PlanGrid
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{{Infobox company
| name = PlanGrid
| logo = PlanGrid_logo.svg
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| fate = Acquired by Autodesk (2018)
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| foundation = 2011
| location = San Francisco, California, United States
| industry = Software
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| num_employees = 400 (2018){{cite web|url=https://www.ycombinator.com/blog/qa-with-tracy-young-ceo-and-cofounder-of-plangrid/|title=Q&A with Tracy Young, CEO and Cofounder of Plangrid|website=ycombinator.com}}
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| website = {{url|app.plangrid.com}}
}}
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{{cite web |last=Taylor |first=Colleen |title=YC Alum PlanGrid Launches 2.0 To Bring Construction Blueprints To The iPhone, Too |date=14 September 2012 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/09/14/yc-alum-plangrid-launches-2-0-iphone/ |accessdate=24 October 2012 |publisher=TechCrunch}}{{cite web |last=Lunden |first=Ingrid |date=March 2, 2012 |title=PlanGrid Builds A New Market For The iPad: The Construction Industry |url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/03/02/plangrid-builds-a-new-market-for-the-ipad-the-construction-industry/ |accessdate=October 30, 2012 |publisher=TechCrunch (Aol Tech)}}{{cite web |last=Grayson |first=Wayne |date=September 13, 2012 |title=PlanGrid blueprint app launches on iPhone with Box.net integration |url=http://www.equipmentworld.com/plangrid-blueprint-app-launches-iphone-app-and-box-net-integration/ |accessdate=October 30, 2012 |publisher=Equipment World}} and windows{{cite web |last=Sutton-Gee |first=Ryan |title=How Tablets Will Transform Construction |date=11 March 2012 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/03/11/tablets-will-transform-construction/ |accessdate=24 October 2012 |publisher=TechCrunch}} devices. The software can store, view, and communicate construction blueprints.{{cite web|last=Mitroff|first=Sarah|title=PlanGrid grabs seed round to make blueprints mobile |date=30 May 2012|url=https://venturebeat.com/2012/05/29/plangrid-grabs-seed-round-to-make-blueprints-mobile/|publisher=VB News|accessdate=23 October 2012}}{{cite web |last=Walton |first=Jon |date=March 7, 2012 |title=iPad App to Replace Printed Blueprints? |url=http://www.constructiondigital.com/innovations/ipad-app-to-replace-printed-blueprints |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20121022140233/http://www.constructiondigital.com/innovations/ipad-app-to-replace-printed-blueprints |archivedate=October 22, 2012 |accessdate=October 30, 2012 |publisher=Digital Construction (WDM Group)}}{{cite web |last=Mathis |first=Joel |date=April 6, 2012 |title=Plangrid brings iPad to construction sites |url=http://www.macworld.com/article/1166246/plangrid_brings_ipad_to_construction_sites.html |accessdate=October 30, 2012 |work=MacWorld}}
The company's board of directors included former Salesforce COO George Hu,{{cite news |last1=Gage |first1=Deborah |date=11 June 2015 |title=Salesforce Executive George Hu Joins PlanGrid Board |newspaper=The Wall Street Journal |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/DJFVW00120150611eb6bay3ah |accessdate=June 11, 2015}} Sequoia Capital Partner Doug Leone,{{cite web |title=Exclusive: PlanGrid raises $18 million from Sequoia to digitize construction blueprints |url=https://fortune.com/2015/05/13/sequoia-plangrid-funding-blueprints/ |accessdate=May 13, 2015 |work=Fortune}} and former Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz.{{cite web |date=19 May 2016 |title=Carol Bartz joins PlanGrid's board of directors |url=http://blog.plangrid.com/carol-bartz-joins-plangrids-board-of-directors |accessdate=May 19, 2016 |publisher=PlanGrid}}
Autodesk announced plans in November 2018 to acquire PlanGrid for US$875 million.{{Cite news |title=Autodesk to Buy Construction Startup PlanGrid for $875 Million |language=en |work=Fortune |url=http://fortune.com/2018/11/20/autodesk-plangrid-construction/ |access-date=2018-11-20}} The acquisition was completed on December 20, 2018.{{Cite press release |publisher=Autodesk |title=Autodesk Completes PlanGrid Acquisition |url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/autodesk-completes-plangrid-acquisition-300769312.html |access-date=2021-01-15 |agency=PR Newswire |language=en}}
PlanGrid's CEO, [https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-young-0a17441 Tracy Young], was named to Fast Company{{'}}s "Most Creative People in Business" in 2015.{{cite web |date=11 May 2015 |title=Most Creative People in Business 2015 |url=http://www.fastcompany.com/3043924/most-creative-people-2015/tracy-young |accessdate=May 12, 2015 |work=Fast Company}}
Fundraising history
The company's seed-stage investors include Y-Combinator, Sam Altman, Paul Buchheit and 500 Startups.{{cite web|last=Lunden|first=Ingrid|title=YC Alum/Construction Disruptor PlanGrid Nails $1.1M Seed Funding From Box, 500 Startups, And More|date=29 May 2012 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/05/29/plangrid-ipad-construction-seed-funding-bo/|publisher=TechCrunch|accessdate=23 October 2012}}
In May 2015, PlanGrid raised a $18 million Series A from Sequoia Capital.{{cite web|title=Exclusive: PlanGrid raises $18 million from Sequoia to digitize construction blueprints|url=https://fortune.com/2015/05/13/sequoia-plangrid-funding-blueprints/|work=Fortune|accessdate=May 13, 2015}}
In November 2015, PlanGrid raised a $40 million Series B led by Tenaya Capital.{{cite web|title=PlanGrid Lands $40 Million Investment To Expand Product|date=18 November 2015 |url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/11/18/plangrid-lands-40-million-investment-to-expand-product/|publisher=TechCrunch|accessdate=November 18, 2015}}
References
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External links
- {{official website}}
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