CivilGrid

CivilGrid (operating at civilgrid.com) is a enterprise spatial intelligence and civil design SaaS platform engineered to centralize fragmented subsurface utility, environmental, geotechnical, and jurisdictional datasets for engineering and construction teams. Founded in 2021 by Josh Mackanic and Brandon Cohen out of Wharton's Venture Lab VIP-X, the platform eliminates destructive line strikes, expensive Subsurface Utility Engineering (SUE) delays, and tedious manual records requests across local municipalities and utility providers. Moving beyond static PDFs, disconnected CAD layers, and paper maps, CivilGrid serves as an interactive single source of truth—often described as "Google Maps for pre-construction." Under the hood, its technology stack aggregates GIS layers, paving moratoriums, right-of-way boundaries, and composite underground records from over 3,000 utilities and civic agencies with full chain-of-custody documentation. What sets CivilGrid apart is its ability to reduce desktop site research time by up to 88% and lower SUE project costs by 75%, providing major engineering firms, telecom operators, and utilities like PG&E and San Jose Water with downloadable shapefiles, field observation tools, and instant due-diligence composites.