy SEALs Joe Wolfel and Judson Kauffman and headquartered in Cedar Park, Texas (with an engineering office in Panama City Beach, Florida), operates a dual-use maritime autonomy stack branded as the Ocean Operating System. The platform has three layers: a data acquisition layer built around proprietary Long-Range Unmanned Underwater Vehicles (LUUVs) and integrated third-party AUVs/ASVs/sensors; the Absolute Ocean cloud-native, API-first, data-agnostic geospatial data management and visualization platform operating on AWS GovCloud with FedRAMP, IL4/IL5 compliance, and TOP SECRET facility clearance; and an applications layer delivering operational capabilities such as command and control, infrastructure monitoring, threat detection, resource mapping, and multi-stakeholder collaboration. The platform ingests bathymetric, sonar, oceanographic, magnetometer, sub-bottom, and unmanned-vehicle data, with CesiumJS-powered 3D visualization, Cesium ion Self-Hosted edge processing, and EIVA NaviSuite, HYPACK, Oceaneering Freedom AUV, TCarta, Exail, and Seabed 2030 integrations. AI capabilities include onboard agentic autonomy, computer vision for subsea object detection, and acoustic/anomaly classification.

The company serves defense and national security (U.S. Navy exercises TRIDENT SPECTRE, RIMPAC 2024, ONR TOEE; Absolute Ocean placed in NIWC Atlantic RCC Hopper for direct prototype OT agreements), offshore energy (multi-year Master Services Agreements with major operators, including a five-year MSA and pipeline anomaly inspections), hydrographic survey (IIC Technologies, HYPACK, CMOR Mapping, Orange Force Marine), civil engineering and ports (Seaprod, Gulf Copper for Battleship Texas, New Bedford Ocean Cluster), subsea engineering (Oceaneering International, S.T. Hudson Engineers), telecommunications (subsea cable route planning), maritime insurance, and scientific research (NOAA, Seabed 2030). The LUUV delivers 30-day endurance, 1,000 nautical mile range, 1,000-meter operating depth, and a self-recharging diesel-electric hybrid system with modular payload bays; the platform achieved IHO S-44 Special Order certification for hydrographic accuracy in 2026.

Terradepth's revenue model centers on Ocean Data as a Service (ODaaS), combining subscription-style multi-year Master Services Agreements for offshore energy with per-project autonomous survey services (delivered via the proprietary LUUV fleet or integrated partner AUVs) and Absolute Ocean platform subscriptions (per-seat or enterprise licenses). Pricing is not publicly disclosed and is quote-based on mission scope, area coverage, and data delivery requirements. The company has raised approximately $28 million in total disclosed funding across a 2019 seed round ($8 million, Seagate Technology Ventures), a 2022 round ($20 million, Giant Ventures and Nimble Ventures co-led), and follow-on participation from Alumni Ventures and the NGA Accelerator. Government acquisition proceeds via direct prototype OT agreements under the NIWC Atlantic RCC Hopper, and commercial sales are amplified through prime contractor and technology integrator partnerships with Oceaneering, Anduril, Kongsberg, EIVA, and HYPACK.

Name

Terradepth

Legal name

Terradepth, Inc.

Website

https://terradepth.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2018

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Terradepth operates an Ocean Operating System combining proprietary long-endurance autonomous underwater vehicles (LUUVs) with the cloud-native Absolute Ocean geospatial platform, serving U.S. defense, offshore energy, hydrographic survey, telecommunications, and government clients through multi-year data-as-a-service contracts and direct prototype OT agreements.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Ocean Geospatial Data Management and Autonomous Subsea Survey

NAICS

Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511), Geophysical Surveying and Mapping Services (54136), Support Activities for Water Transportation (4883)

SIC

Services-Computer Processing & Data Preparation (7374), Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Unmanned Underwater Vehicle (UUV) & Autonomous Submersible Manufacturing (IMAJAOAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

Marine & Underwater Robotics (USVs/UUVs) (HDAAAIAH), Maritime Unmanned Systems (USV/UUV) & Control Stations (IMABAKAJ), Sonar, Undersea Sensors & Acoustic Detection Systems (IMABAGAD)

Keywords

• Ocean data management
• Autonomous underwater vehicles
• Hydrographic survey services
• Subsea geospatial intelligence
• Maritime autonomy platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices3 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales, Operations

Revenue model

1. Ocean Data as a Service (ODaaS): Terradepth's primary revenue model is Ocean Data as a Service (ODaaS) — customers subscribe for access to ocean intelligence rather than purchasing assets. Combines autonomous data collection (via proprietary AUVs or third-party vehicles), cloud data processing (Absolute Ocean platform), and delivered insights. The company owns and operates the collection fleet (robots), manages the data pipeline, and delivers intelligence outputs. Revenue is generated through multi-year Master Services Agreements (MSAs) and per-project survey contracts, with pricing based on mission scope, area coverage, and data delivery requirements.
2. Autonomous Survey Services: Autonomous underwater survey services delivered using Terradepth's own AUV fleet or integrated third-party assets. Customers deploy Terradepth teams equipped with AUVs to survey areas globally, flying to ports worldwide and deploying on vessels of opportunity. Pricing based on survey area, complexity, and turnaround requirements. Case studies show operational efficiency improvements of 20-55%.
3. Absolute Ocean Platform Subscription: Software platform subscription for accessing, visualizing, analyzing, and collaborating on ocean data via Absolute Ocean. Customers include offshore operators, hydrographic survey companies, defense agencies, and infrastructure owners. Platform is available on AWS GovCloud (classified environments) and standard cloud (commercial). Revenue is recurring through per-seat or enterprise license subscription.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Terradepth sells an Ocean Operating System that combines proprietary long-endurance autonomous underwater vehicles (LUUV fleet), cloud-native geospatial data management (Absolute Ocean platform), and edge computing (AO Onboard) to collect, process, and deliver subsea intelligence. Customers access ocean data via subscription or contract for autonomous survey services for seabed mapping, pipeline inspection, hydrographic surveys, and defense missions.

Product overview

Terradepth operates a platform-plus-services architecture anchored by its Absolute Ocean cloud-native maritime data platform, which serves as the core engine for data aggregation, visualization, analysis, and collaboration across ocean data types. The platform is delivered alongside or as an integrated component of Autonomous Surveys—a fleet of proprietary and third-party AUVs for seabed data collection—including the proprietary LUUV long-endurance vehicle. These components are unified under the Ocean Operating System architecture, which combines three layers: a data acquisition layer (autonomous vehicles and partner platforms), the Absolute Ocean platform layer, and a top layer of applications for specific operational use cases.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Absolute Ocean: Cloud-native geospatial ocean data management platform that provides secure on-demand access, visualization, and analysis tools for subsea data. Also referred to as the Ocean Operating System.
• Ocean Operating System
• LUUV (Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle)
• ODaaS (Ocean Data as a Service)

Products and services

• Absolute Ocean Cloud-native, API-first, data-agnostic maritime data platform that streamlines ocean data storage, aggregation, visualization, analysis, and collaboration across distributed teams. Open architecture enables tailored use-case applications, delivering high-consequence seabed intelligence in real time from edge to cloud. Used by defense agencies, offshore energy operators, hydrographic survey firms, and infrastructure owners.
• Autonomous Surveys Proprietary and third-party autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) survey services for seabed mapping, asset inspection, and subsea data collection. Terradepth operates a self-recharging fleet of autonomous submarines and integrates with partner AUV platforms for continuous, long-range subsea intelligence missions delivered to offshore energy, hydrographic survey, defense, and civil engineering customers.
• LUUV (Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicle) Proprietary long-endurance autonomous underwater vehicle with up to 1,000 nautical mile range and 1,000-meter depth capability, featuring a hybrid diesel-electric power system for self-recharging during extended 30-day deployments. Designed to eliminate the need for surface vessels in subsea survey operations, with modular payload bay supporting multibeam sonar, side-scan sonar, sub-bottom profilers, magnetometers, and environmental sensors.

Quantifiable outcome

• 20x cost reduction in data collection compared to traditional methods
• +7 more outcomes

Named customers14 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

AI capability6 records

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Seven partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Kraken RoboticscoreTechnology or Integration · 2 December 2025Kraken Robotics placed approximately $12 million in purchase orders for synthetic aperture sonar (SAS) and subsea batteries, with orders placed by multiple organizations including Terradepth. Kraken's products are integrated into autonomous underwater vehicles (AUVs). This highlights dual-use technology across defense and commercial sectors, supporting clients in more than 30 countries.
• EIVAcoreTechnology or Integration · 13 June 2025EIVA and Terradepth integrated the Absolute Ocean platform with EIVA's NaviSuite software, creating an automated subsea-to-cloud data workflow. Collected subsea data is processed via NaviSuite and streamed directly into Absolute Ocean in real time, reducing the decision-making window from days to minutes and giving non-expert users direct access to processed insights. A live demonstration webinar was held June 17, 2025 featuring Oceaneering as a customer perspective.
• HYPACK (Xylem brand)coreTechnology or IntegrationHYPACK survey planning and processing software (HYPACK OFFICE and HYSWEEP OFFICE) integrated directly into the Absolute Ocean cloud environment, providing a comprehensive subsea geophysical data workflow in the cloud. HYPACK has been a world leader in hydrographic and dredging software since 1984, with more than 10,000 users in over 140 countries.
• Seabed 2030coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with the Nippon Foundation-GEBCO Seabed 2030 Project, which aims to map the entire ocean floor by 2030 via crowdsourced bathymetry. Absolute Ocean serves as the secure platform for Seabed 2030 data contributors, enabling interactive visualizations and integration with open-source data. Seabed 2030 has increased global ocean floor mapping coverage from 6% to 26.1% by World Hydrography Day 2024.
• CesiumcoreTechnology or IntegrationAbsolute Ocean's front end is built on CesiumJS, offering an intuitive, world-view interface for undersea data akin to Google Maps. Terradepth uses Cesium ion (including Self-Hosted version for edge processing and data residency) to store and tile massive point clouds, GeoTIFFs, and other data types as 3D Tiles. Also accesses Cesium World Terrain and Bing Maps Aerial imagery for above-sea context.
• NIWC Atlantic (Naval Information Warfare Center Atlantic)coreOthersAbsolute Ocean was formally placed in the NIWC Atlantic Rapid Capabilities Cell (RCC) Hopper following a successful Phase II Pitch under NIWC Atlantic Commercial Solutions Opening. RCC Hopper placement designates Absolute Ocean as a government-evaluated and immediately available prototype solution. U.S. Navy sponsors can execute direct prototype OT agreements for up to 24 months without further competition. Platform proven in Navy exercises including TRIDENT SPECTRE, RIMPAC 2024, and ONR TOEE.
• Oceaneering InternationalcoreTechnology or IntegrationOceaneering is a key technology partner. Their Freedom AUV integrates with Terradepth's Absolute Ocean platform for same-day visualized subsea data delivery via cloud. Oceaneering is also featured as a co-presenter in the EIVA-Terradepth integration webinar. Terradepth also cooperates with Oceaneering broadly in ocean technology.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Bedrock Ocean: Bedrock Ocean combines autonomous underwater vehicles with a cloud-based ocean data platform for subsea surveying — directly comparable to Terradepth's LUUV + Absolute Ocean stack in target market (offshore energy, defense) and business model (autonomous data-as-a-service).
• Saildrone: Saildrone operates a fleet of wind- and solar-powered uncrewed surface vehicles collecting ocean data for defense, science, and commercial customers. While USV-based rather than UUV-based, it is the most analogous 'autonomous-fleet + ocean-data' company and competes for similar ocean intelligence budgets.
• XOCEAN: XOCEAN operates uncrewed surface vessels to deliver ocean data to hydrographic, offshore energy, and government clients via a data-as-a-service model. It is comparable as an unmanned-fleet ocean data provider, though it is surface-based rather than underwater-focused.
• Kraken Robotics: Kraken Robotics designs and manufactures synthetic aperture sonars, subsea batteries, and AUV/ROV systems sold to defense and commercial customers in 30+ countries. It is comparable as a subsea-sensor/AUV technology provider, and is also a Terradepth supplier (~$12M in SAS/battery orders).

Broad incumbents

• Ocean Infinity: Ocean Infinity is a large, established marine robotics and ocean data company operating fleets of AUVs and USVs for offshore energy, defense, and survey customers. It is a much larger incumbent with overlapping capabilities but a broader, less software-centric offering.
• Fugro: Fugro is a global leader in offshore geophysical, geotechnical, and hydrographic survey services, with its own AUV fleet and growing data/visualization offerings. It is a much larger incumbent with overlapping offshore energy, hydrographic, and seabed-mapping customers.
• Oceaneering International: Oceaneering operates one of the world's largest commercial AUV fleets (Freedom AUV) and provides subsea engineering, survey, and intervention services — overlapping with Terradepth in offshore energy and hydrographic survey, and is also a Terradepth partner.
• Kongsberg Maritime: Kongsberg Maritime is an established underwater robotics and sonar-systems incumbent with HUGIN AUVs and a wide portfolio of naval and offshore energy solutions. It is comparable as a defense-and-energy subsea autonomy competitor and a Terradepth partner.
• Teledyne Marine: Teledyne Marine is a broad incumbent supplying oceanographic instruments, AUVs (Gavia), sonar systems, and imaging products to scientific, defense, and commercial survey customers. Its Gavia AUV is integrated into Terradepth's survey ecosystem, and it overlaps in hydrographic survey and defense markets.

Emerging players

• Saab Seaeye: Saab Seaeye is a leading underwater robotic systems manufacturer (Falcon, Sabertooth, Sea Wasp AUVs/ROVs) serving defense, offshore energy, and hydrographic customers. It is comparable as a defense-focused subsea autonomy vendor and a potential competitor in the AUV segment Terradepth targets.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance5 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds4 records

Investors6 records

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M&A

Investments

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