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Company

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

What We Do

Surmado builds Scout — AI research that shows how AI talks about your brand, what's wrong with your site, and what to do about it. AI Visibility, Site Audit, and Strategy. 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 Practices

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

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

Security & Identity

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

  • Zero-Knowledge: We never touch or store your credentials.
  • Compliance: Our identity infrastructure is SOC 2 Type II and ISO 27001 compliant.
  • Protection: Active specialized defense against credential stuffing, session fixation, and brute-force attacks.

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Changelog

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 — clean-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