Terra Cognita

What Terra Cognita does

Terra Cognita SASU is a Paris-based AI services firm founded in 2022 that operates across three service pillars: custom AI development, a Bpifrance-subsidized Data/AI diagnostic, and generative AI training. The technical scope spans computer vision, generative AI (including RAG, multi-agent systems, and fine-tuning), geospatial analytics, and operational research, delivered by a team of 5-6 that includes multiple PhD-level engineers. The firm has developed a proprietary carbon-footprint assessment methodology for AI systems and aligns its practice with the Afnor Frugal AI standards framework, positioning it within the emerging sustainable AI niche.

The company's business model is professional services-based, with project work priced per engagement and an acquisition channel routed through its Bpifrance Core partner accreditation, which allows client diagnostics to be subsidized up to 42% by the French public investment bank. Customer relationships span enterprise (AXA Climate, Dentsu, Columbus Consulting, Opeo), growth-stage startups (Homeloop, Nibble, Regen Insight, Khome, Pop Valet, Founders Future), and public-sector clients including the Île-de-France regional government and Université Sorbonne Paris Nord. Pricing is quote-based and not publicly disclosed.

Terra Cognita operates from incubator Pépinière27, holds a minimal €2,000 SASU share capital, and has not disclosed any institutional funding rounds. The firm maintains an extensive partnership footprint across sustainability-AI coalitions (Positive AI, HFIA, GenAI Impact, Cap Digital, Communauté LUCIE, Boavizta, Coalition for Sustainable AI) and infrastructure partners (IONOS), suggesting deliberate ecosystem positioning around eco-responsible AI rather than venture-scale growth.

Name

Terra Cognita

Legal name

Terra Cognita SASU

Website

https://terra-cognita.ai

Company type

Private

Founded year

2022

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Terra Cognita is a Paris-based AI consultancy founded in 2022 that delivers custom AI development, Bpifrance-subsidized Data/AI diagnostics, and generative AI training to enterprise, SME, and public-sector clients across Europe, with a distinctive focus on sustainable and frugal AI practices.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

AI Consulting and Development Services

NAICS

Computer Systems Design Services (541512)

SIC

Services-Computer Integrated Systems Design (7373)

akta.pro primary industry

Enterprise AI Governance, Risk & Compliance Platforms (Model Risk, Audit, Policies) (HDAEANAE)

akta.pro secondary industry

AI Governance, Risk & Compliance (GRC) Platforms (HDAAAMAA)

Keywords

• AI consulting services
• Generative AI development
• Responsible AI training
• AI eco-design
• Data science consulting

Headquarters

HQ city

Paris

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. AI Consulting Services: Strategic consulting services including Data/AI diagnostics and roadmaps, helping organizations evaluate AI opportunities and define implementation strategies.
2. AI Training Programs: Training programs for data science professionals and decision-makers covering generative AI, responsible AI development, and strategic AI concepts.
3. AI Development and R&D: Custom AI solution development from MVP to production deployment, including prototyping, model development, and optimization services. R&D work is eligible for CIRI (Credit Impôt Recherche Innovation) scheme.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Terra Cognita is a Paris-based French AI consultancy that designs and develops custom AI systems, runs data and AI diagnostic audits (DiagData IA), and delivers training programs in generative AI, computer vision, geospatial data science, and operational research. Its offering is explicitly positioned around responsible, sovereign, and eco-designed AI for French enterprises, mid-market firms, and public-sector organizations.

Product overview

Terra Cognita offers a portfolio of three interconnected core offerings: (1) AI Development — custom AI development services covering prototyping, model deployment, and continuous improvement using techniques spanning classical machine learning, NLP, and generative AI (RAG, multi-agent systems, fine-tuning); (2) Data/AI Diagnostic — strategic diagnostics and roadmap services that identify high-value AI opportunities aligned with the Afnor Frugal AI framework; and (3) Generative AI Training — expert upskilling programs for data scientists and decision-makers on responsible AI development. These are supported by four specialized capability areas (Computer Vision, Generative AI, Geospatial Data Science, and Operational Research) and two cross-cutting service offerings (Eco-designed AI Solutions leveraging a proprietary carbon footprint assessment methodology, and Technological Sovereignty Consulting for end-to-end AI control). The portfolio is unified by a commitment to responsible, sovereign, and resource-efficient AI systems.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Custom AI Development End-to-end design and development of custom AI systems, including RAG architectures, multi-agent systems, model fine-tuning, generative AI, computer vision, geospatial data science, and operational research, delivered to French enterprises and mid-market organizations with a focus on sovereignty and frugality.
• DiagData IA Diagnostic Structured AI and data diagnostic delivered under the Bpifrance DiagData IA program, assessing AI maturity, data assets, environmental impact, and use-case prioritization, with up to 42% of the engagement eligible for public subsidy.
• Generative AI Corporate Training Customized corporate training programs in generative AI and adjacent disciplines, including prompt engineering and applied generative AI, designed for data, analytics, and engineering teams within client organizations.

Quantifiable outcome

• AI diagnostics subsidized up to 42% by Bpifrance
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability11 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• Positive AIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the collaborative ecosystem focused on responsible and sustainable AI development.
• HFIA (Hub France IA)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner in the French AI ecosystem, supporting AI innovation and collaboration in France.
• GenAI ImpactminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartner focused on measuring and managing the impact of generative AI systems.
• Cap DigitalminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerParis-based competitive cluster for digital transformation and innovation, supporting AI ecosystem development.
• Communauté LUCIEminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCSR and sustainability-focused community supporting responsible business practices.
• BoaviztaminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpen-source project focused on measuring environmental impact of digital systems and hardware.
• Coalition for a Sustainable AIminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCoalition focused on promoting sustainable and responsible AI practices across the industry.
• BpifrancecoreGTM or Marketing PartnerOfficial DiagData IA authorized partner providing subsidized AI diagnostics to eligible organizations. Diagnostics are subsidized up to 42% through the Bpifrance program.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Capgemini Engineering: Global consulting and engineering services firm with major AI, data, and sustainability practices. Represents the scale incumbent against which boutique French AI consultancies like Terra Cognita compete for enterprise AI mandates.
• Onepoint: Large French digital transformation consultancy with a substantial AI practice serving enterprise and public-sector clients. Comparable on enterprise AI consulting delivery, but at significantly greater scale and broader service portfolio than Terra Cognita.
• Carbone 4: Established French carbon and climate consultancy advising organizations on decarbonization strategy. Comparable on the carbon-accounting and sustainability-strategy side of Terra Cognita's offering, though without the deep AI-engineering specialization.
• Dataiku: Large French AI/ML platform company providing enterprise AI development tooling and services. Overlaps with Terra Cognita on the custom AI development and enterprise AI strategy layers, but operates a platform product with much larger scale and global footprint.

Direct peers

• Ekimetrics: Paris-based AI consultancy combining data science, AI engineering, and sustainability-oriented analytics. Comparable to Terra Cognita in serving enterprise clients with custom AI solutions and a sustainability narrative, though at meaningfully larger scale.
• Positive AI: Named partner of Terra Cognita and a French responsible AI consultancy/training provider with a directly overlapping mission around ethical and sustainable AI. Strongest conceptual peer on the responsible-AI narrative, though business model emphasis may differ.
• Quantmetry: French AI and data science consultancy offering strategic diagnostics, custom AI development, and training. Directly comparable service portfolio to Terra Cognita with similar enterprise mid-market focus, though larger team and broader scope.
• Axionable: Paris-based AI consultancy specifically positioned around responsible, sustainable, and ethical AI. Closest direct peer to Terra Cognita: similar French footprint, similar responsible-AI narrative, similar enterprise and public-sector client mix.

Emerging players

• Greenly: Paris-based carbon accounting platform focused on helping organizations measure and reduce their carbon footprint. Adjacent peer given Terra Cognita's carbon footprint assessment methodology for AI systems; overlapping sustainability-measurement niche.
• Boavizta: French open-source collective focused on measuring environmental impact of digital systems and hardware. Named partner of Terra Cognita; comparable in addressing the carbon/environmental measurement side of AI, though positioned as open-source community rather than commercial consultancy.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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