The problem
Engineering firms lose most of their engineers' hours to paperwork on software older than the staff
What they do
AI tools plus back-office ops for civil, structural and MEP engineering firms it partners with or buys
Traction First partner firm (SoCal); case studies show 3–7× faster traffic studies and load calcs; no revenue figures
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 4
- Ops roles
- 3
- Headcount
- ~13
Open roles 2 (Jan 2026) → 4 now; ~13 staff on LinkedIn (est.)
Hiring in
- New York
Latest news
Jun 2026
Lightspeed led an undisclosed seed round for the AI-native engineering firm platform ↗Funding
- Last round
- Undisclosed
- Stage
- Seed
- Date
- Jun 2026
Led by Lightspeed Venture Partners
- Hiring+14 open roles on the live job board (3–9 roles = +1)
- Funding recency+1.5Seed · Undisclosed, Jun 2026 (4 months ago): 6 months or less = +1.5
- Traction0No growth signal counted: First partner firm (SoCal); case studies show 3–7× faster traffic studies and load calcs; no revenue figures
- Red flags0None found in the last 24 months
- Total2.51 + 1.5 + 0 − 0 = 2.5 → Warm-up
Seed rule: seed-stage without strong traction starts in Warm-up whatever the score (Steady by score alone).
Distance (Unproven) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
Unproven
Founded 2025 with one partner firm and a seed round; owning firms and embedding tools could build lock-in and workflow data, but nothing is proven yet.
Sources: Eagle: approach, case studies and team ↗ · Lightspeed portfolio: Eagle, seed, founded 2025 ↗ · Emploive: Eagle Chief of Staff posting (first partner firm in SoCal), Oct 2026 ↗
Last checked Oct 25, 2026