# Craig "Tooey" Courtemanche, Jr.

> Craig "Tooey" Courtemanche, Jr. founded Procore in 2002 after experiencing construction coordination problems while building his own home. His career spans carpentry, real estate development and software engineering. He led Procore through its 2021 public listing and served as CEO until November 2025; he remains founder and chairman of the board.

- **Role:** Founder and Chairman of the Board at Procore Technologies
- **Organizations:** Procore Technologies, Webcage, Skip Stevely & Associates
- **Known for:** Founded Procore and led it from 2002 until November 2025., Led Procore through its May 2021 NYSE listing., Recipient of the 2020 Venky Narayanamurti Entrepreneurial Leadership Award at UC Santa Barbara.

## Career timeline

- **Eighth grade** — Began sweeping sawdust in a cabinetry shop; his father was a builder.
- **1993-1996** — Software engineer at Skip Stevely & Associates.
- **1996-2001** — Founder and CEO of Webcage, a software consulting firm.
- **2002** — Founded Procore; began serving as CEO and a director.
- **2004** — Steve Zahm joined Procore.
- **2008-2010** — Shifted from custom-home customers toward commercial construction during the financial crisis; he and Zahm went without salary for about two years.
- **2014** — Bessemer led Procore’s first institutional financing.
- **2020** — Received UC Santa Barbara’s Venky Narayanamurti Entrepreneurial Leadership Award.
- **2021-05-20** — Procore began trading on the NYSE as PCOR.
- **2025-03-10** — Announced a CEO succession process.
- **2025-09-22** — Introduced Ajei Gopal as incoming CEO.
- **2025-11-10** — Stepped down as CEO and president, remaining chair of the board.

## Achievements

- Founded Procore and led it from 2002 until November 2025.
- Led Procore through its May 2021 NYSE listing.
- Recipient of the 2020 Venky Narayanamurti Entrepreneurial Leadership Award at UC Santa Barbara.
- Built a construction software business whose official board biography reports more than two million users across more than 150 countries.

## Latest updates

- **2025-09** — Introduced Ajei Gopal as CEO designate on September 22.
- **2025-11** — Ajei Gopal became CEO on November 10; Courtemanche retained the board-chair role.

## Links

- Website: https://www.tooey.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tooey
- Twitter/X: https://x.com/tooeyprocore
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tooeyc/

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Last updated: 2026-10-13