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| Industry | Software |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2011 |
| Fate | Acquired by Autodesk (2018) |
| Headquarters | San Francisco, California, United States |
Number of employees | 400 (2018) [1] |
| Website | app |
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 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] [8]
The company's board of directors included former Salesforce COO George Hu, [9] Sequoia Capital Partner Doug Leone, [10] and former Autodesk CEO Carol Bartz. [11]
Autodesk announced plans in November 2018 to acquire PlanGrid for US$875 million. [12] The acquisition was completed on December 20, 2018. [13]
PlanGrid's CEO, Tracy Young, was named to Fast Company 's "Most Creative People in Business" in 2015. [14]
The company's seed-stage investors include Y-Combinator, Sam Altman, Paul Buchheit and 500 Startups. [15]
In May 2015, PlanGrid raised a $18 million Series A from Sequoia Capital. [16]
In November 2015, PlanGrid raised a $40 million Series B led by Tenaya Capital. [17]
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For voice communications systems, see Intercom.
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