Quidient
Generative Video · Computer Vision
4open roles
$2.8Mlatest round · Venture round · Dec 2016 · 9 yr ago
Growinghiring pace, 63 of 100
$8.9Mgrants · 14 grants · CORDIS
Overview
Generalized Scene Reconstruction is bringing reality to the metaverse. Beyond 3D scanning, 5D reconstruction is the final frontier.
How Quidient hires
Truth index
B 75/100
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
100%
Reposted roles
0%
Quidient scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 5 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 100% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Funding and backers
Total raised
$2.8M
16 rounds on record
Latest round
$2.8M
Venture round · Dec 2016 · 9 yr ago
Team
27
US Form 5500 (plan participants) · Dec 2025 · +23% in a year
Hiring now
7
open roles
Grants
$8.9M
14 grants · CORDIS
The money's age
Long since its last round
118 months since the last round · hiring slowed
Momentum
15/100
in the news
Last sign of life
this month
a posting or a news item
The story so fareach stage dated by its source: the company's releases, the press, registers, filings
2025
Team of 27 was 22 · US Form 5500 (plan participants)
Feb 19, 2025
Won a grant $110k · CORDIS
Jan 15, 2025
Won a grant $75k · CORDIS
Jun 3, 2024
Won a grant $1.9M · CORDIS
May 17, 2024
Won a grant $110k · CORDIS
Aug 23, 2023
Won a grant $1.2M · CORDIS
May 2, 2023
Won a grant $75k · CORDIS
Feb 27, 2023
Won a grant $1.7M · CORDIS
Feb 7, 2023
Won a grant $1.2M · CORDIS
Nov 4, 2022
Won a grant $75k · CORDIS
Aug 17, 2022
Won a grant $250k · CORDIS
Jul 19, 2022
Won a grant $750k · CORDIS
May 3, 2022
Won a grant $1.2M · CORDIS
Nov 3, 2021
Won a grant $50k · CORDIS
Apr 15, 2021
Won a grant $50k · CORDIS
2017
Founded
Dec 14, 2016
Raised a round Venture round $2.8M · SEC Form D
Feb 13, 2015
Took on debt financing $750k · SEC Form D
Tractionpublic signals, read monthly
Web presence
top 7%
of 133.2M domains by links, Common Crawl
Funding rounds
| Round | Date | Amount | Investors | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | Feb 2025 | $110k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jan 2025 | $75k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jun 2024 | $1.9M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | May 2024 | $110k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Aug 2023 | $1.2M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | May 2023 | $75k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Feb 2023 | $1.7M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Feb 2023 | $1.2M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Nov 2022 | $75k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Aug 2022 | $250k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Jul 2022 | $750k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | May 2022 | $1.2M | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Nov 2021 | $50k | — | CORDIS |
| Grant | Apr 2021 | $50k | — | CORDIS |
| Venture round | Dec 2016 | $2.8M | — | SEC Form D |
| Debt Financing | Feb 2015 | $750k | — | SEC Form D |
Registers and programsofficial lists and records that name the company
| Legal entity | Quidient, LLC | SEC Form D |
Founders and leadersfrom filings, registers and the company's site
David AckersonExecutive Officer, DirectorSEC Form D
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$233k
Typical range
$200k – $270k
Open positions
4
3
Jobs
Senior
33.3%
Staff
33.3%
Architect
33.3%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 1 | $200k | $200k |
| Staff | 1 | $235k | $235k |
| Architect | 1 | $270k | $270k |
Highest paying role
Director of Machine Learning & 3D Reconstruction
$270k
Normalized to USD per year
Visa sponsorship
1 ▼ 67%
H-1B filings in 12 months
$183k
Median offered salary
7
Open roles in United States
Who they sponsor
Software developers
1
In the register as Quidient, LLC, Columbia, MD (+1 more)
Other sponsors in the same field
Sieve 
OpenAI 
Luma AI 
Skydio
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US Department of Labor · latest filing Jan 12, 2026 · Visa details by country
Growth
Hiring Momentum
63/100
Growing
Open positions
7
0 opened / 0 closed in 30 days
ATS activity
Every ~4 hours
Today
Hiring Dynamics
+100%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Industrial Engineering
100%
Activity Timeline
Added Three.JS to stack
Oct 2026
Added Blender to stack
Oct 2026
New location: Columbia
Oct 2026
Added Rest API to stack
Sep 2026
Added Machine Learning to stack
Sep 2026
Financials
Total raised
$12.5M
Latest round
Grant
Funding rounds
16
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | 2025 | $110k | Details |
| Grant | 2025 | $75k | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $1.9M | Details |
| Grant | 2024 | $110k | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $1.2M | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $75k | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $1.7M | Details |
| Grant | 2023 | $1.2M | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $75k | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $250k | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $750k | Details |
| Grant | 2022 | $1.2M | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $50k | Details |
| Grant | 2021 | $50k | Details |
| Venture - Series Unknown | 2016 | $2.8M | Details |
| Debt Financing | 2015 | $750k | Details |
People
David Ackerson
Executive Officer, Director
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Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at Quidient over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
41
Postings analysed
7
Stack modernity
75/100AI adopter
Languages
Python
C++
JavaScript
Node JS
Frameworks & libraries
CUDA
PyTorch
Metal
COLMAP
Cloud & platforms
AWS
API Gateway
AWS Lambda
Amazon EC2
AI & ML
Gaussian Splatting
LLM
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News
Drone Vehicle Inspection: How Reality Models Improves Hail Damage Detection
Overview As vehicle inspections become more technology driven, drones have now become an effective way to document damage quickly and accurately. By combining commercial UAVs with Quidient's advanced approach to Generalized Scene Reconstruction (GSR), ins
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What's the Difference between Generative AI (GenAI) and Generalized Scene Reconstruction (GSR)?
Overview The rapid rise of artificial intelligence has introduced a wave of new terminology. As a result, people often confuse two concepts: Generative AI (GenAI) and Generalized Scene Reconstruction (GSR). Although both fall under the Spatial AI tree, th
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Automotive Hail Reconstruction with Quidient Reality
Overview Hailstorms damage about three million cars around the world each year. If car owners could easily and reliably measure their hail-damaged cars in their own driveways, the global auto insurance/repair industry would be transformed. We are excited
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Air Force Partnership: Advanced, Automated F-16 Exterior Inspection Using 5D Virtualization
Extending Quidient Reality to enable detection of exterior surface anomalies on the F-16 airframe to enhance Air Force readiness Columbia, Maryland, 1/23/2025 - Quidient announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase I contract in the amount of
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GSR at the 2024 3D Metrology Conference
Quidient recently spent three memorable days at the 3D Metrology Conference (3DMC). 3DMC is an annual gathering of academics and industry experts featuring presentations, workshops, and special interest sessions. Our CEO and President, Scott Ackerson, and
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Air Force Partnership: Photorealistic 3D Models for AR/VR Training
Photorealistic 3D Models for AR/VR Virtual Environments & Training Applications Using Mobile COTS Devices Columbia, Maryland - Quidient announces that it has been selected by AFWERX for a STTR Phase I contract in the amount of $110K focused on generating
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5D Model for In-space Service Assembly and Manufacturing (ISAM)
In 2022, Quidient was selected for a Phase 1 STTR under the SpaceWERX Orbital Prime Program. We are excited to share our preliminary results! Quidient is making a mark on 5D reconstruction by creating a fully relightable satellite model. Quidient's Genera
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Quidient Awarded SpaceWERX Orbital Prime Contract
Quidient has been awarded a Phase II SBIR under the SpaceWERX Orbital Prime Program Columbia, Maryland, 5/25/2023 - Quidient announces it has been selected by SpaceWERX for a SBIR Phase II in the amount of $1.7M to investigate how its Generalized Scene Re
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Air Force Partnership: Counterfeit Parts Inspection
Transforming Mobile Devices into Highly Capable 3D Counterfeit Part Identifying Tools Columbia, Maryland, 5/17/2023 - Quidient announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a SBIR Phase I contract in the amount of $75K focused on automated visual inspectio
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Air Force Partnership: Confined Space Inspection
Automated Confined Space Inspection Using Mobile Devices and Systems Enabled With 3D+ Software Platform Columbia, Maryland, 4/19/2023 - Quidient announces it has been selected by AFWERX for a Phase II SBIR contract in the amount of $1.25M focused on autom
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
2
Hiring now
1
Countries
1
Busiest office
Columbia
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HQ
Columbia
United States
Quidient, LLC7142 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 140Columbia, MD 21046
7 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 43% engineering 50-200 est. staff $234k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering, AI/ML, Backend
7142 Columbia Gateway Drive, Suite 140, Columbia, MD 21046