PlanGrid

PlanGrid
Industry Construction
Founded United States (2012)
Founder
  • Ryan Sutton-Gee
  • Ralph Gootee
  • Kenny Stone
  • Tracy Young
Headquarters San Francisco, California, United States of America
Products Application
Parent Loupe Inc.
Website www.plangrid.com

PlanGrid is a mobile construction blueprint replacement app and platform that provides real-time updates and seamless file synching over Wi-Fi and cellular radio. PlanGrid replaces paper blueprints, brings the benefits of version control to field workers, and is a collaborative platform for sharing construction information like field markups, progress photos and issues tracking.

PlanGrid is a venture capital-backed start-up company based in San Francisco, California that writes construction software for the iPad, android tablets, iPhone[1] in the construction industry[2] by allowing field workers to store, view, and communicate with construction blueprints.[3] Its capability to deal quickly with blueprint changes is aimed at helping the construction industry deal with the costs of paper building plans.[4][5]

The company is headquartered in San Francisco, and was founded in December 2011 by a group of construction engineers and software engineers.[6] The initial product, PlanGrid for iPad, launched March 2012,[7] its iPhone app launched in September 2012.,[8] and its Android app launched May 2014.

The company's investors include Loopt's founder Sam Altman and Paul Buchheit (creator of Gmail) plus 500 Startups and Y Combinator.[9]

The product is one of eight finalists in Saint-Gobain's 2012 NOVA Innovation Competition.[10]

References

  1. ↑ TAYLOR, COLLEEN. "YC Alum PlanGrid Launches 2.0 To Bring Construction Blueprints To The iPhone, Too". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  2. ↑ SUTTON-GEE, RYAN. "How Tablets Will Transform Construction". Tech Crunch. Retrieved 24 October 2012.
  3. ↑ Mitroff, Sarah. "PlanGrid grabs seed round to make blueprints mobile Read more athttp://venturebeat.com/2012/05/29/plangrid-grabs-seed-round-to-make-blueprints-mobile/#qKsdYLcSflmLoAK2.99". VB News. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  4. ↑ Walton, Jon (March 7, 2012). "iPad App to Replace Printed Blueprints?". Digital Construction (WDM Group). Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  5. ↑ Mathis, Joel (April 6, 2012). "Plangrid brings iPad to construction sites". MacWorld. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  6. ↑ "PlanGrid". CrunchBase. Retrieved 30 October 2012.
  7. ↑ Lunden, Ingrid (March 2, 2012). "PlanGrid Builds A New Market For The iPad: The Construction Industry". TechCrunch (Aol Tech). Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  8. ↑ Grayson, Wayne (September 13, 2012). "PlanGrid blueprint app launches on iPhone with Box.net integration". Equipment World. Retrieved October 30, 2012.
  9. ↑ Lunden, Ingrid. "YC Alum/Construction Disruptor PlanGrid Nails $1.1M Seed Funding From Box, 500 Startups, And More". Tech Crunchs. Retrieved 23 October 2012.
  10. ↑ "Meet the Finalists - NOVA Innovation Competition". Saint-Gobain. Retrieved October 30, 2012.

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