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.
PlanGrid is headquartered inSan Francisco, California and was founded in 2011. It is available on mobile[ 2] [ 3] [ 4] [ 5] [ 6] [ 7] [ 8]
The company's board of directors included formerSalesforce COO George Hu,[ 9] Sequoia Capital PartnerDoug Leone ,[ 10] Autodesk CEOCarol Bartz .[ 11]
Autodesk announced plans in November 2018 to acquire PlanGrid for US$875 million.[ 12] [ 13]
PlanGrid's CEO,Tracy Young , was named toFast Company ' s "Most Creative People in Business" in 2015.[ 14]
Fundraising history [ edit ] The company's seed-stage investors includeY-Combinator ,Sam Altman ,Paul Buchheit and500 Startups .[ 15]
In May 2015, PlanGrid raised a $18 million Series A fromSequoia Capital .[ 16]
In November 2015, PlanGrid raised a $40 million Series B led byTenaya Capital .[ 17]
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