# Ro Bhatia

> Ro Bhatia is the CEO and Board Member of PlanHub, the leading preconstruction SaaS platform connecting over 32,000 general contractors, 350,000 subcontractors, and 30,000+ suppliers across the United States. A veteran SaaS executive with 18+ years spanning Google, eBay, Yahoo, and The Home Depot, Bhatia joined PlanHub in January 2022 and transformed it from a slow-growing lifestyle business into a fast-growing platform with 245% revenue growth over three years, culminating in PlanHub's acquisition by GrowthCurve Capital in September 2025.

- **Role:** CEO & Board Member at PlanHub
- **Organizations:** PlanHub, Vaadin, Sticky.io, Thryv, LimeLight, The Home Depot, Yahoo, eBay, VMware, Google
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Master's Degree, Computer Software Engineering, San José State University, Master of Business Administration (MBA), London Business School
- **Known for:** Grew PlanHub revenue 245% over three years, Scaled PlanHub team from ~20 to 180+ employees, Added 100,000+ new contractors and suppliers to platform annually

## Career timeline

- **2004-2006** — Product Specialist at Google
- **2006-2008** — Product Marketing Manager at VMware
- **2008-2011** — Director of Product Management at eBay
- **2011-2015** — General Manager / Product Leader at Yahoo (Ad Exchange and Personalization)
- **2015-2017** — General Manager, Commerce Solutions at The Home Depot
- **2017-2019** — Chief Operating Officer at Vaadin (VC-backed); led growth teams and CEO transition
- **2019-2021** — Chief Operating Officer at Sticky.io; led business and product strategy, closed PE transaction
- **2021** — VP/GM of Digital Solutions at Thryv; Investor/COO at LimeLight
- **2022-present** — CEO & Board Member at PlanHub (joined January 31, 2022)

## Achievements

- Grew PlanHub revenue 245% over three years
- Scaled PlanHub team from ~20 to 180+ employees
- Added 100,000+ new contractors and suppliers to platform annually
- Built PlanHub's network to 32,000+ general contractors and 350,000+ subcontractors
- Launched PlanHub 2.0 in February 2025, the next era in preconstruction software
- Led PlanHub through acquisition by GrowthCurve Capital in September 2025
- Oversaw 50%+ year-over-year growth trajectory at PlanHub
- Successfully closed a PE transaction at Sticky.io
- Named product leader by Product School
- 18+ years of SaaS executive experience across Fortune 500s and PE-backed companies

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — PlanHub acquired by GrowthCurve Capital; Mainsail Partners continues as minority shareholder. Ro Bhatia continues as CEO.
- **2025-09** — PlanHub appoints Mourad Zerroug as Chief Technology Officer to accelerate AI-powered preconstruction OS vision.
- **2025-02** — PlanHub 2.0 launched - described as 'the next era in preconstruction software', announced February 19, 2025 in West Palm Beach, FL.

## Links

- Website: https://planhub.com
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ro-bhatia/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/irobhatia

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