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
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.
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.
Contact
General: hi@surmado.com
Legal: legal@surmado.com