About Surmado
Surmado builds tools that do the work small businesses can’t afford to hire for. AI research, site rebuilds, code review. Scout handles it.
What We Stand For
We aim for ~80% of enterprise-level outcomes at a fraction of the cost. Not perfect. Not cheap. Reliably good and built for how small teams actually work.
Scout is not a dashboard. Not an AI listing service. Not a ChatGPT wrapper.
We do not sell placements in ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, or any other model. No one can.
Scout tests how AI already talks about your business across seven platforms. Shows you the reality. Gives you a plan to fix it.
- AI should extend humans, not replace them. Scout is the night shift, the overflow, the first draft.
- Pay for what you use. PAYG for one-off Jobs. Pro and Portfolio for ongoing work.
- No lock-in. PDF, slide deck, and structured JSON included with every Job. Full API access on every plan.
Who Built This
Surmado is a small, independent software company based in San Diego with offices in Phoenix and Los Angeles.
Luke · Founder & Engineering
Patrick · Engineering
Shayne · Sales & Partnerships
Riley · Marketing (Independent)
Grizz · Design (Independent)
Chase · Engineering
I started Surmado because small businesses deserve the same tools that big companies take for granted. Without the enterprise pricing or the BS. We’re not trying to be perfect. We’re trying to be reliably good, reasonably priced, and honest about what we are and aren’t.