Mach9 · May 2026
Mach9 announced native Leica LGSx support in Digital Surveyor 2, saying it removes manual exports and speeds field-to-finish workflows for customers including Olsson and Langan.
The Fastest Tool for Automating Geospatial Production
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Mach9 is a San Francisco–based geospatial AI company founded in 2021 that builds Digital Surveyor, a web-based CAD platform that turns LiDAR and imagery into engineering-ready CAD/GIS deliverables for surveying, transportation, telecom, and infrastructure teams.
Primary product
Digital Surveyor
Founded
2021
Headquarters
San Francisco, California, United States
Team size
11-50
Industry
Technology, Information and Internet
Sub-industry
Geospatial AI / CAD software for civil engineering
Offices
San Francisco, California, United States
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
Business model
B2B SaaS
Enterprise software
Demo-led direct sales
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$14.4M
Latest round
Seed · Nov 2024
Latest amount
$12M
Nov 2024 · Quiet Capital
May 2022
Aug 2021 · Y Combinator
May 2021
Jan 2021
People & investors
Leadership
Co-Founder & CEO
Co-Founder & CTO
Co-Founder
Co-Founder
Head of Product Engineering
Claire B.
Head of Business Operations and Finance
Work & culture
Public-facing messaging emphasizes speed, iterative development, customer feedback, solving real problems, and a high bar for excellence. The team describes the environment as fast-moving, collaborative, and focused on hard technical problems with a human approach.
Compensation
No public salary bands were found. Public signals indicate full-time employees receive equity, and the company offers relocation assistance and standard benefits; pay appears to be role-specific and not publicly disclosed.
Benefits
Health insurance
Vision insurance
Dental insurance
Paid parental leave
Flexible time off
401(k)
Equity for all full-time employees
Relocation assistance
Catered lunches
Paid dinner
Company/team events
Dog-friendly office
Product & market
Pricing
Not publicly disclosed; appears to be sales-led B2B software with demos / request-a-demo flow.
Differentiators
- —AI-assisted extraction of LiDAR and imagery into engineering-ready CAD/GIS deliverables
- —Web-based CAD workflow with manual, assisted, and automated extraction in one product
- —Built for infrastructure survey production rather than general-purpose GIS
- —Integrations with major capture and CAD ecosystems such as Leica, Trimble, RIEGL, NavVis, AutoCAD, MicroStation, and ESRI
- —Quality-control and editable AI suggestions are built into the workflow
- —Claims of large speedups versus manual drafting, with customer case studies across transportation, telecom, and utilities
Technology
ArcGIS
ESRI Feature Service
AutoCAD
MicroStation
Autodesk Civil 3D
React
TypeScript
Python
JavaScript
PostGIS
PyTorch
TensorFlow
Terraform
HubSpot
GitHub
Slack
Figma
OAuth
IAM
Three.js
Customers
Michael Baker International
Eagle Engineering and Consulting
Fibersmith Engineering
Langan Engineering
Olsson
Woolpert
HDR
major state DOTs
transportation agencies
engineering firms
utility companies
Competitors
Cyvl
Cyclomedia
Bentley
Esri
TopoDOT
Ecopia AI
Scale & contact
Estimated monthly visits
722
Latest news
Mach9 · Mar 2026
Product launch describing AI-assisted drafting and feature extraction improvements that claim up to 100x faster delivery for survey and geospatial teams.
Mach9 · Mar 2026
Product launch for Digital Surveyor 2, highlighting AI-assisted feature extraction, real-time suggestions, 3D QA, and claims of up to 100x faster project completion.
TechCrunch · Nov 2024
TechCrunch covered Mach9's pivot from hardware to software, its $12 million seed round led by Quiet Capital, and the company's focus on AI-powered LiDAR-to-CAD workflows.
Geo Week News · Nov 2024
Geo Week News reported the seed round and customer/value proposition around automated geospatial mapping for infrastructure.
Jobs and careers at Mach9
13 jobs at Mach9
Office Manager
On-site
Operations
San Francisco; San Francisco, California, USA
3d ago
On-site
Full-time
Business Operations Associate
On-site
Operations
San Francisco; San Francisco, California, USA
3d ago
On-site
Full-time
Software Engineer - Test Automation (SDET)
On-site
Engineering
San Francisco; San Francisco, California, USA
2w ago
On-site
Full-time
Head of Growth
On-site
Commercial
San Francisco; San Francisco, California, USA
4w ago
On-site
Full-time
Community Marketing Manager
On-site
Commercial
San Francisco
1mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Operations Lead
On-site
Operations
San Francisco
2mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Founding Recruiting Lead
On-site
Operations
San Francisco
3mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Head of ML
On-site
Engineering
San Francisco
3mo ago
On-site
Full-time
ML Engineer
On-site
Engineering
San Francisco
3mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Solutions Consultant
On-site
Commercial
Remote
5mo ago
On-site
Full-time
QA Survey Technician
On-site
Engineering
San Francisco
6mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Customer Success Manager
On-site
Commercial
San Francisco
8mo ago
On-site
Full-time
Account Executive
On-site
Commercial
San Francisco
2y ago
On-site
Full-time