Occipital
Occipital operates Twindo, a spatial intelligence platform that uses AI and Apple mobile LiDAR sensors to convert iPhone/iPad scans into editable CAD and BIM files for architects, interior designers, contractors, remodelers, and multi-site enterprise customers.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2016
- HeadquartersBoulder, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingSoftware
What Occipital does
Occipital, Inc. is a Delaware-incorporated, Denver-based private company operating the Twindo spatial intelligence platform (formerly Canvas), which uses proprietary computer vision algorithms and Apple mobile-device LiDAR sensors to convert interior scans captured on iPhones and iPads into editable CAD and BIM files. The platform pairs AI-driven processing with expert human modeling to deliver design-ready outputs compatible with seven major design software ecosystems: AutoCAD, Revit, ArchiCAD, SketchUp, Chief Architect, Vectorworks, and 2020 Design. Occipital's product surface now spans the core Scan to CAD offering plus beta modules for Plan to CAD and Point Cloud to BIM, with auxiliary features for in-platform drafting, web-based viewing, measurement reporting, and 2D floor plan generation. The company holds 20+ patents protecting its scan-to-CAD pipeline and reports an accumulated dataset of 150M+ square feet modeled and 500,000+ completed scans.
The company serves architecture, interior design, and remodeling professionals through a primarily self-serve, product-led growth motion accessible via web app and iOS, layered with an enterprise sales channel for multi-site deployments in retail, QSR, multifamily residential, hospitality, and fire safety. Revenue is generated through subscription and usage-based pricing tied to square footage submitted, with rush delivery priced at a 20% premium. Twindo claims 12,000+ professional users, a 4.8 US App Store rating, and 99% measurement accuracy within 1-2% of manual verification. Occipital has historically grown through both organic product development and acquisitions (ManCTL, Lynx Laboratories, Replica Labs, Paracosm, GeoCV), and raised approximately $9.8 million in a February 2025 SEC Form D filing following a $15.1 million Series 3 in 2018 led by Foundry Group.
Occipital firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Occipital
- Legal name
- Occipital Inc.
- Website
- https://occipital.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2016
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Occipital operates Twindo, a spatial intelligence platform that uses AI and Apple mobile LiDAR sensors to convert iPhone/iPad scans into editable CAD and BIM files for architects, interior designers, contractors, remodelers, and multi-site enterprise customers.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Occipital industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Spatial Intelligence Software
- akta.pro primary industry
- Optical Character Recognition (OCR) & Document Vision (HDAAAEAD)
- akta.pro secondary industry
- Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) & OCR Automation (HDAEAHAC)
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Where Occipital is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Boulder
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
Occipital business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Software
- Cost components
- Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- Subscription-based SaaS (Square Footage Pricing): Twindo offers CAD conversion services with pricing based on square footage submitted. Users can subscribe and submit scans through the app or web portal, receiving completed CAD files, floor plans, and measurement reports. The service supports both one-time projects and ongoing professional use.
- Usage-based CAD Conversion: Pricing is determined by the square footage of spaces submitted for scanning and conversion, making it scalable for projects of different sizes. Rush delivery is available for an additional 20%.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Unit Pricing | Pay-as-you-go | Square footage-based pricing |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels4 records
Occipital product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Occipital develops Twindo (formerly Canvas), a spatial intelligence platform that uses AI and mobile-device LiDAR sensors (iPhone/iPad) to capture interior spaces and convert 3D scans, floor plans, and point clouds into accurate, editable CAD and BIM files for home improvement and design professionals. The platform pairs automated AI processing with expert human modeling to deliver files compatible with all major CAD/BIM software. Pricing is based on square footage submitted, with subscription and usage-based options.
Product overview
Twindo (formerly Canvas) is a spatial intelligence platform offered by Occipital as a unified platform-plus-modules architecture. The core product is Scan to CAD, which uses AI and mobile-device LiDAR technology to capture interior spaces and convert them into design-ready CAD and BIM files. Additional modules include Plan to CAD (Beta) for converting 2D plans to CAD, Point Cloud to BIM (Beta) for processing laser scan data, Draft for in-platform editing, Web Viewer for browser-based sharing, Measurement Report for generating dimension documentation, and 2D Floor Plans for plan extraction. The platform outputs files compatible with major CAD/BIM software including Archicad, AutoCAD, Chief Architect, Revit, SketchUp, Vectorworks, and 2020 Design.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Twindo: Spatial Intelligence Platform - Scan to CAD, Plan to CAD (Beta), Point Cloud to BIM (Beta), Draft, Web Viewer for converting real-world spaces into editable CAD/BIM files for home improvement professionals
- Canvas
Products and services
- Scan to CAD Core service that converts LiDAR scans captured from iPhone/iPad into accurate, editable CAD and BIM files compatible with ArchiCAD, AutoCAD, Chief Architect, Revit, SketchUp, Vectorworks, and 2020 Design. Designed for architects, interior designers, contractors, and remodelers needing as-built documentation without external hardware.
- Plan to CAD (Beta) Beta service that transforms 2D floor plans (paper or digital) into editable CAD models, supporting output to 2D Floor Plans, Chief Architect, Revit, and SketchUp formats. For professionals with existing 2D documentation who need editable 3D-ready CAD files.
- Point Cloud to BIM (Beta) Beta service that converts point cloud data from laser scans into BIM (Building Information Modeling) files, enabling professionals to work with existing laser scan data in BIM workflows.
- Twindo LLM API Programmatic API offering an LLM JSON API endpoint at /llm-api/ along with SDK and API integrations for developers to access Twindo's spatial intelligence capabilities programmatically.
Quantifiable outcome
- 99% accuracy rate verified against manual measurements
- +3 more outcomes
Companies that use Occipital
Customer profileNamed customers4 records
Segments8 records
Ideal customer profiles3 records
Occipital technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed Yes
API detail
- Has API
- Yes
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Integration7 records
AI capability2 records
Feature5 records
Occipital partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core.
- ArchiCAD (Graphisoft)coreFull integration allowing Twindo output to be directly opened and edited in ArchiCAD, one of the leading architectural BIM software platforms.
- AutoCAD (Autodesk)coreOutput files are compatible with and editable in AutoCAD, the industry-standard CAD software.
- Revit (Autodesk)coreIntegration enabling BIM-ready files for Revit users, supporting architectural and engineering workflows.
- SketchUpcoreCompatible output files for SketchUp's 3D modeling platform, enabling seamless design workflows.
- Chief ArchitectcoreOutput compatible with Chief Architect software for residential design and remodeling projects.
- VectorworkscoreIntegration with Vectorworks for architectural and landscape design workflows.
- 2020 DesigncoreCompatible with 2020 Design kitchen and bath design software for interior design applications.
- ApplecoreTwindo is featured in Apple Keynote presentations about LiDAR technology. The product leverages Apple's built-in LiDAR sensors on iPad Pro and iPhone Pro devices. Featured in Apple product presentations.
Scale indicators8 records
Recent moves7 records
Expansion highlights6 records
Occipital competitors and assessment
Company assessmentDirect peers
- Matterport: Matterport is the most direct competitor to Twindo: it provides 3D spatial capture and digital twin outputs for AEC, real estate, and facilities. Both products turn interior scans into CAD/BIM-compatible deliverables, with Matterport leaning on proprietary hardware/cameras while Twindo leverages commodity Apple LiDAR.
- Polycam: Polycam is a mobile-based 3D scanning app that uses smartphone LiDAR and photogrammetry to generate meshes, point clouds, and CAD/BIM outputs. It targets the same architecture, design, and remodeling professionals as Twindo with a self-serve, app-led model.
- Magicplan: Magicplan provides mobile floor plan capture and as-built documentation for contractors, remodelers, and interior designers. It overlaps directly with Twindo's Scan to CAD workflow and serves a similar SMB-led contractor persona.
Broad incumbents
- Trimble (Trimble RealWorks / SketchUp): Trimble provides point cloud processing and as-built modeling tools (e.g., Trimble RealWorks, Trimble Connect) widely used in AEC. It competes for the same scan-to-BIM pipeline revenue as Twindo via a more enterprise-led go-to-market.
- Autodesk ReCap: Autodesk ReCap is the scan-to-BIM pipeline embedded in the Autodesk ecosystem (Revit, AutoCAD). It is a broad incumbent competing for the same downstream workflow Twindo targets, with the advantage of native integration to Autodesk's CAD/BIM tools.
- Leica Geosystems (BLK series): Leica's BLK line of laser scanners produces high-accuracy point clouds widely used for as-built documentation and scan-to-BIM workflows. It serves the same AEC end-market as Twindo but with professional-grade hardware rather than mobile-LiDAR convenience.
- FARO Technologies: FARO sells professional 3D laser scanners and scan-to-BIM software (e.g., As-Built for Revit, SCENE). It competes with Twindo at the higher-accuracy end of the AEC scanning market where professional surveyors and engineers dominate.
Emerging players
- Pointfuse: Pointfuse converts laser scan point clouds into classified, mesh-based 3D models for AEC and BIM workflows. It overlaps with Twindo's Point Cloud to BIM module at the conversion/automation layer of the same scan-to-BIM value chain.
- ClearEdge3D: ClearEdge3D specializes in automated scan-to-BIM and as-built modeling tools (EdgeWise, Verity). It targets the same Point Cloud to BIM use case Twindo's beta module addresses, with a focus on plant, MEP, and structural as-builts.
- RoomSketcher: RoomSketcher produces floor plans, 3D visualizations, and CAD outputs for interior designers, real estate agents, and remodelers. It serves a similar end-user persona to Twindo and competes for the same SMB designer/contractor budget, particularly in the Plan-to-CAD workflow.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
Customer concentration
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Occipital leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles4 records
Occipital subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries2 records
Occipital funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds6 records
Investors8 records
Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Occipital M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A5 records
Investments
M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →
Frequently asked questions about Occipital
What does Occipital do?
Occipital develops Twindo (formerly Canvas), a spatial intelligence platform that uses AI and mobile-device LiDAR sensors (iPhone/iPad) to capture interior spaces and convert 3D scans, floor plans, and point clouds into accurate, editable CAD and BIM files for home improvement and design professionals. The platform pairs automated AI processing with expert human modeling to deliver files compatible with all major CAD/BIM software. Pricing is based on square footage submitted, with subscription and usage-based options.
Is Occipital a public or private company?
Occipital is a private company. It is classified as venture growth investor backed and is currently operating.
When was Occipital founded?
Occipital was founded in 2016. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Occipital based?
Occipital is headquartered in Boulder, United States, in the North America region.
How does Occipital make money?
Two revenue lines are on record. Subscription-based SaaS (Square Footage Pricing) is the primary driver. The others are usage-based CAD Conversion.
Who are Occipital's main competitors?
Direct peers on record are Matterport, Polycam and Magicplan. Broad incumbents are Trimble (Trimble RealWorks / SketchUp), Autodesk ReCap, Leica Geosystems (BLK series) and FARO Technologies. Emerging players are Pointfuse, ClearEdge3D and RoomSketcher.
Does Occipital have an API?
Yes. Offers an LLM JSON API endpoint at /llm-api/ for programmatic access to the platform's capabilities. Also provides SDK + API integrations for developers. Developer documentation is at www.twindo.com/llm-api.
What industry is Occipital in?
Occipital's product category is Spatial Intelligence Software. Its primary akta.pro industry code is HDAAAEAD, Optical Character Recognition (OCR) & Document Vision, with a secondary code of HDAEAHAC, Intelligent Document Processing (IDP) & OCR Automation.