Mechanical Orchard is an AI-native technology company that de-risks the process of bringing old but critical computer systems up to date. Founded in 2022 by Rob Mee, the former CEO of Pivotal Labs, the company tackles what many consider the last major problem of software: modernizing and future-proofing the critical systems that support the corporations running our global economies. With a team that includes founding members of Pivotal Labs, software pioneers, and industry innovators, Mechanical Orchard combines decades of software development expertise with cutting-edge AI to help Global 2000 companies and government agencies safely transition from legacy mainframe systems to modern cloud environments.
The company's proprietary Imogen platform uses an iterative, AI-enhanced reverse-engineering and replication approach that allows enterprises to modernize without disruption. Rather than attempting risky big-bang rewrites, Mechanical Orchard picks individual components of legacy systems to understand their behavior, recreates them exactly in modern cloud-native code, and rolls them into production incrementally. This methodology profoundly limits risk by providing proven fallback methods at each stage, while enabling continuous modernization that doesn't interfere with ongoing operations. The company has raised $50 million in funding led by Alphabet's GV and counts major financial institutions, insurance providers, retailers, and public sector agencies among its clients.
