# PlanGrid an Autodesk company

> PlanGrid is an Autodesk-owned construction software company and legacy cloud platform that gives contractors, subcontractors and owners access to drawings, markups, photos, punch lists and field reports on mobile devices and desktop. Founded in 2011 and acquired for $875 million net of cash in 2018, its field technology helped shape Autodesk Build, now Forma Build; new customers are directed to that successor.

- **Founded:** 2011
- **Headquarters:** San Francisco, United States (historical standalone headquarters)
- **Founders:** Tracy Young (Co-founder and founding CEO), Ralph Gootee (Co-founder and founding CTO), Ryan Sutton-Gee (Co-founder; construction engineer), Antoine Hersen (Co-founder; software engineer), Kenneth Stone (Co-founder; software engineer)
- **Products:** PlanGrid, PlanGrid BIM, PlanGrid Build mobile app, Forma Build
- **Notable:** Accepted into Y Combinator Winter 2012., Reported more than 30 million construction documents stored in November 2015., Used on more than one million projects in 90 countries by December 2018, according to Autodesk.

## Products & services

- **PlanGrid** — Legacy cloud-based drawings and field collaboration platform with sheets, markups, issues, photos, field reports and project documents. Not sold to net-new customers.
- **PlanGrid BIM** — Revit integration and mobile access to BIM properties and 3D models, including offline viewing.
- **PlanGrid Build mobile app** — Field collaboration application introduced with Autodesk Build; current Autodesk guidance directs users to the Autodesk Forma mobile app.
- **Forma Build** — Autodesk successor combining PlanGrid and BIM 360 capabilities with project management and cost workflows; formerly Autodesk Build.

## Achievements

- Accepted into Y Combinator Winter 2012.
- Reported more than 30 million construction documents stored in November 2015.
- Used on more than one million projects in 90 countries by December 2018, according to Autodesk.
- Acquired by Autodesk on December 20, 2018 for USD 875 million net of cash.
- Field collaboration technology contributed to Autodesk Build, launched February 9, 2021.

## Latest updates

- **2026-03** — Autodesk Construction Cloud became part of Autodesk Forma; Autodesk Build is now Forma Build.
- **2026-04** — Autodesk support clarified that PlanGrid and Forma Build project access requires the corresponding subscription, even when accessed through the same mobile app.
- **2026-09** — Autodesk announced expanded Forma workflows and AI capabilities, including Project Home Insights in Forma Build. These are successor-platform announcements, not new legacy PlanGrid features.

## Links

- Website: https://www.plangrid.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/plangrid/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/plangrid
- GitHub: https://github.com/plangrid
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/PlanGrid/

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Last updated: 2026-09-30