Terranova is tackling urban flooding by physically raising land rather than building seawalls. Its core system combines a wood-waste slurry, proprietary geospatial software, and tracked robotic injectors that autonomously drill wells 40–60 feet deep and pump the material to elevate the ground. The company’s software ingests public geological data and core samples to generate subsurface models and determine optimal injection patterns using a genetic algorithm, while a SimCity-like interface lets city planners design projects that robots later execute. Terranova has operated a pilot site for more than a year and claims it can lift 240 acres in San Rafael four feet for $92 million—far less than estimated seawall costs of $500-900 million. Revenue will be shared with contractors on each project, and the firm also expects to monetize carbon credits from the sequestered wood. Future applications include restoring subsidized wetlands alongside additional city projects worldwide. The oversubscribed seed round places Terranova’s post-money valuation at $25.1 million, giving it fresh capital to advance product development and commercial deployments.

Total raised

$7M

Funding rounds

1

Latest round

Seed

Latest activity

Nov 2025