Benthos
A tech non-profit · By marine scientists

Benthos is infrastructure.

Data infrastructure for coastal ecosystems of the Global South.

How we work

Context matters.

Technology serving the environment, rooted in local context. We build the digital architecture that honors grassroots knowledge.

Community ownership.

Logged, traceable and sovereign. Communities hold complete authority and actively govern their own territorial data.

Free of charge.

Our tools are completely free for the local communities we serve. Operations are fully sustained by grants and institutional partners.

Selected work Everything we've built →
Benthos coastal assistant
Prototype · Beta

Benthos coastal assistant

A WhatsApp-based assistant for environmental monitoring and local knowledge retrieval.

Roots and Algorithms
Documentary series

Roots and Algorithms

A grassroots documentary series capturing traditional knowledge and frontline resilience along the coasts and rivers of Brazil and Kenya.

Hands planting a mangrove seedling in mud
Thesis · 2026

The five layers of sovereignty

Our core thesis on the technical and legal architecture required to keep local knowledge under community control.

Member of
KI Bundesverband
Supported by
Blue Factory by ESCP Bundesministerium für Wirtschaft und Klimaschutz Co-funded by the European Union Land Berlin Berlin Innovation Agency