# Bedrock Energy

> Bedrock Energy is an Austin-based geothermal startup making heating and cooling for commercial buildings cheaper and cleaner. By reengineering oil-and-gas drilling technology with real-time subsurface sensing and simulation software, Bedrock drills geothermal boreholes up to 5x faster, then designs and delivers ground-source heat pump systems that can cut a building's HVAC energy costs in half while slashing related air pollution.

- **Founded:** 2022
- **Headquarters:** Austin, Texas, United States
- **Founders:** Joselyn Lai (Co-Founder & CEO), Silviu Livescu (Co-Founder & CTO)
- **Team size:** ~27 employees
- **Products:** Geo Loop Field Design, Intelligent Drilling, End-to-End Project Delivery, Real-time 3D Drilling Visualization Platform
- **Notable:** Completed its first commercial geothermal borefield in Austin's South Congress Business District (2024), delivering 35 tons of heating and cooling to four tenants., Raised $25.8M total, including a $12M Series A led by Titanium Ventures (January 2025)., Developed drilling technology that 'reads the ground' in real time, enabling 3-8x faster drilling in some conditions.

## Products & services

- **Geo Loop Field Design** — Data-driven algorithms model the subsurface to ensure long-lasting borehole thermal performance without expensive on-site thermal testing.
- **Intelligent Drilling** — Proprietary drilling technology that senses the ground in real time while drilling, enabling borehole construction up to 5x faster than traditional methods.
- **End-to-End Project Delivery** — Full-service geothermal delivery including MEP design, energy financing coordination, and construction partnerships for developers and building owners.
- **Real-time 3D Drilling Visualization Platform** — An industry-first software platform delivering live 3D visualization of the drilling process, reducing errors, manual intervention and slowdowns.

## Achievements

- Completed its first commercial geothermal borefield in Austin's South Congress Business District (2024), delivering 35 tons of heating and cooling to four tenants.
- Raised $25.8M total, including a $12M Series A led by Titanium Ventures (January 2025).
- Developed drilling technology that 'reads the ground' in real time, enabling 3-8x faster drilling in some conditions.
- Announced the industry's first real-time 3D drilling visualization platform.
- Founded by an ex-Baker Hughes chief scientist with nearly 40 oil-and-gas patents.

## Latest updates

- **2025-01** — Raised $12M Series A led by Titanium Ventures to scale geothermal heating and cooling and expand into Colorado, Utah and the Mountain West.
- **2024-01** — Completed inaugural commercial geothermal borefield in Austin, providing 35 tons of heating and cooling to four South Congress tenants.
- **2023-10** — Announced $8.5M seed round led by Wireframe Ventures to decarbonize commercial real estate with geothermal.

## Links

- Website: https://bedrockenergy.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bedrockenergy

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