Overview
Synomen is an agricultural risk technology platform for insurers, reinsurers, and financial institutions operating in the crop insurance market. Founded in 2018 in Paris by researchers with PhDs in Physics from CNRS and CEA, the company builds SaaS tools that help insurers assess climate exposure on agricultural land and detect crop losses using satellite data and artificial intelligence.
The company's flagship product, PeeKeLite, combines satellite imagery, AI, eco-physiological crop modeling, and high-performance computing. The platform delivers yield forecasts updated every 15 days, real-time loss detection triggered by climatic events, and territory-wide damage evaluation to support underwriting and claims decisions.
Synomen raised a EUR 300,000 seed round in 2022 through BPI France's Deep Tech French Tech Seed program and received an additional EUR 200,000 from the European Space Agency's ARTES research program. Clients include Guy Carpenter, Generali Assurances, Abeille Assurances, and AON.
Products & Services
PeeKeLite
PeeKeLite is a SaaS platform for agricultural insurers that combines satellite imagery, artificial intelligence, eco-physiological crop modeling, and high-performance computing to forecast crop yields and detect climatic losses across agricultural territories.
Key Features
- Yield forecasting updated every 15 days, months before harvest
- Real-time detection of losses caused by climatic events using satellite data and AI
- Territory-scale damage evaluation to anticipate production losses
- Climate and financial agricultural risk modeling for strategic decision-making
Target Users: Agricultural insurers, reinsurance brokers, banks, and institutional agricultural investors
At a Glance
- Founded
- 2018
- Headquarters
- Paris, France
- Employees
- 1-10
- Funding
- Seed
Category & Focus
- Category
- Underwriting & Risk
- Subcategories
- Agricultural risk modeling parametric insurance satellite-based loss detection
- Insurance Verticals
- Specialty/E&S Reinsurance P&C Commercial
- Target Customers
- Carriers, Reinsurers, Brokers
Customers
- Guy Carpenter
- Generali Assurances
- Abeille Assurances
- AON
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Last updated: 2026-06-08