
Cosma provides advanced benthic monitoring solutions by combining underwater drone data acquisition with AI-powered interpretation. Their scalable cloud platform reconstructs seabed environments and interprets data to provide actionable insights for subsea projects. Cosma's services include producing Photographic Seabed Models (PSM) with centimetric positioning and HD pictures, and delivering regulatory reports, detailed maps, and collaborative interpretation platforms. They aim to reduce investment risk, accelerate project timelines, and enable repeat monitoring over time, contributing to ocean preservation and informed decision-making regarding marine biodiversity.

Cosma provides advanced benthic monitoring solutions by combining underwater drone data acquisition with AI-powered interpretation. Their scalable cloud platform reconstructs seabed environments and interprets data to provide actionable insights for subsea projects. Cosma's services include producing Photographic Seabed Models (PSM) with centimetric positioning and HD pictures, and delivering regulatory reports, detailed maps, and collaborative interpretation platforms. They aim to reduce investment risk, accelerate project timelines, and enable repeat monitoring over time, contributing to ocean preservation and informed decision-making regarding marine biodiversity.
What: Benthic monitoring and seabed mapping using autonomous underwater drones plus AI-powered cloud interpretation
Founded: February 2022 (initial project name: Deess)
Technology: Photogrammetry-based Photographic Seabed Model (PSM), optical & acoustic sensing to 200 m, centimetric positioning
HQ / Origin: Hosted in IFREMER robotics labs, La-Seyne-sur-Mer, France
Funding: Seed — €2.5M (June 2025), co-led by Wind and Ternel; other investors listed: 50 Partners, Caisse d'Epargne, Ifremer
Size: ~15 employees
Lack of scalable, affordable, high‑resolution seabed data for biodiversity monitoring, regulatory compliance, security and subsea project planning.
2022
Ocean data / marine technology
€2.5M
Other investors listed: 50 Partners, Caisse d'Epargne, Ifremer
“Seed round co-led by Wind and Ternel with participation from 50 Partners, Caisse d'Epargne and Ifremer”