PlanGrid is a construction productivity software designed for onsite construction workers. PlanGrid digitises blueprints. It features version control and collaboration tools such as field markups, progress photos and issues tracking.
History
PlanGrid is headquartered in San Francisco, California and was founded in 2011. It is available on mobile[2][3][4] and windows[5] devices. The software can store, view, and communicate construction blueprints.[6][7]
The company's board of directors included former Salesforce COO George Hu,[8] Sequoia Capital Partner Doug Leone,[9] and former Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz.[10]
Autodesk announced plans in November 2018 to acquire PlanGrid for US$875 million.[11] The acquisition was completed on December 20, 2018.[12]
PlanGrid's CEO, Tracy Young, was named to Fast Company's "Most Creative People in Business" in 2015.[13]
Fundraising history
The company's seed-stage investors include Y-Combinator, Sam Altman, Paul Buchheit and 500 Startups.[14]
In May 2015, PlanGrid raised a $18 million Series A from Sequoia Capital.[15]
In November 2015, PlanGrid raised a $40 million Series B led by Tenaya Capital.[16]
External links
References
- Q&A with Tracy Young, CEO and Cofounder of Plangrid ycombinator.com^
- Colleen Taylor. YC Alum PlanGrid Launches 2.0 To Bring Construction Blueprints To The iPhone, Too TechCrunch, 14 September 2012, retrieved 24 October 2012^
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- Ryan Sutton-Gee. How Tablets Will Transform Construction TechCrunch, 11 March 2012, retrieved 24 October 2012^
- Sarah Mitroff. PlanGrid grabs seed round to make blueprints mobile VB News, 30 May 2012, retrieved 23 October 2012^
- Joel Mathis. Plangrid brings iPad to construction sites MacWorld, April 6, 2012, retrieved October 30, 2012^
- Deborah Gage. Salesforce Executive George Hu Joins PlanGrid Board The Wall Street Journal, 11 June 2015, retrieved June 11, 2015^
- Exclusive: PlanGrid raises $18 million from Sequoia to digitize construction blueprints Fortune, retrieved May 13, 2015^
- Carol Bartz joins PlanGrid's board of directors PlanGrid, 19 May 2016, retrieved May 19, 2016^
- Autodesk to Buy Construction Startup PlanGrid for $875 Million Fortune, retrieved 2018-11-20^
- Autodesk Completes PlanGrid Acquisition Autodesk, retrieved 2021-01-15^
- Most Creative People in Business 2015 Fast Company, 11 May 2015, retrieved May 12, 2015^
- Ingrid Lunden. YC Alum/Construction Disruptor PlanGrid Nails $1.1M Seed Funding From Box, 500 Startups, And More TechCrunch, 29 May 2012, retrieved 23 October 2012^
- Exclusive: PlanGrid raises $18 million from Sequoia to digitize construction blueprints Fortune, retrieved May 13, 2015^
- PlanGrid Lands $40 Million Investment To Expand Product TechCrunch, 18 November 2015, retrieved November 18, 2015^