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§ Private Profile · San Francisco, CA, USA
Autonomous ground robots & software automate land surveying, layout, and marking for construction and civil engineering.
Founded in 2018 by CEO Tom Yeshurun, Civ Robotics operates from Tel Aviv and San Francisco to develop autonomous ground robots and software that automate land surveying, layout, and marking tasks for construction sites. The company's hardware utilizes GPS and sensors to precisely spray-paint coordinates across civil engineering projects, speeding up workflows by marking up to 3,000 points per day. With over 100 robots deployed in the field, the enterprise supports large-scale infrastructure developments in renewable energy, oil and gas, highways, and airports. The organization supplies its technology to major contractors like Bechtel and is backed by institutional investors including AlleyCorp, ff Venture Capital, Newfund Capital, and Bobcat Company. To date, the business has raised $12.5 million in total funding, which includes a $7.5 million Series A round to further scale its commercial operations.
Civ Robotics has raised $13.0M across 2 funding rounds.
Civ Robotics has raised $13.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Civ Robotics has raised $13.0M in total across 2 funding rounds.
Civ Robotics's investors include AlleyCorp, Aniq Kassam, ff Venture Capital, Abe Murray, FAST — by GETTYLAB, Vishal Rao, Aviad Almagor.
Civ Robotics has raised $13.0M across 2 funding rounds. Most recently, it raised $8.0M Series A in June 2025.
| Date | Round | Lead Investors | Other Investors | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jun 1, 2025 | $8M Series A | — | AlleyCorp, Aniq Kassam, FF Venture Capital | Announced |
| Sep 1, 2022 | $5M Seed | FF Venture Capital, ABE Murray | AlleyCorp, FAST — BY GETTYLAB, Aniq Kassam, Vishal RAO, Aviad Almagor | Announced |
Civ Robotics is a construction technology startup developing autonomous robotic systems for land surveying and construction layout, specializing in precise staking and marking for civil, road, solar, and infrastructure projects.[1][2][3][6] Their products, including CivDot, CivDot+, CivDot Mini, and CivMove, enable sub-inch accuracy (as fine as 3/100 inch or 8mm) on challenging terrains, operable by non-experts, and lay out 1,000–5,000 points per day—8x faster than traditional crews of 200–450 points.[1][3][6] Serving EPCs in solar farms (20GW laid out), airports, roads, and tilt-up construction across 19+ US states and 5 continents, they solve labor-intensive manual surveying delays, cutting costs by 40–50% and enabling rapid project completion.[1][4][5][6]
The company has raised $5.5M total funding, including a $5M round, with strong growth via wins like Construction's Biggest Startup Competition and products like CivDash for road striping (16 miles/day).[1][2]
Founded in 2018 and incorporated in Tel Aviv, Israel (R&D hub), Civ Robotics established a US subsidiary in San Francisco, California, for operations.[3][4] The idea emerged from stalled construction productivity since post-WWII, where manual staking of thousands of coordinates daily remains labor-heavy; founders targeted automation via GNSS-equipped unmanned ground/air systems with marking (spray, stakes, paint).[3][6]
Early traction built on core products like CivDot (6x–10x faster marking), expanding to drone/rover mounts, real-time data software, and smart RFID stakes for a razor/blade model.[3] Pivotal moments include serving utility-scale solar (e.g., RP Construction Services halved costs on 1,000-point jobs), competition wins, and global reach to 10M+ marked coordinates.[1][5][6]
Civ Robotics rides the construction automation wave, addressing a $10T industry stuck at post-war productivity amid labor shortages, rising costs, and renewable booms (e.g., US solar expansion).[3][5][6] Timing aligns with GNSS/drone maturity, enabling feasible unmanned staking where manual methods bottleneck megaprojects like 20GW solar farms.[1][3]
Market forces favor them: utility-scale solar/renewables demand (pipelines for EPCs/municipalities), infrastructure bills, and tilt-up/road needs across 19 states.[1][4][5] They influence the ecosystem by democratizing precision layout—empowering smaller contractors, cutting delays, and feeding data into digital twins/project management, accelerating contech adoption.[3][5][6]
Civ Robotics is primed to dominate robotic surveying as solar/infrastructure scales, with expansions like CivDash signaling road/urban marking growth and smart stakes unlocking recurring revenue.[1][3][6] Trends like AI mission planning, drone integration, and global renewables (5 continents active) will propel them; expect Series A+ funding, international ops, and partnerships with EPC giants.
Their automation edge—turning survey crews obsolete—positions them to reshape contech efficiency, much like how they already deliver unmatched speed and precision from San Francisco to solar fields worldwide.[1][6]