# Sander van de Rijdt

> Vienna-based entrepreneur Sander van de Rijdt is a co-founder and Group Co-CEO of PlanRadar, the construction and real estate software company founded in 2013. His remit includes corporate and growth strategy and the finance, people, legal and operations functions. A long-standing business partner of Ibrahim Imam, he also invests in other software companies and joined Circly’s board in 2024.

- **Role:** Co-Founder and Group Co-CEO at PlanRadar
- **Organizations:** PlanRadar, Circly
- **Education:** Business informatics (field of study; degree completion not independently confirmed), Vienna University of Technology (TU Wien), Economics and law (field of study; degree completion not independently confirmed), WU Vienna
- **Known for:** Co-founded PlanRadar in Vienna in 2013., Member of the five-person PlanRadar founding team awarded EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Austria 2022 in the startups category., Co-led PlanRadar through a $69 million Series B announced in January 2022.

## Career timeline

- **Before 2013** — Built technology businesses with Ibrahim Imam before PlanRadar; earlier ventures included procurement software and esports.
- **2013** — PlanRadar founded in Vienna with Domagoj Dolinsek, Ibrahim Imam, Constantin Köck and Clemens Hammerl.
- **2015** — Became co-CEO of PlanRadar; the year is reported in his 2025 Kurier interview.
- **2017** — Discussed PlanRadar’s construction documentation business and team-sport interests in a GeekEstate interview.
- **2022** — PlanRadar announced a $69 million Series B in January; its five founders won EY’s Austrian Entrepreneur Of The Year in the startups category later that year.
- **2024** — Invested in Circly with Ibrahim Imam and joined Circly’s board in November.
- **2025** — Discussed founding and scaling businesses on Let’s Talk About Tech, episode 36, published February 26.
- **2026** — Discussed international growth, SiteView and AI agents in a September 23 Forbes Italia interview.

## Achievements

- Co-founded PlanRadar in Vienna in 2013.
- Member of the five-person PlanRadar founding team awarded EY Entrepreneur Of The Year Austria 2022 in the startups category.
- Co-led PlanRadar through a $69 million Series B announced in January 2022.
- Appointed to Circly’s board alongside a joint investment with Ibrahim Imam in November 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Forbes Italia published an interview about PlanRadar’s international expansion, SiteView and AI agents; the article reported more than 200,000 users in about 75 countries.
- **2025-02** — Appeared on Let’s Talk About Tech episode 36, discussing company formation, scaling, investors and profitability.
- **2024-11** — Joined Circly’s board as he and Ibrahim Imam made a joint six-figure convertible-loan investment.

## Links

- Website: https://www.planradar.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sander-vanderijdt/

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Last updated: 2026-10-21