# Monterra

> Monterra is a San Francisco software startup building design and planning tools for the people who physically install EV chargers. Its platform lets charging contractors design site layouts on satellite imagery, model costs in real time, and auto-generate customer-ready proposals, bills of materials, and electrical schematics - collapsing a process that used to take weeks of engineering and tool-hopping into minutes. Founded in 2022 by David Kim and Kelson Reiss, the company raised a $2.5M pre-seed round led by Base10 Partners in November 2023 to help cut the 'soft costs' that slow down America's charging buildout.

- **Founded:** 2022
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States
- **Founders:** David Kim (Co-founder & CEO), Kelson Reiss (Co-founder & Chief Product Officer)
- **Team size:** ~12 employees
- **Products:** Site Design, Cost Estimating & Budgeting, Proposal & Document Generation, Quoting Rules Engine, RFQ Management
- **Notable:** Raised $2.5M pre-seed led by Base10 Partners (November 2023), 2,000+ EV charging projects designed on the platform, Customers report 50-75% reduction in lead-to-proposal cycle time

## Products & services

- **Site Design** — Design EV charging site layouts directly on satellite imagery or uploaded plans, with infrastructure configurations generated automatically.
- **Cost Estimating & Budgeting** — Real-time cost modeling and infrastructure budgeting without expensive early-stage engineering.
- **Proposal & Document Generation** — Auto-generated, customer-ready sales proposals, bills of materials, and electrical schematics.
- **Quoting Rules Engine** — Customers encode complex quoting logic into automated 'rules,' and the platform runs electrical analysis on raceways to ensure proper wire-sizing.
- **RFQ Management** — Interactive RFQ management with structured quote templates.
- **Mobile Field App** — Digitized on-site data collection with geo-tagged photos for faster, more accurate site walks.

## Achievements

- Raised $2.5M pre-seed led by Base10 Partners (November 2023)
- 2,000+ EV charging projects designed on the platform
- Customers report 50-75% reduction in lead-to-proposal cycle time
- Customers report up to 50% increase in proposal win rates
- Reported 2-5x increase in project throughput and ~80% time savings

## Latest updates

- **2023-08** — Monterra emerged from stealth and launched its design and proposal software for EV charging installers.
- **2023-11** — Closed a $2.5M pre-seed round led by Base10 Partners to grow the team and accelerate product development.
- **2024-08** — Featured coverage detailing platform capabilities and customer results, including 50-75% faster lead-to-proposal cycles.

## Links

- Website: https://monterra.ai
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/monterra-ai

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Last updated: 2026-08-03