San Francisco-based Mach9, an AI CAD software provider for civil engineering, announced a US$34 million Series A round on October 21, 2026. The financing was co-led by First Round Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners, with participation from Prudence and continued support from Quiet Capital. The round brings Mach9's total funding to US$49 million and will support expansion of its software for surveying and civil engineering.
Closing the Infrastructure Data Gap
Much of America's infrastructure was built in a single generation and designed to last 50 years, but that was 70 years ago. Roads, utility poles, and power lines are now reaching the end of their intended lives, while the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act has allocated US$1.2 trillion for rebuilding and repairs. Before engineers can build what is next, they need accurate blueprints of existing conditions, a task that falls to survey teams and has become a major bottleneck.
Accelerating Survey and Design Workflows
Advances in LiDAR allow teams to scan miles of roadway in a single day, but converting those scans into engineering drawings remains manual and can take weeks or months. At the same time, the number of resident surveying licenses fell by 24% between 2011 and 2025, making experienced talent harder to find. Mach9 addresses this by turning reality capture data into digital blueprints up to 10 times faster and at one-fifth of the cost.
How the Platform Works
Civil engineering and surveying teams upload 3D scans of roads, utilities, and construction sites using the equipment they already operate. Mach9 then automatically drafts physical features such as curbs, signs, poles, lane markings, and wires with centimeter-level accuracy. Surveyors and engineers review, refine, and finalize the drawings using Mach9's editing tools, which keeps experienced professionals in control of the output.
Nationwide Adoption and Customer Impact
Engineering teams have used Mach9 across more than 2,500 projects in all 50 states, surveying over 100,000 miles of infrastructure corridors. Customers include civil engineering firms WSP, HNTB, and NV5, as well as transportation agencies such as Caltrans, the Minnesota Department of Transportation, and the Maryland State Highway Administration. On Interstate 8 in San Diego, Caltrans is using Mach9 to inventory rumble strips and other road-safety features, while Kier + Wright is improving pedestrian safety around schools in San Francisco.
Investor Confidence in AI CAD
First Round Capital Partner Bill Trenchard emphasized that the United States alone has 4.2 million miles of public roads before counting power lines, fiber networks, railways, and other infrastructure. Bessemer Venture Partners Vice President Caty Rea said AI is enabling a new generation of CAD software and that Mach9 can bring civil engineering into the AI era. Rob Ashley, HDLS Technology Director at Pennoni, noted that Mach9 enables his team to do 50% more work with the same experienced staff.
A Team Built for Infrastructure AI
Mach9 was founded by Alex Baikovitz, Haowen Shi, Michael Mong, and Zach Sussman after they met at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute. The founders previously worked on systems that perceive and navigate the physical world at Tesla, SpaceX, Apple, NASA, and Google X. Their combined experience positions the company to build software that connects physical infrastructure with engineering workflows.
With aging infrastructure, rising project demand, and a limited surveying workforce, the need for faster and more accurate digital workflows has never been greater. Mach9's Series A funding will help expand a platform that already supports critical projects in transportation, utilities, and broadband across every state. The company aims to expand the world's capacity to build and maintain the infrastructure people depend on.