I’m excited to share that Mach9 has closed a $34M Series A co-led by @firstround and @BessemerVP , with participation from @Prudence_VC and @QuietCapital . During the first week of my freshman year at Carnegie Mellon, I walked into Red Whittaker’s office wanting to build field robots. Red handed me blueprints of a nuclear waste storage tunnel and told me to turn them into a CAD model, simulate it, and then build a robot to actually inspect it. Our robots and software helped infrastructure owners and engineers understand what was there and plan what came next. The problems we worked on had real consequences for people and their communities. That experience shaped why we’re building Mach9. So many of the smartest people in the world are building software to serve better ads or AI to optimize a sales process, while entire industries that keep the world running still rely on tools from a generation ago. Civil engineering is one of them. While civil engineering teams are using tools like LIDAR that make collecting data on their projects super fast, turning that raw data into usable CAD drawings and designs still takes months of manual drafting. And there are simply not enough people to do the work. At Mach9, we’re building AI CAD software to expand the world’s capacity to build and maintain the infrastructure people depend on. Our software turns reality capture data into centimeter-accurate CAD drawings, helping surveyors and civil engineers deliver projects faster. We’ve brought together an exceptional team from SpaceX, Tesla, Apple, and NASA to tackle hard technical problems in an industry where better tools can have a lasting impact. We’ve already helped nearly 100 organizations deliver over 2,500 projects spanning 100,000 miles of infrastructure in all 50 states. Behind those numbers are real problems we’re helping customers solve: - On I-8 near San Diego, Caltrans is using Mach9 to turn scans into an accurate inventory of road safety assets, helping their team plan upgrades to make California’s roads safer. - Fibersmith is using Mach9 to help design fiber networks that bring high-speed internet to more than 120,000 homes and businesses in some of Louisiana’s most underserved communities. I’m so proud of what our team has built, and grateful to the customers and partners who have shaped Mach9 along the way. Whether you’re looking for better tools for your next project or want to help us build them, we’d love to hear from you. Join us in bringing civil engineering into the AI era