# AICE

> AICE is a San Francisco defense-tech startup building autonomous swarms of modular underwater drones to monitor and protect naval assets and coastal infrastructure. Backed by Y Combinator (P26), the company was founded by ex-NASA MIT aerospace engineer Gregoire Chomette and European robotics champion Remi Bouteiller, who pivoted from commercial-building energy sensors to subsea defense after talking to submariners about the gaps in current underwater robotics.

- **Founded:** 2026
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, California, United States
- **Founders:** Gregoire Chomette (Co-founder & CEO), Remi Bouteiller (Co-founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** 2-4
- **Products:** Modular subsea drone (UUV), Autonomous drone swarms, AICE energy sensors (prior product)
- **Notable:** Accepted into Y Combinator (P26 batch)., Founding CEO previously worked at NASA on asteroid impact-risk modeling and holds an MIT AeroAstro MSc (2021)., Co-founder is a former European Robotic Champion (RCVA).

## Products & services

- **Modular subsea drone (UUV)** — A modular unmanned underwater vehicle whose configuration-speed, range, sonar and payload-can be adapted to the mission, designed to operate at depths of roughly 100-600 meters. Manufactured in France.
- **Autonomous drone swarms** — Coordinated swarms of the modular drones for surveillance, detection and protection of naval assets and coastal/critical infrastructure.
- **AICE energy sensors (prior product)** — Plug-and-play sensors that installed at equipment level in hours and used AI to detect energy waste in commercial buildings, alerting operators in real time and cutting energy bills by up to ~30%. Discontinued after the defense pivot.

## Achievements

- Accepted into Y Combinator (P26 batch).
- Founding CEO previously worked at NASA on asteroid impact-risk modeling and holds an MIT AeroAstro MSc (2021).
- Co-founder is a former European Robotic Champion (RCVA).
- Shipped and validated a commercial energy-sensor product cutting building energy bills by up to ~30% before pivoting.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Raised a $130K seed round via Y Combinator (P26 batch).
- **2026** — Pivoted from commercial-building energy sensors to autonomous underwater defense drones after customer discovery with submariners and defense professionals.
- **2026** — Launched publicly on Y Combinator, initially as 'sensors to cut energy bills by 20-30%,' later repositioned to 'subsea drones for defense.'

## Links

- Website: https://aicepower.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/aice-power
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_x4aWm05Os

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Last updated: 2026-07-31