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Surmado, Inc. is a Delaware C Corporation founded in 2025, headquartered in Phoenix with offices in San Diego and Los Angeles.

Founded by Luke F. Walton, Founder and CEO.

What We Do

Surmado builds AI for small business. Scout runs the research: how AI talks about your brand, what's wrong with your site, and what to do about it. AI Visibility, Site Audit, Strategy, Code Review, and managed websites. Reports in ~15 minutes. Scout explains what matters in plain English.

Our Methodology

AI outputs are hypotheses, not guarantees. We show our methodology, export raw data, and encourage independent verification for high-stakes decisions. Scout explains the reasoning. You decide what to act on.

How We Build

We believe in lean, auditable systems over black boxes. Surmado is built on a modern, open-source foundation including FastAPI, Google Cloud Run, and PyTorch.

By the Numbers

1,600+ Reports Delivered
7 AI Platforms Tested
3 Job Types
~15 min Per Report

Data & Security

We do not sell your data and minimize what we collect.

We do not store passwords. Surmado uses Clerk for all identity management, authentication, and session control.

  • Password handling: Surmado does not store plaintext passwords. Authentication and session management are handled by Clerk.
  • Compliance: Our identity provider, Clerk, maintains SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 controls.
  • Protection: Active specialized defense against credential stuffing, session fixation, and brute-force attacks.

To request data deletion, email legal@surmado.com.

View our Terms and Privacy Policy.

Payments Stripe
Authentication Clerk SOC 2 · ISO 27001
Infrastructure Google Cloud

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Changelog

2026-04-21 Launched Surmado Code Review. Standards-based PR review at $15/mo for 100 PRs. Unlimited seats, unlimited repos, zero data retention by default. Press release
2026-04-02 White-label additional customization features. Agencies can customize report covers, color accents, and footer attribution on Portfolio
2026-03-29 Scout Is Now on Mobile — official announcement that Scout is available on iOS and Android. Same reports, same conversations, smaller screen
2026-03-11 Launched free browser-based PDF tools. Merge, split, compress, and convert without uploading files to a server
2026-03-11 iOS app available on the App Store. Run Jobs, chat with Scout, and review reports on iPhone and iPad
2026-03-01 Side-by-side PDF viewer. Chat with Scout as you read your report for next steps, clarifications, walkthroughs, and how-tos
2026-02-25 Mobile browser support for app.surmado.com. Full experience on iOS Safari and Android Chrome
2026-02-24 Launched agency mode. White-label reports, team seats, and client management on Portfolio
2026-02-22 Android app available on Google Play. Run Jobs, chat with Scout, and review reports on the go
2026-02-20 Weekly monitoring. Scout automatically tracks your AI visibility and alerts you to changes
2026-02-19 Launched try.surmado.com. Demo Scout without a credit card or login
2026-02-18 Updated product names across the platform
2026-02-07 Added membership options for flexible plan access
2026-01-27 v4 frontend experience with redesigned marketing site
2026-01-15 Scout agentic tool calling for end-to-end research and actions
2026-01-06 Deprecated webforms. Scout now handles custom and expedited onboarding directly
2025-12-14 Scout full screen and mini versions that maintain conversation history
2025-12-13 Save personas for reuse and one-click report reruns with fresh data
2025-12-12 Link reports with Scout to discuss individual reports or full brand history
2025-12-11 Optional email notifications for report generator completion, WCAG accessibility, and mobile responsiveness improvements
2025-12-10 Onboarding flow auto generates competitors and proposes URLs
2025-12-09 Auto generate personas in the web app for faster report submission
2025-12-08 Added additional webhook support for n8n integration
2025-12-07 Added quantity selector to Job refills, Google OAuth integration, and new account onboarding wizard improvements
2025-12-06 Added Postman API documentation
2025-12-05 Launched changelog