Sewer AI

What Sewer AI does

SewerAI Corporation is a Walnut Creek, California-based software company founded in 2019 that builds an AI-powered platform for sewer and underground infrastructure inspection, condition assessment, and capital planning. Its core product, PIONEER, is a cloud-native platform that connects CCTV inspection footage captured in the field to AI-driven defect analysis, risk scoring, and rehabilitation recommendations in the office. The proprietary AutoCode engine uses computer vision to analyze inspection video and assign NASSCO PACP/MACP/LACP-compliant observations at 99%+ accuracy and 6x the speed of manual review, processing more than 3.4 million inspections across 578 million feet of pipe and 2,000+ cities.

The product portfolio extends beyond defect coding into capital planning modules: Risk & Rehab converts inspection data into defensible rehab priorities and capital plans; Smart Project Builder uses generative AI trained on sewer engineering to generate council-ready project reports; Sewer3D applies photogrammetry to manhole inspections for 3D modeling and NASSCO MACP surveys; QAI provides automated quality assurance for inspection workflows; and an AI Chat interface supports natural language queries. The platform integrates with Esri ArcGIS, Trimble Cityworks, and OpenGov, and is certified SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 v2022.

The company generates revenue through a hybrid model: usage-based fees of $0.30 per linear foot for AutoCode AI coding, subscription-based access to the PIONEER platform (quote-based for enterprise), and professional services. Distribution combines direct enterprise sales targeting municipal utilities, sewer inspection contractors, and engineering firms with implementation partnerships through firms such as TREKK Design Group and RJN Group. The company is privately held and has raised approximately $18.5M+ in disclosed funding across rounds led by Builders VC (2020), Bentley iTwin Ventures (2021), Innovius Capital (2024 Series B, $15M), and JMI Equity (2026 strategic investment).

Name

Sewer AI

Legal name

SewerAI Corporation

Website

https://sewerai.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2019

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

SewerAI is a Walnut Creek-based software company that builds an AI-powered cloud platform (PIONEER) for sewer and underground infrastructure inspection, using computer vision to automate NASSCO defect coding and generate capital plans for municipal utilities, contractors, and engineering firms across North America.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Sewer Inspection and Underground Infrastructure Software

NAICS

Water, Sewage and Other Systems (2213)

SIC

Electric, Gas & Sanitary Services (4900), Sanitary Services (4950)

akta.pro primary industry

Sewer Inspection, Condition Assessment & Monitoring (CCTV, Sensors) (EUANACAG)

akta.pro secondary industries

Sewer Network Modeling, Capacity Planning & Optimization (EUANACAK), Sewer Inspection & Condition Assessment (CCTV, Smoke/Dye Testing) (BPALAMAH)

Keywords

• AI sewer inspection
• Underground infrastructure software
• CCTV defect coding
• Municipal asset management
• NASSCO compliance platform

Headquarters

HQ city

Walnut Creek

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure, Operations

Revenue model

1. AI Coding Services (AutoCode): Usage-based pricing per linear foot for AI-powered defect coding and NASSCO-compliant report generation. Customers pay per unit of inspection footage processed through the AutoCode AI engine.
2. Platform Subscription: Subscription-based access to the PIONEER platform including data management, collaboration tools, integrations, and cloud storage. Tiered based on organization size and feature access.
3. Professional Services: Additional services including analyzing customer content, expert consultations, and implementation support for enterprise deployments.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

SewerAI builds an AI-powered cloud platform, PIONEER, for sewer and underground infrastructure inspection and asset management. Its core capability, AutoCode, applies computer vision to CCTV inspection footage to automatically assign NASSCO-compliant defect codes, while supporting modules handle 3D manhole modeling, automated QA/QC, risk-based rehabilitation prioritization, and capital planning. The platform is sold as a subscription plus usage-based AI coding service to municipal utilities, sewer inspection contractors, and engineering firms.

Product overview

SewerAI offers a cloud-based platform architecture centered on PIONEER® — a unified platform that connects every stage of underground infrastructure management from raw CCTV footage capture through AI-powered analysis to capital planning. The core product AutoCode™ provides AI-assisted NASSCO-compliant defect coding for sewer pipe inspections. Supporting modules include Risk & Rehab™ for AI-driven capital planning and prioritization, Smart Project Builder for generating AI-powered rehabilitation project plans, Sewer3D™ for photogrammetry-based 3D manhole modeling, QAI for automated quality assurance workflows, and AI Chat for generative AI-powered asset evaluation. The platform integrates with Esri ArcGIS, Trimble Cityworks, and OpenGov for GIS and work order management. Services are provided via web-based cloud platform with no software installation required, on-truck sync capability, and API access.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• PIONEER: The unified platform that connects every stage of infrastructure programs — from raw CCTV footage to AI-coded inspections, risk-scored assets, rehab recommendations, and exportable capital plans.
• AutoCode
• Risk & Rehab
• Smart Project Builder
• Sewer3D
• QAI
• SewerAI University

Products and services

• PIONEER Unified cloud-based platform connecting every stage of the underground infrastructure program from raw CCTV footage to AI-coded inspections, risk-scored assets, rehab recommendations, and exportable capital plans. Connects field inspection to office analysis with on-truck sync and web-based access for municipal utilities, contractors, and engineering firms.
• AutoCode AI-assisted defect coding engine that analyzes CCTV inspection footage and automatically assigns NASSCO PACP/MACP/LACP observations. Achieves 99%+ accuracy at 6x the speed of manual review with no new hardware required, sold at $0.30 per linear foot.
• Risk & Rehab AI-powered capital planning tool that converts existing CCTV and MACP inspections into instant, defensible capital plans using proprietary risk-scoring algorithms. Generates Risk Scores (likelihood and consequences of failure) and Recommended Actions for pipe and manhole rehabilitation, with no GIS or modeling expertise required.
• Smart Project Builder AI assistant trained on sewer engineering that converts inspection and GIS data into risk-prioritized rehabilitation project plans. Users can query where their worst pipes are, what they will cost to fix, and how to prioritize them, receiving defensible council-ready reports in minutes.
• Sewer3D Photogrammetry-powered 3D modeling product that generates 3D models, detailed point clouds, unfolded 2D flat views, and NASSCO MACP Level 1 or 2 survey measurements from 360-degree manhole inspection footage.
• QAI AI-powered quality assurance suite for sewer inspections that automates QC workflows and reduces review time. Includes automated quality checks, custom quality rules in plain English, cross-bore safety audits, multi-level review pipelines, and discrepancy flagging with audit trail and reporting.
• SewerAI API Proprietary application program interface enabling customers to access the SewerAI Platform programmatically. Includes API Materials such as documentation and code, and supports custom API solutions for integrations with GIS, work order management, and other enterprise systems.

Quantifiable outcome

• 6x faster back-office sewer assessment and annotations
• +6 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability10 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• OpenGovcoreTechnology or Integration · 2 June 2026Integration partnership for deeper workflow connections to help utilities meet regulatory and consent-decree requirements. Part of broader integration ecosystem expansion.
• TREKK Design GroupcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 20 May 2025Strategic implementation partnership combining TREKK's field expertise with SewerAI's AI-powered software to reshape how communities inspect, manage, and rehabilitate sewer infrastructure. Includes turnkey AI + hardware solution.
• RJN GroupcoreImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 22 April 2025Strategic implementation partnership to accelerate digital transformation of sewer condition assessment and asset management at utilities throughout the US. Combines engineering expertise with AI platform.
• Trimble CityworkscoreTechnology or Integration · 25 April 2024Strategic partnership integrating PIONEER cloud inspection platform with Trimble's industry-leading work order and enterprise asset management solution for public works efficiencies.
• EsricoreTechnology or Integration · 1 January 2023Silver Partner Network Agreement enabling integration of PIONEER platform with ArcGIS Online and expansion into utility mapping space. Deep GIS integration for infrastructure visualization and analysis.

Scale indicators11 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• WinCan: WinCan is the incumbent sewer inspection software platform, used widely by CCTV inspection contractors and municipalities for PACP-coded reporting. It is the most direct competitor to SewerAI's PIONEER/AutoCode workflow, though it historically relies on manual coding rather than AI.
• InfoSense (Suez / Idrica): InfoSense builds acoustic and smart-ball sewer assessment technology and is now part of the Suez group (Idrica). It targets the same municipal sewer-condition-assessment buyer as SewerAI and competes on the inspection data capture layer that feeds downstream analytics.
• Electro Scan Inc. Electro Scan uses electrical resistance and machine learning to locate leaks and defects in sewer mains, directly addressing municipal condition assessment. It is a competing technology stack for the same sewer defect detection use case SewerAI serves with CCTV AI.

Emerging players

• VODA.ai: VODA.ai applies AI to water and wastewater pipe condition assessment and risk prediction for utilities. It is an emerging AI-native peer targeting the same municipal sewer and water-pipe prioritization workflow, though with a different data-sensor approach.
• OpenGov: OpenGov provides government and utility financial/operational software, including workflows for consent-decree and regulatory compliance. It is an integration partner of SewerAI but could broaden its scope to encroach on capital-planning workflows.

Broad incumbents

• Bentley Systems: Bentley Systems is a major infrastructure engineering software incumbent (OpenFlows, iTwin) serving water utilities. It is also a SewerAI investor and could expand its own AI-driven asset-management capabilities into the same inspection-to-rehab workflow.
• Trimble: Trimble provides GIS, EAM, and work-order solutions (including Cityworks for public works) and is an integration partner of SewerAI. It is a broad incumbent whose asset-management platform could compete with or complement PIONEER's expanding capital-planning features.
• Esri: Esri's ArcGIS is the dominant GIS platform used by US municipal utilities. As a Silver Partner of SewerAI, Esri enables GIS integration today, but its own roadmap into AI-driven asset analytics represents a competitive overhang for the platform layer.
• Xylem: Xylem is a global water technology incumbent with significant exposure to municipal sewer networks (sensors, metering, treatment). It is adjacent to SewerAI's customer base and could expand into AI-driven pipeline analytics that compete with Risk & Rehab and Smart Project Builder.
• Autodesk: Autodesk is a major AEC and infrastructure-design software incumbent (Civil 3D, InfoDrainage) serving the same engineering firms and municipal clients. It is a broad peer that could move into AI-driven sewer design and rehab planning adjacent to SewerAI's workflow.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/c/SewerAI
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/sewerai
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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles7 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds6 records

Investors10 records

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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