Deep Seed Solutions

What Deep Seed Solutions does

Deep Seed Solutions is a privately held Brazilian software company, founded in 2016 in Rio de Janeiro, that develops decision-support and digital-twin software for the offshore oil and gas industry. Its flagship product, FLOCO® (Field Layout Concept Optimizer), is a proprietary expert system that uses the company's MBSME AI method together with a cloud database of more than 360,000 equipment, system, and cost items to automatically generate and rank thousands of conceptual alternatives for offshore production systems in shallow, deep, and ultra-deep waters. Outputs include key economic indicators (CAPEX, OPEX, NPV, IRR, breakeven oil price, payback) at AACE Class 3 accuracy, replacing workflows that historically require teams of more than 10 engineers over many months.

The company complements FLOCO with Deep4Share, a web-based collaborative platform spun off from FLOCO's database in 2022 that connects Operators, EPCI companies, and Manufacturers around shared technical and cost data, and with a Tailor Made service for custom plug-ins and macros. Revenue is generated through FLOCO commercial software licensing on flexible multi-year terms, premium consultancy services delivered by experienced engineers, and bespoke development work. Customers include major oil and gas operators such as Repsol Sinopec Brasil, Shell Brasil, and ExxonMobil, with collaborative R&D and engagement activity anchored by the multi-phase i-Concept Joint Industry Project and recurring presence at OTC Houston and Rio Oil and Gas. The company operates from Rio de Janeiro (headquarters) and Houston (regional hub), maintains ISO 27001:2022 certification (achieved 2024), and is led by Founder & CEO Leandro Basilio alongside Founder & Board Member Celso Noronha.

Name

Deep Seed Solutions

Legal name

Deep Seed Solutions

Website

https://deepseedsolutions.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2016

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Deep Seed Solutions builds FLOCO®, an AI-powered expert system that generates and ranks thousands of offshore field-development conceptual alternatives in hours, serving oil and gas operators and EPCI firms from Rio de Janeiro and Houston.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Rio De Janeiro

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. FLOCO® Software Licensing: Commercial licenses with flexible periods for the FLOCO® expert system, providing easy deployment through commercial licenses with flexible periods. Revenue generated through software licensing to energy companies for use in offshore field development conceptual engineering.
2. Premium Consultancy Services: High-value consultancy services including advanced engineering analysis and design, conceptual engineering of offshore systems, maturity analysis and risk management of new technologies, market survey and analysis, and project management of new technologies. Delivered by experienced professionals combining FLOCO® with domain expertise.
3. Tailor Made Custom Development: Customized services for the development of plug-ins, macros, and software tailored to clients' specific needs, combining traditional and agile methodologies with strict quality management processes.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels8 records

Core offering

Deep Seed Solutions develops and licenses FLOCO (Field Layout Concept Optimizer), a proprietary expert system and AI-powered decision support software that automatically generates and ranks thousands of integrated offshore production system concepts in hours. The company also operates Deep4Share, a web-based collaborative platform with 360,000+ registered equipment, system, and installation resources for the offshore energy industry. Complementary offerings include premium engineering consultancy and custom software development.

Product overview

Deep Seed Solutions offers a platform-plus-modules architecture centered around FLOCO (Field Layout Concept Optimizer), a first-of-its-kind expert system for automatic generation and ranking of integrated offshore production systems. FLOCO serves as the core product, supported by multiple advanced modules including Subsea Processing, Project Phasing, Active Heating, Chemical Injection, Floco4Brownfield, Topside Facilities, FLOCO GIS, OFFA, Carbon Footprint, CO2-EOR, and CCUS modules. The Deep4Share platform, a spin-off of FLOCO's database, provides a collaborative web-based resource database with 360,000+ items connecting Operators, EPCI Companies, and Manufacturers. Customization services include Tailor Made (plug-in/macro development) and Premium Consultancy covering engineering analysis, conceptual engineering, technology maturity analysis, market surveys, and project management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• FLOCO: Field Layout Concept Optimizer - Expert System and decision support software solution for the automatic generation and ranking of integrated offshore production systems for shallow and deep/ultra-deep waters.
• Deep4Share

Products and services

• FLOCO (Field Layout Concept Optimizer) Expert system and decision support software that uses the proprietary MBSME AI method to automatically generate and rank thousands of feasible offshore field development conceptual alternatives in hours, covering disciplines including Reservoir, Wells, Supply Chain, Subsea, Flow Assurance, Production Unit, and Finance, and producing Key Economic Indicators (CAPEX, OPEX, NPV, IRR, Breakeven Oil Price, Payback) at AACE International Class 3 accuracy. Targeted at offshore oil and gas operators for shallow, deep, and ultra-deep water field development planning, feasibility, and concept studies.
• Deep4Share Web-based collaborative platform serving as the offshore energy industry's first shared database of business and technical information on equipment, systems, and installation resources, with more than 360,000 registered items. Connects Operators, EPCI Companies, and Manufacturers for early-stage project data, technical specifications, and supplier information.
• FLOCO IDP

Quantifiable outcome

• Saves at least 2/3 (60%+) of time during the conceptual engineering phase
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability3 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• i-Concept JIP (Joint Industry Project) PartnerscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerMulti-company Joint Industry Project (JIP) focused on developing applied computational modules for FLOCO® to address carbon emissions reduction technologies, CCUS, CO2-EOR, and hybrid offshore systems combining oil and gas with green energy. Phase 1 was a finalist for ANP Technological Innovation Award 2020. Phase 2 addresses Subsea Factory, Advanced Subsea Processing Systems, Enhanced Oil Recovery by CO2 Injection, Carbon Capture Utilization and Storage (CCUS), and Energy Transition. The i-Concept JIP aligns with Deep Seed Solutions' strategic objectives of capital project efficiency, low carbon economy, and energy transition.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• SLB (Schlumberger): World's largest oilfield services company with a deep E&P software portfolio (including the former Landmark suite) covering subsurface, drilling, and production. Comparable as a global E&P digital platform targeting the same IOC buyer base that Deep Seed serves, though at vastly greater scale and breadth.
• AVEVA: Global industrial software major serving process, power, and marine/offshore engineering with integrated design and operations suites. Broad incumbent offering that overlaps with FLOCO® at the conceptual-engineering / decision-support layer for offshore and process industries.
• Aspen Technology (AspenTech): Industrial AI and process-optimization software vendor with strong positioning in energy and chemicals asset optimization. Comparable as an asset-design and decision-support software vendor serving similar heavy-industrial customers, with potential overlap in offshore process/flow assurance.
• Halliburton Landmark: Halliburton's E&P software business (DecisionSpace, etc.) covers subsurface-to-production workflows for upstream operators. Broad incumbent with overlapping digital-E&P positioning; competes for the same conceptual and field-development planning software budget.
• Hexagon AB: Global sensor, geospatial, and industrial software company with assets in asset design, simulation, and digital twins for process and offshore industries. Comparable as a broad industrial-software incumbent touching conceptual design, GIS (overlapping with FLOCO GIS Module), and asset data.
• Bentley Systems: Infrastructure engineering software provider with strong offshore and energy exposure through OpenUtilities, OpenPlant, and iTwin digital-twin platforms. Overlaps with Deep Seed on integrated engineering design, decision support, and digital-twin-style offerings for energy infrastructure.
• DNV (Veracity / digital energy software): Independent energy and maritime assurance and software provider, with growing digital offerings for offshore design verification, asset integrity, and energy transition. Comparable as a trusted partner to offshore operators and EPCIs, with overlapping standards-based and decision-support content.

Emerging players

• Quorum Software: Energy-focused software vendor providing operations, accounting, and land management for oil & gas. Niche overlap as another oil & gas software specialist, though primarily downstream of Deep Seed's conceptual-engineering scope.
• Wood Mackenzie: Energy data, analytics, and consultancy provider covering upstream asset evaluation, economics, and scenario analysis. Partial overlap with FLOCO®'s economic-indicator-driven concept screening and ranking, though primarily an analytics/research vendor rather than engineering software.

Direct peers

• Kongsberg Digital: Software arm of Kongsberg Group providing digital solutions for maritime, energy, and offshore operations, including simulators and asset-performance tools. Direct peer in serving offshore operators with digital decision-support and lifecycle software.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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