CivilGrid builds a consolidated, searchable map of subterranean utility assets and environmental constraints and raised $26 million in a Series A led by Spark Capital.
The company said the money will be used to grow sales and engineering teams, accelerate product development and push deeper automation into pre-construction workflows so engineers can choose siting options and, ultimately, have the platform file permits on their behalf, the company told TechCrunch in an exclusive interview.
“We call it Google Maps for what’s underground,” founder Josh Mackanic said.
A case study with Pacific Gas and Electric highlighted the commercial payoff, identifying $60 million in avoidable paving costs across 1,600 planned gas distribution projects, and Mackanic, who left PG&E after a decade, founded CivilGrid in 2020 following an incident that produced a three-day excavation delay that cost $60,000.
The round also included investment from early-stage funds Afore, A*, Ford Street Ventures and SNR and strategic backer Energy Impact Partners, and the company said the next milestone is expanding its customer base while rolling out automated permitting and other red‑tape reductions that shorten the path from planning to construction.
