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Mobile applications for the construction industry.
PlanGrid is the leader in construction productivity software, used on more than one million projects in 84 countries. PlanGrid's cloud-based platform empowers contractors and owners in commercial, heavy civil, and other industries to collaborate easily from their mobile devices and desktop, managing blueprints, specs, photos, RFIs, field reports, and punch lists. With over 100 million digital blueprints on its platform, PlanGrid is also the largest digital blueprint repository in the world. Founded in 2011, the company was part of Y Combinator in 2012, and has secured over $69 million in funding from Sequoia Capital, Tenaya Capital and several other top firms.
PlanGrid is a construction productivity app that provides real-time access to project plans, issues, photos, and forms. It is now part of Autodesk Forma/Autodesk Construction Cloud, with the PlanGrid Build mobile app serving mobile access to Autodesk Build features.
PlanGrid delivers cloud-based construction management capabilities that centralize project information such as plans, sheets, files, issues, photos, forms, RFIs, submittals, and meeting minutes. The PlanGrid Build mobile app provides access to this information on iOS and Android, while the web/desktop ecosystem integrates with Autodesk Build as the next evolution of PlanGrid, offering access to project data anywhere and enabling features like asset tracking, cost controls, RFIs, submittals, and scheduling within the Autodesk Forma/Build platform.
Who it’s for: General Contractors, Subcontractors, and Owners in the construction industry seeking real-time project information access and mobile/cloud-enabled project management.
Brand integration into Autodesk Forma/Autodesk Construction Cloud; ongoing product evolution with Forma Build and new features; availability of 30-day trial and pricing pages mentioned.
My name is Ralph. - I'm a second time founder, my first company exited to ADSK for $900m Net. - My background is abstract mathematics - I have 3 young children - My free time is spent reading and drawing
Co-Founder of PlanGrid (YC W12) with Tracy Young, Ralph Gootee, Antoine Hersen, and Kenneth Stone. PlanGrid was acquired by Autodesk in November 2018. Currently an angel to seed stage startups mostly focused on B2B SaaS and/or the AEC vertical. Investments: Upcodes (S17) Hightouch (S19) Postscript (W19) Hatch (W19) Atmos (S20) Toolbox (S20) 1Build (W20) CostCertified (S21) Concord Materials (S21) PermitFlow (W22) Pirros (W23) HyperFrame Built Robotics
How PlanGrid’s homepage introduced itself over the years — each line is the page title the web actually saw, linked to that moment’s archived capture.
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