Mach9 raises $34M Series A for AI CAD that turns 3D scans into civil engineering blueprints 10x faster
emmanuelvivier · x · 2026-10-25
Mach9, an AI CAD startup for civil engineering, raised a $34M Series A co-led by First Round Capital and Bessemer Venture Partners, bringing total funding to $49M.
- America's roads and power lines were built to last 50 years — 70 years ago — and the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act committed $1.2T to rebuilding
- LiDAR can scan miles of roadway in a day, but converting scans into engineering drawings still takes weeks or months; surveying licenses fell 24% between 2011 and 2025
- Mach9 converts reality-capture data into digital blueprints up to 10x faster at one-fifth the cost
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