Seismos
Seismos provides acoustic sensing and AI-powered analytics for the energy sector. Its SAFA platform delivers real-time fracture performance diagnostics to upstream oil and gas operators, measuring perforation efficiency and cluster uniformity during hydraulic fracturing without requiring downhole hardware.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2017
- HeadquartersAustin, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Seismos does
Seismos is an Austin-based private technology company that provides surface-based acoustic sensing and AI-powered analytics to the energy sector. Its core product, SAFA (Acoustic Friction Analysis), uses high-frequency pressure sensors and acoustic signal processing—including water-hammer analysis—to derive perforation efficiency, pipe friction, and cluster uniformity in real time during hydraulic fracturing, eliminating the need for downhole hardware. The platform is backed by a proprietary acoustic database of more than 100,000 fracturing stages that enables cross-pad benchmarking and physics-based AI recommendations.
The company serves four primary operating environments: upstream oil and gas completions optimization (its largest segment), midstream pipeline monitoring, geothermal reservoir connectivity, and mining pipeline integrity. Named enterprise customers and partners include ProFrac Holding Corp., Diamondback Energy, Liberty Energy, Discovery Natural Resources, Sage Butte Energy, Foundation Energy Management, and NOV (National Oilwell Varco). Go-to-market combines direct enterprise field sales—engineer-led technical briefings rather than pitch decks—with strategic channel partnerships, most notably NOV's Max Completions data platform for global distribution and ProFrac's ProPilot surface automation system for closed-loop fracturing deployment across major U.S. basins.
Seismos generates revenue primarily through usage-based technology service fees tied to fracturing stage monitoring and per-well/per-pad engagements with operators, supplemented by embedded integrations through service-company channel partners. The company is venture-backed ($32.1M total funding, with a $15M Series C led by Edison Partners in June 2024) and operates across the United States, Canada, China, and Chile, with stated expansion plans into the Middle East, South America, and Asia.
Seismos firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Seismos
- Legal name
- Seismos, Inc.
- Website
- https://seismos.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2017
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Seismos provides acoustic sensing and AI-powered analytics for the energy sector. Its SAFA platform delivers real-time fracture performance diagnostics to upstream oil and gas operators, measuring perforation efficiency and cluster uniformity during hydraulic fracturing without requiring downhole hardware.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Seismos industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Hydraulic Fracturing Diagnostics & Completions Optimization Software
- NAICS
- Instruments and Related Products Manufacturing for Measuring, Displaying, and Controlling Industrial Process Variables (334513)
- SIC
- Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Oil & Gas Field Services, Nec (1389)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Pressure Pumping & Stimulation (Hydraulic Fracturing, Acidizing) (EUALABAF)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Natural Gas Pipeline Integrity, Monitoring & Control (SCADA, Leak Detection) (EUAAACAI), Geohazard Monitoring & Mitigation Services (Landslide, Subsidence, Seismic, River Crossing) (TLAGALAI)
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Where Seismos is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Austin
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Seismos business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Technology Services and Monitoring Solutions: The company provides real-time acoustic monitoring and analysis services for energy operations, enabling operators to optimize fracturing treatments. Revenue appears to come from technology deployment fees and per-operation service charges. The company has demonstrated ability to scale through partnerships with major service companies.
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels5 records
Seismos product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Seismos develops and commercializes SAFA (Acoustic Friction Analysis), a proprietary acoustic sensing and physics-based AI platform that uses high-frequency surface pressure data and water-hammer analysis to measure perforation efficiency, cluster uniformity, and pipe friction in real-time during hydraulic fracturing. The platform serves as an intelligence layer for upstream completions optimization, midstream pipeline monitoring, and geothermal reservoir connectivity, enabling autonomous, closed-loop control when integrated with surface automation systems.
Product overview
Seismos is a Physical AI and Acoustic Sensing technology company serving the energy sector. The core product is SAFA (Acoustic Friction Analysis), a surface-based acoustic sensing system that measures perforation efficiency, cluster uniformity, and pipe friction in real-time during hydraulic fracturing operations. SAFA serves as the intelligence layer that converts acoustic signals into actionable decisions, driving performance and enabling autonomous control. The platform operates across three environments: Upstream Completions Optimization (oil/gas), Midstream Pipeline Operations, and Geothermal Reservoir Connectivity. Supporting products include Seismos-Frac (real-time fracture evaluation), MWF (Measurements While Fracing), and Wellbore Integrity (QC tool). SAFA integrates with ProFrac's ProPilot for automated surface control and NOV's Max Completions for global data distribution. The system is powered by a physics-based AI database of over 100,000 fracturing stages.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- SAFA (Acoustic Friction Analysis)
Quantifiable outcome
- 7% improvement in mid-stage perforation efficiency; 7.5% improvement in end-of-stage perforation efficiency
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use Seismos
Customer profileNamed customers7 records
Segments4 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Seismos technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration2 records
AI capability3 records
Feature5 records
Seismos partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Six partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.
- ProFrac Holding Corp.flagshipStrategic partnership deploying automated Closed-Loop Fracturing system across all major U.S. basins. First large-scale deployment of operator-validated, real-time QC system enabling fully automated closed-loop fracturing with supervised and unsupervised modes.
- FastPackcoreStrategic partnership to address challenges in Chile's mining and industrial pipelines including corrosion, buildup, and leaks using PPHM acoustic sensing technology.
- NOV (National Oilwell Varco)flagshipMulti-year strategic collaboration to globally distribute SAFA through NOV's Max Completions data platform. Integrates Seismos' real-time friction analysis with NOV's digital and hardware solutions for hydraulic fracturing optimization.
- Liberty EnergycoreLiberty Energy adopted Seismos Wellbore Integrity as a completions quality control tool alongside its fracturing services, providing per-stage production benchmarking.
- DiverterPlus LLCminorPartnership to provide means for controlling Near-Field stimulation. Combined technologies advance near-field completion optimization using diverter technology.
- C&J Energy ServicescoreAlliance to combine Seismos-Frac's real-time surface-based fracture evaluation technology with C&J's LateralScience rock mechanics data, enabling operators to optimize horizontal completions. C&J's frac engineers trained on both technologies for seamless field execution.
Scale indicators10 records
Recent moves8 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Seismos competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- ResFrac: ResFrac provides hydraulic fracturing simulation and diagnostic software used by operators to model and optimize completions. Directly comparable as a completions-focused software/analytics vendor serving the same E&P customers with adjacent subsurface optimization capabilities.
- Silixa (acquired by Luna Innovations): Silixa provides distributed acoustic (DAS) and temperature (DTS) fiber-optic sensing for completions diagnostics and well monitoring. Directly competes in the completions subsurface intelligence space using a downhole-fiber modality versus Seismos' surface-based acoustic approach.
- OptaSense (a QinetiQ company): OptaSense offers distributed fiber-optic sensing (DAS/DTS) for hydraulic fracturing monitoring, well integrity, and pipeline security. Directly competes in completions diagnostics and overlaps with Seismos' pipeline monitoring ambitions.
Emerging players
- Habrok (formerly Ingrain): Habrok delivers rock and reservoir diagnostics, including digital rock physics and completions analytics, for E&P operators. Comparable as a digital subsurface diagnostics provider targeting similar completions optimization use cases, though with a stronger emphasis on rock-physics modeling rather than real-time field sensing.
Broad incumbents
- Halliburton (iCruise, FiberWatch): Halliburton's DecisionSpace and iCruise fiber-optic completions services bundle downhole sensing with the company's broader OFS portfolio. Comparable as an incumbent offering competing diagnostic and completions optimization solutions to operators globally.
- Schlumberger (SLB) — Completions & Diagnostics: SLB provides completions diagnostics, fiber-optic monitoring (e.g., ACTive Optiq), and digital DELFI completions workflows. Directly overlaps with Seismos' subsurface intelligence value proposition but bundled within SLB's much broader OFS and digital portfolio.
- NOV (National Oilwell Varco) — Max Completions: NOV's Max Completions platform distributes Seismos globally and competes more broadly as an OFS equipment and digital solutions provider. Comparable as both a distribution channel and as an incumbent offering integrated completions solutions.
Others
- Liberty Energy: Liberty Energy is a U.S. completions services company and an existing channel partner that has adopted Seismos Wellbore Integrity. Relevant as a peer both because it operates competing completions QC tooling internally and because it serves as a distribution vehicle for Seismos.
- ProFrac Holding Corp. ProFrac is a U.S. pressure pumping and completions services company that has embedded Seismos' SAFA into its ProPilot closed-loop fracturing system. Functions both as a flagship customer/partner and as an adjacent completions player shaping how SAFA is deployed.
- C3.ai (Energy Applications): C3.ai provides enterprise AI applications for the energy sector, including predictive analytics for upstream operations. Comparable thematically as an AI-software vendor serving E&P operators, though its scope is broader than Seismos' completions-specific focus.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
Seismos social profiles
Digital presenceSeismos financial estimates
Financial estimateRevenue estimate
Valuation estimate
Seismos leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles1 record
Seismos funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds5 records
Investors10 records
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Seismos M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Seismos
What does Seismos do?
Seismos develops and commercializes SAFA (Acoustic Friction Analysis), a proprietary acoustic sensing and physics-based AI platform that uses high-frequency surface pressure data and water-hammer analysis to measure perforation efficiency, cluster uniformity, and pipe friction in real-time during hydraulic fracturing. The platform serves as an intelligence layer for upstream completions optimization, midstream pipeline monitoring, and geothermal reservoir connectivity, enabling autonomous, closed-loop control when integrated with surface automation systems.
Is Seismos a public or private company?
Seismos is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Seismos founded?
Seismos was founded in 2017. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Seismos based?
Seismos is headquartered in Austin, United States, in the North America region.
How does Seismos make money?
One revenue line is on record: technology Services and Monitoring Solutions.
Who are Seismos's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are ResFrac, Silixa (acquired by Luna Innovations) and OptaSense (a QinetiQ company). Habrok (formerly Ingrain) is listed as an emerging player. Broad incumbents are Halliburton (iCruise, FiberWatch), Schlumberger (SLB) — Completions & Diagnostics and NOV (National Oilwell Varco) — Max Completions. Others are Liberty Energy, ProFrac Holding Corp. and C3.ai (Energy Applications).
Does Seismos have an API?
No public API is recorded for Seismos.
What industry is Seismos in?
Seismos's product category is Hydraulic Fracturing Diagnostics & Completions Optimization Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is EUALABAF, Pressure Pumping & Stimulation (Hydraulic Fracturing, Acidizing), with a secondary code of EUAAACAI, Natural Gas Pipeline Integrity, Monitoring & Control (SCADA, Leak Detection). Its NAICS code is 334513 and its SIC code is 3823.