GroundedAI Raises $2 Million to Use 3D Scanning and AI for Underground Infrastructure Risks

Canada faces a massive, multi-sector infrastructure build cycle requiring hundreds of billions in investment across transit, energy, and mining. GroundedAI, a Vancouver startup, is positioning its platform to address critical risks that often emerge beneath the surface: unexpected ground conditions. The company recently closed a $2 million funding round led by Stand Up Ventures, with participation from SOSV and other investors.

GroundedAI’s platform changes the workflow by allowing engineers to capture detailed 3D scans underground and compare actual conditions against original project plans within the same construction shift. Currently, reviewing ground support requires manual inspection, photography, and compiling data that often lags behind the active work site. By integrating real-time scanning, teams can identify variances immediately, facilitating faster decision-making on ground support and allowing for immediate documentation of change orders.

The company’s AI development focuses on moving past simple comparison. The next phase involves building a system that learns what constitutes normal ground behavior for specific rock types or ground classes from the collected data. This advanced capability will allow the platform to flag variances that are genuinely significant, rather than simply treating every deviation as an anomaly.