Trimble Ventures, Trimble's corporate venture capital fund, has invested in Civ Robotics, a San Francisco-based construction tech startup focused on transforming surveying layouts for civil engineering and infrastructure projects. This investment supports Trimble Ventures' mission to invest in early and growth-stage companies that are accelerating innovation, digital transformation, and sustainability in the industries Trimble serves. The investment terms were not disclosed.
The construction industry faces a variety of challenges including a shortage of skilled workers. Civ Robotics addresses these challenges with CivDot, a new autonomous surveying solution that empowers efficiency, productivity, and safety on the job. CivDot is an unmanned ground vehicle (UGV) designed for civil engineering and infrastructure projects such as solar farms, roadways, data centres, power plants, and more. Augmenting the work of surveyors, CivDot marks thousands of coordinates per day, while delivering layouts faster than other methods.
"We are focused on investing in companies that are seeking to address important challenges in markets that align with Trimble's mission of transforming the way the world works. Civ Robotics technology supports surveyors and field workers and helps remove the burden of repetitive and risky work," says Aviad Almagor, vice president of technology innovation at Trimble and technology advisor for Trimble Ventures. "Civ Robotics uses Trimble's high-precision GNSS positioning technology and surveying software to improve productivity and increase safety. This is an exciting opportunity to help accelerate innovation in autonomy, surveying and construction."
"Trimble and our vision are in lockstep towards construction automation with a sharp focus on the highest standards of safety and quality," says Tom Yeshurun, co-founder and CEO of Civ Robotics. "Through Trimble's latest GNSS technology in our autonomous surveying products, our customers can benefit from an end-to-end workflow."
