The problem
Survey teams spend weeks hand-tracing curbs, poles and striping from scans while licensed surveyors get scarcer
What they do
AI CAD software that turns LiDAR scans into survey-grade engineering drawings
Traction 2,500+ projects, 100,000+ miles surveyed; ~100 beta customers incl. WSP, HNTB, Caltrans
Hiring trend
- Open roles
- 18
- Ops roles
- 4
- Headcount
- ~35-40
Headcount ~14 (Nov 2024) → ~35-40 (2026); +14% YoY on LinkedIn; plans ~75 in 18 mo
Hiring in
- San Francisco
- Remote
Glassdoor
5.0 ★ 1 reviews ↗Funding
- Last round
- $34M
- Stage
- Series A
- Date
- Oct 2026
Led by First Round Capital, Bessemer Venture Partners
- Hiring+1.518 open roles on the live job board (10–29 roles = +1.5)
- Funding recency+1.5Series A · $34M, Oct 2026 (this month): 6 months or less = +1.5
- Traction+0.75Some growth: 2,500+ projects, 100,000+ miles surveyed; ~100 beta customers incl. WSP, HNTB, Caltrans
- Red flags0None found in the last 24 months
- Total3.751.5 + 1.5 + 0.75 − 0 = 3.75 → Tempo (3.5–4.24)
Distance (Unproven) is a separate read on how long the lead can last. It doesn't change the score.
Distance
Unproven · edge: learns from use
Real early adoption (6 of the 10 largest US design firms, Caltrans and other DOTs) and in-house survey-grade models, but the AI CAD product is still in private beta against Autodesk, Bentley, Trimble and TopoDOT-style tools, so it is too early to judge staying power.
Sources: Mach9: $34M Series A release, customers and project counts (Oct 2026) ↗ · TechCrunch: Mach9 raises $34M after pivoting to AI CAD (Oct 2026) ↗ · Mach9 About: 6/10 largest US design firms, 2,500+ projects ↗
Last checked Oct 25, 2026