# Bedrock Ocean Exploration

> Bedrock Ocean Exploration is a Richmond, California public benefit corporation that builds autonomous underwater vehicles and sells subsea survey and intelligence services. Its Mosaic and Trident software handle mission planning, fleet operations, data processing and delivery for offshore energy, infrastructure, research and defense users.

- **Founded:** 2019
- **Headquarters:** Richmond, United States
- **Founders:** Anthony DiMare (Co-founder and former CEO), Charles Chiau (Co-founder and CTO)
- **Products:** Autonomous subsea survey service, Mosaic, Trident
- **Notable:** 2023 Monterey Bay sea trials included 28 autonomous missions and three commercial sensor datasets., After fault-handling and user-interface changes, operational efficiency rose from 49% to 83% in the next field test., A two-AUV 2023 survey produced overlapping bathymetry with a 0.02-meter difference in the overlap region.

## Products & services

- **Autonomous subsea survey service** — Bedrock-owned electric AUVs collect bathymetry, side-scan sonar imagery, magnetic and other survey data for commercial and government missions.
- **Mosaic** — Cloud platform for mission planning, processing, visualizing and sharing seabed survey data.
- **Trident** — Cloud-native command and control software for monitoring and coordinating AUV fleet operations.

## Achievements

- 2023 Monterey Bay sea trials included 28 autonomous missions and three commercial sensor datasets.
- After fault-handling and user-interface changes, operational efficiency rose from 49% to 83% in the next field test.
- A two-AUV 2023 survey produced overlapping bathymetry with a 0.02-meter difference in the overlap region.
- A 2026 North Sea case study reported approximately 79% lower cost than a traditional survey vessel and 92% lower cost than an anchor-handling vessel plus ROV for that particular debris survey.
- Established a UK and European operating hub with First Marine Solutions in Aberdeen in 2026.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Published a proposal for navies to buy undersea awareness as a service.
- **2026-08** — Opened an Aberdeen operating model with First Marine Solutions and certified its first local operators.
- **2026-07** — Joined Integer Technologies and Liquid Robotics in a U.S. Navy maritime autonomy demonstration.
- **2026-04** — Named Matthew Tirman CEO; founder Charles Chiau continued as CTO.
- **2025-06** — Raised a $25 million Series A-2 co-led by Primary Venture Partners and Northzone.

## Links

- Website: https://www.bedrockocean.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/bedrockocean/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/BedrockOcean
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCaykrXgzME6dAL5UL2676zw
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bedrockocean/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bedrockocean

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Last updated: 2026-09-28