The company aims to establish Groundhawk as the standard platform for infrastructure data capture and quality management across Europe, with plans to expand beyond in 2027.
Finnish infrastructure software technology company Groundhawk has raised €2 million in Seed funding to transform how underground utilities are mapped and documented.
As Europe invests heavily in electricity grids, fibre networks, EV charging and renewable integration, a critical weakness remains: underground infrastructure is still documented using outdated, post-construction surveys and estimates. The result is over €100 billion in annual global damage, project delays, and safety risks caused by inaccurate mapping.
Groundhawk replaces analogue documentation with real-time, AI-powered 3D capture, allowing construction crews to record precise underground data while trenches are open, creating digital records with centimetre-level accuracy, instantly synced to the cloud. The company’s technology combines high-precision satellite positioning, 3D scanning, and AI analytics to embed quality assurance directly into the construction workflow.
By capturing accurate depth measurements, installation details, and visual documentation while trenches are still open, Groundhawk enables crews and project managers to verify that cables, ducts, and connection points are installed correctly before the site is closed. This real-time capture transforms documentation from a passive record into an active quality-control tool, allowing issues to be identified and corrected immediately rather than discovered weeks later during post-build surveys.
“Groundhawk is so user-friendly that anyone already on site with the device can handle the cable mapping. If you can shoot a video with your mobile phone, you can use Groundhawk. This accelerates the entire project,” says Christoffer Winquist, CEO and co-founder of Groundhawk.
All data synchronises in real time to a cloud platform, giving network owners precise visibility and an accurate map of their entire new underground network. This approach delivers up to 50 per cent cost savings on surveying while providing project managers with immediate visibility into contractor progress and quality compliance.
Groundhawk serves network owners, prime contractors, and subcontractors across fibre and electricity infrastructure projects. Customers include major Nordic and European infrastructure contractors such as Eltel Networks, Voimatel, Elvera, and Signal Group, which serve network operators including Telia, Telenor, Caruna, Global Connect, E.on, and Valokuitunen.
The round was led by investors Greencode Ventures and 2C Ventures. According to Ines Bergmann-Nolting, Managing Partner at Greencode Ventures, the Groundhawk team brings an exceptional combination of profound sector insight and deep technical expertise, and their strong early traction convinced us to invest.
“As networks expand and regulations tighten, Groundhawk becomes the essential interface between physical construction and digital infrastructure.”
The €2 million seed funding will support several strategic priorities: building a scalable B2B sales organisation across Germany, the UK, Benelux, and Nordic markets; expanding the engineering team to advance the AI and spatial intelligence capabilities; and developing new product features that extend from build-time documentation into planning support and predictive quality assurance.
Lead image: From left: Otto Salminen, Otto Virta, Christoffer Winquist, and Jonne Davidsson. Photo: uncredited.