Expanding the world's capacity to build and maintain the infrastructure people depend on.
Mach9 makes AI CAD software for civil engineering, starting with surveying.
What we believe
Before you can change the physical world, you have to know exactly what's already there. Most infrastructure projects start with a survey: a precise drawing of the site as it exists, so engineers can plan what comes next.
There is more infrastructure work than there are surveyors to do it. Firms struggle to hire enough experienced people, and current workflows limit what their teams can take on. The tools used to collect data have changed dramatically. The software used to turn that data into engineering drawings has not kept pace.
We don't think the answer is passing on big projects or asking the same experts to keep doing more by hand. Software should multiply what they can take on.
Our story
Mach9 was founded in 2021 by Alex Baikovitz, Haowen Shi, Michael Mong, and Zachary Sussman, four researchers at Carnegie Mellon University's Robotics Institute.
Across our founding team, we worked on systems that perceived and navigated the physical world at Tesla, SpaceX, NASA, Apple and Google X.
We started by building reality-capture hardware, but customers taught us that collecting more data wasn't the problem. They were drowning in data they couldn't turn into engineering drawings fast enough.
In 2024, we went all in on software. Today, we're headquartered in San Francisco.
What we do
Mach9 automatically drafts features from raw scans at centimeter-level accuracy and infrastructure scale. Customers upload scans and imagery collected with equipment they already use. Mach9 produces a first draft that surveyors and engineers review, refine, and finalize using our editing tools.
The expert still owns the result. Mach9 changes the starting point. Instead of drawing each object from scratch, the team spends its time on judgment, quality and the details that make each site different.
Mach9 today
Teams at engineering firms including WSP, HNTB and NV5 use Mach9 on projects across all 50 states. Our customers are mapping infrastructure at the scale of cities, rural broadband networks, utility systems, and state highways.
100,000+
Miles surveyed
2,500+
Projects
6 of 10
Largest US design firms
Backed by
Our investors include world-class technology venture firms and a strong network of industry veterans that help us develop our products and ensure we solve the right problems and unlock billions in value for our customers.
Our values
Our company, like our software, is built for speed. We work fast, iterate with customer feedback, and never compromise on excellence because the work demands it. Teaching machines to read the physical world is hard, and our customers carry professional liability on every deliverable they ship. Close isn't good enough.
Solve real problems
We don't make technology just for the sake of it. Everything we do is focused on building purposeful, long-lasting solutions to real problems.
No compromise on excellence
The toughest challenges demand the brightest minds. We invest in exceptional people and let the best ideas lead.
Get it done right and fast
Our commitment to our customers is simple — quality results, delivered quickly. We bring this mindset to every challenge we take on.
Hard problems, human approach
We create an environment where people feel free to think differently and have fun while finding solutions to hard problems.