# Tom Yeshurun

> Tom Yeshurun is the co-founder and CEO of Civ Robotics, a San Francisco construction-technology company building autonomous robots that automate land surveying and site layout. A civil engineer by training who managed a $100 million road project in Israel before founding the company, Yeshurun watched surveyors spend millions marking coordinates by hand in desert heat and set out to automate the task. Civ Robotics' CivDot robots now stake out survey points with roughly 8-millimeter accuracy and mark up to 3,000 points a day, and its technology has been deployed on solar projects representing more than 20 gigawatts of capacity. In July 2025 the company raised a $7.5 million Series A led by AlleyCorp.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & CEO at Civ Robotics
- **Organizations:** Civ Robotics, Civdrone, Israel Defense Forces (IDF)
- **From:** Israel
- **Nationality:** Israeli
- **Education:** BSc, Civil Engineering, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology, MBA, Entrepreneurship, Technion - Israel Institute of Technology
- **Known for:** Co-founded and leads Civ Robotics, whose CivDot robots automate construction layout with roughly 8-millimeter accuracy., Technology deployed on projects representing more than 20 gigawatts of solar energy across the United States., Trained operators mark over 1,000 survey points per day, versus roughly 200 for a manual surveyor.

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Joined the Israel Defense Forces, serving as a lieutenant and ground-forces officer.
- **2016** — Completed a BSc in Civil Engineering at the Technion; worked as a construction engineer managing large-scale road projects, including a ~$100 million infrastructure initiative.
- **2018** — Became CEO of Civdrone, working on early autonomous and robotic systems for construction.
- **2020** — Co-founded Civ Robotics to automate land surveying and site layout with ground-based robots.
- **2023** — Relocated to San Francisco to build out US sales and operations.
- **2025** — Raised a $7.5 million Series A led by AlleyCorp, with Bobcat Co. and ff Venture Capital; total funding reached $12.5M+.

## Achievements

- Co-founded and leads Civ Robotics, whose CivDot robots automate construction layout with roughly 8-millimeter accuracy.
- Technology deployed on projects representing more than 20 gigawatts of solar energy across the United States.
- Trained operators mark over 1,000 survey points per day, versus roughly 200 for a manual surveyor.
- Helped a customer cut surveying costs on a desert solar project from about $2 million to $700,000.
- Raised a $7.5M Series A in July 2025 (total funding $12.5M+), led by AlleyCorp with Bobcat Co. and ff Venture Capital.
- Member of the Forbes Technology Council; speaker at RoboBusiness and industry events.

## Latest updates

- **2025-07** — Civ Robotics closed a $7.5 million Series A led by AlleyCorp, with participation from Bobcat Co. and ff Venture Capital, to expand into new global markets.
- **2025-08** — Featured by CNBC for how Civ Robotics' small rovers are changing the way solar farms are built, saving time and money.

## Links

- Website: https://civrobotics.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tomyeshurun/
- Facebook: https://facebook.com/CivRobotics/

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Last updated: 2026-07-24