Mach9 Lands $34M to Advance Ai-powered CAD Software

WHO:

Techmeme - Mach9 develops AI-powered CAD software.

Techmeme - Alex Baikovitz co-founded Mach9 Robotics.

TechCrunch - Mach9 is a startup.

WHAT:

Techmeme - Mach9 raised a $34 million Series A.

TechCrunch - Mach9 raised $34 million after pivoting to AI CAD software.

Techmeme - Mach9’s AI-powered CAD software is trained using proprietary, in-house AI models and multimodal image and laser-scan datasets.

WHY:

Techmeme - When co-founding Mach9 Robotics, Baikovitz aimed to build a better, faster, and cheaper way for civil engineers to conduct visual inspections.

TechCrunch - Mach9 initially set out to build better, faster, and cheaper surveying hardware.

HOW:

Techmeme - Mach9 trains its AI-powered CAD software on proprietary, in-house AI models using multimodal image and laser-scan datasets.

(UPDATED October 21, 2026 16:18 UTC)

Mach9, a startup co-founded by Alex Baikovitz, has raised $34 million in Series A funding after shifting its focus to AI-powered computer-aided design software. The company began with a different goal: building better, faster, and cheaper surveying hardware. Baikovitz also set out to make visual inspections easier and more affordable for civil engineers. Mach9’s new software uses proprietary, in-house AI models trained on a combination of images and laser-scan data. By drawing on those different types of information, the system is designed to support computer-aided design work. The funding follows the company’s pivot from surveying hardware to AI software. Its original focus on civil engineering and inspection remains part of the story behind how Mach9 developed its current approach.