# Petra: Civil engineering, San Francisco, United States

> Petra: Petra is an integrated innovation and construction services company focused on underground utility construction. Based in San Francisco, United States.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/startup/petra (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Petra

Petra is an integrated innovation and construction services company focused on underground utility construction.

Funding reported Last round: Undisclosed round

Civil engineering San Francisco, United States

Company summary

- **Founded:** 2018 8 years old
- **Team:** 65 51 to 200 people
- **Funding reported:** $33M in dollars
- **Last round:** Undisclosed round Jun 2022

How sure we are

- ✓ **Listed** We know it exists and what it does
- 2 **Funding reported** A company dataset reports a raise
- 3 **Observed** A filing or a dated announcement confirms a round

No round for Petra has been confirmed by a filing or an announcement yet, so nothing here counts toward an investor's record. [How we decide](https://millionrounds.com/methodology)

## About Petra

Petra is an integrated innovation and construction services company focused on underground utility construction.

It aims to enhance community safety by utilizing trenchless technologies to bury utilities in challenging geologies, such as hard rock and water-logged soils. Petra is the first company dedicated solely to this field, offering a unique approach that combines research, manufacturing, and services to deliver efficient and cost-effective solutions. The company's flagship product, the Petra Platform, is a hybrid-powered trenchless multi-tool designed to bore through various ground conditions. It features all-geology capability, thermal shock technology, and a modular design that allows for flexibility in construction projects. Petra's services encompass the entire lifecycle of underground utility projects, ensuring minimal disruption to communities and the environment while managing large-scale infrastructure initiatives. Petra targets large-scale infrastructure developers, government entities, and international engineering contractors, providing innovative solutions that address the complexities of underground construction. Its commitment to de-risking projects and preserving surface areas positions Petra as a leader in the trenchless technology sector.

## What company datasets say Petra raised

Funding, as reported

Reported in all **$33M** in dollars

Rounds **3**

Last round **Undisclosed round**

Last round size **$30M**

Last round date **Jun 2022**

Investors listed **9**

## On 2 portfolio pages

Investors who name them

- [Lemnos VC](https://millionrounds.com/fund/lemnos)
- [Tekfen Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/tekfen-ventures)

Each firm lists Petra on its own website. That is the firm's claim, a weaker thing than a round we watched, but a named source.

## The company, in detail

What they build

Known for

safety features in trenchless machines manufacturing construction & real estate utilities boulder and cobblestone boring green trenchless construction hybrid power system for tunneling bore in nightmare geologies cost-effective undergrounding trenchless technology non-contact tunneling robot cost reduction in underground construction bore through liquefaction zones pipe jacking modular trenchless technology

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- **Sector:** Civil engineering
- **Industry code:** NAICS 237110, 333248, SIC 1799, 1623, 3531
- **Region:** California
- **Full record:** [Every detail in the company directory](https://millionrounds.com/directory/petra-70f33cb849)

## Civil engineering in United States

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- [**Infravision** Austin · founded 2018 *Raised*](https://millionrounds.com/company/infravision)
- [**Boring Company** Bastrop · founded 2016](https://millionrounds.com/startup/boring-company)
- [**Illumine-i** Austin · founded 2015](https://millionrounds.com/startup/illumine-i)
- [**Exodigo** Palo Alto · founded 2021](https://millionrounds.com/startup/exodigo)
- [**TYLin** San Francisco · founded 1954](https://millionrounds.com/startup/tylin)
- [**Westwood Professional Services** Plano · founded 1972](https://millionrounds.com/startup/westwood-professional-services)
- [**OnStation** Cleveland · founded 2015](https://millionrounds.com/startup/onstation-2)
- [**Allium** Peabody · founded 2021](https://millionrounds.com/startup/allium-3)

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