Strataphy

What Strataphy does

Strataphy is a Saudi Arabian deep-tech startup founded in 2025 that provides geothermal cooling through a proprietary subsurface thermal exchange platform branded PrimeLoop. The technology uses completely closed-loop surface circulation to leverage stable underground temperatures as a heat exchange medium, achieving claimed Coefficient of Performance values of 5.1 to 7+ while consuming zero water. The system is engineered to reduce electricity consumption for cooling by 40-50%, cut CO2 emissions by up to 55%, and require 33% less surface footprint than conventional cooling. PrimeLoop systems are designed to scale from 500 kWth for small commercial buildings to 500+ MWth for hyperscale data centers, with the company positioning itself for AI infrastructure, industrial facilities, commercial real estate, hospitals, and aquaculture operators in hot, water-scarce regions.

Strataphy delivers PrimeLoop exclusively through a Cooling as a Service (CaaS) model that bundles site surveys, environmental and technical studies, permitting, installation, IoT-enabled commissioning, and ongoing operation and maintenance into a multi-year service contract. The CaaS structure is positioned to eliminate customer CapEx (claimed 40%+ reduction) and shift cooling to an operating expense, targeting enterprise buyers that include data center operators, industrial facilities (such as King Abdullah Economic City), and food producers (such as Tanmiah Food Company, where Strataphy is co-developing MENA's first geothermal-cooled poultry farm at the Shaqrah facility). Go-to-market is direct enterprise field sales with anchor partnerships for equipment and city-scale deployment.

The company is headquartered in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, was co-founded by CEO Ammar Alali (PhD, Earth Sciences, MIT) and COO Ahmed Alhani (exploration geoscientist, physics background), and employs a team of approximately 12 across engineering, geology, finance, and government relations functions. Strataphy raised $6 million in seed funding in November 2025 led by Outliers VC with participation from Shorooq Partners and PlusVC, and has subsequently signed strategic MoUs with Baker Hughes (December 2025) for preferred equipment and services supply, and with KAEC (February 2026) for large-scale city deployment evaluation with contemplated joint-venture structures.

Name

Strataphy

Legal name

Strataphy Ltd.

Website

https://strataphy.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2025

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Strataphy provides geothermal cooling through its proprietary PrimeLoop closed-loop subsurface system, delivered via a Cooling as a Service model for data centers, industrial facilities, commercial buildings, hospitals, and aquaculture in the MENA region.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Geothermal Cooling Services

NAICS

Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply (221330), Steam and Air-Conditioning Supply (22133)

SIC

Air-Cond & Warm Air Heatg Equip & Comm & Indl Refrig Equip (3585)

akta.pro primary industry

Cooling Systems & Thermal Management (CRAC/CRAH, Chillers, Liquid Cooling) (HDABAKAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Heat Rejection & Mechanical Plant (Cooling Towers, Pumps, Condensers) (HDABAKAE)

Keywords

• Geothermal cooling services
• Data center cooling
• Industrial cooling systems
• Cooling as a service
• Subsurface thermal exchange

Headquarters

HQ city

Dammam

HQ country

Saudi Arabia

HQ region

Middle East

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Cooling as a Service (CaaS): Complete end-to-end geothermal cooling service including site surveys, installation, and ongoing operation and maintenance. Systems range from 500 kWth (small commercial building) to 500+ MWth (large data center). The CaaS model reduces customer CapEx by 40%+ while providing reliable low-energy cooling.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Strataphy provides geothermal cooling solutions through its proprietary PrimeLoop technology, which uses subsurface thermal exchange via a completely closed-loop surface circulation system. The company delivers end-to-end service under a Cooling as a Service (CaaS) model covering site surveys, environmental and technical studies, permits, PrimeLoop installation, IoT-enabled monitoring, and ongoing operation and maintenance. Systems scale from 500 kWth for small commercial buildings to 500+ MWth for large data centers, reducing electricity consumption by 40-50% with zero water usage.

Product overview

Strataphy offers a unified geothermal cooling platform centered on PrimeLoop™ technology, delivered through a Cooling as a Service (CaaS) model. PrimeLoop™ uses subsurface thermal exchange via closed-loop surface circulation to provide cooling for data centers, industrial facilities, commercial buildings, and hospitals. The CaaS offering handles the complete lifecycle from initial site surveys through installation to ongoing operation and maintenance, with systems scalable from 500 kWth for small commercial buildings to 500+ MWth for large data centers.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PrimeLoop: Proprietary geothermal cooling technology using subsurface thermal exchange to provide efficient cooling for data centers, industrial facilities, and commercial buildings, reducing electricity consumption by 40-50%.
• Cooling as a Service (CaaS)

Products and services

• PrimeLoop Geothermal Cooling Technology Proprietary subsurface geothermal cooling technology that uses the ground as a thermal exchange medium through a completely closed-loop surface circulation system. It delivers 40-50% electricity reduction for cooling, consumes no water, achieves COP values of 5.1 to 7+, and scales from 500 kWth (small commercial building) to 500+ MWth (large data center). It is intended for data centers, industrial facilities, commercial buildings, and hospitals.
• Cooling as a Service (CaaS) End-to-end delivery and service model covering site surveys, environmental and technical studies, permits and approvals, PrimeLoop installation, Smart Geothermal IoT commissioning, and ongoing operation and maintenance. The CaaS model reduces customer CapEx by 40%+ by replacing capital purchase with a service-based subscription, with systems available from 500 kWth to 500+ MWth.

Quantifiable outcome

• 40-50% reduction in electricity consumption for cooling
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• KAEC (King Abdullah Economic City)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 February 2026Strategic MoU to evaluate large-scale application of geothermal cooling systems across KAEC's facilities and tenant base. Targets up to 50% reduction in electricity consumption and cooling costs, up to 40% decrease in CO2 emissions, and freeing up 30% of city's electrical capacity. Partnership contemplates joint venture structures for deployment at scale.
• Baker HughescoreTechnology or Integration · 17 December 2025Strataphy and Baker Hughes signed a strategic MoU for geothermal cooling solutions in Saudi Arabia. Baker Hughes becomes a preferred equipment and services provider for Strataphy's geothermal projects. Baker Hughes brings over 40 years of geothermal energy expertise and operates in 120+ countries with local manufacturing in Saudi Arabia aligned with Vision 2030.
• Tanmiah Food CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 23 November 2025Partnership to develop MENA's first geothermal-cooled poultry farm at Tanmiah's Shaqrah facility. Aims to decarbonize poultry production by reducing reliance on energy-intensive HVAC systems, aligned with Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 goals.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Trane Technologies: Global commercial HVAC and building cooling manufacturer and service provider. Competes for the same commercial and industrial cooling spend but with conventional chiller-based technology rather than geothermal.
• ENGIE: Global energy and district cooling operator with active projects across MENA including Saudi Arabia. Competes in the same large-building cooling customer segment but via conventional chilled-water district cooling rather than geothermal.
• Veolia: Global environmental services group with district heating and cooling operations including in MENA. Competes for institutional and municipal cooling contracts at city scale similar to Strataphy's KAEC-style engagements.
• Vertiv: Data center critical infrastructure provider offering precision cooling, power, and IT management. Serves the same hyperscale and AI data center customer segment Strataphy targets for its cooling offering.

Regional players

• National Central Cooling Company (Tabreed): Middle East-headquartered district cooling utility serving UAE, Saudi Arabia, and other GCC markets. Most direct regional incumbent providing centralized cooling services to large commercial and industrial customers.

Direct peers

• Eavor Technologies: Canadian company commercializing closed-loop geothermal heat exchange technology (Eavor-Loop) for power and direct-use heating. Most direct technical analog to Strataphy's PrimeLoop closed-loop subsurface cooling architecture.
• Dandelion Energy: US-based geothermal heating and cooling provider for residential and light commercial buildings using ground-source heat pumps. Comparable in deploying geothermal cooling as a service to end customers rather than selling equipment.
• Ormat Technologies: US-listed geothermal power and recovered-energy generation company with direct-use heating expertise. Comparable subsurface geothermal operating experience relevant to Strataphy's drill-and-operate model.

Emerging players

• Cyrq Energy: US-based geothermal power and direct-use heat operator. Comparable subsurface geothermal project development and operations experience relevant to Strataphy's drilling and operating capability.
• Submer: European data center immersion and liquid cooling specialist targeting hyperscale and AI workloads. Competes for the same AI data center cooling budgets with an alternative technology path.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds1 record

Investors3 records

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M&A

Investments

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