PlanGrid

Mobile applications for the construction industry.

Y CombinatorWinter 2012AcquiredReal Estate and ConstructionConstructionConstruction

What they do

Problem

Construction teams struggle to manage and share up-to-date project documents and field information across dispersed job sites, causing miscommunication and delays.

Solution

A cloud-based mobile and desktop platform for collaborating on and managing blueprints, specs, photos, RFIs, field reports, and punch lists.

Who it's for

Contractors and project owners managing commercial, heavy civil, and other construction projects.

Founders

Tracy Young

Founder/CEO

Ralph Gootee

Founder/CTO

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

Ryan Sutton-Gee

Founder

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