TechCrunch · Startups · 2026-08-27
Former PG&E engineer is building a ‘Google Maps for the underground’ Josh
Former PG&E engineer is building a ‘Google Maps for the underground’ Josh Mackanic left a 10-year engineering career at Pacific Gas and Electric because he kept thinking about what the utility company doesn’t know about what’s buried underground. Mackanic founded a startup called CivilGrid designed to solve this problem. Now, Mackanic has raised a $26 million Series A to grow CivilGrid into something bigger. The startup just raised a $26 million Series A to grow its customer base and help reduce red tape for utility and construction work.
Why it matters. Why it matters: Former PG&E engineer is building a ‘Google Maps for the underground’ Josh Mackanic left a 10-year engineering career at Pacific Gas and Electric because he kept thinking about what the utility company doesn’t know about what’s buried
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