# Tracy Young

> Tracy Young is a construction engineer turned entrepreneur who co-founded and led PlanGrid, acquired by Autodesk for $875 million in 2018. She later co-founded TigerEye with Ralph Gootee; the business joined Lennar in January 2026. Her public writing examines founder-led sales, management mistakes, board meetings and women’s representation in enterprise technology.

- **Role:** Vice President of Strategic Initiatives at Lennar
- **Organizations:** PlanGrid, Autodesk, TigerEye, Lennar, Y Combinator, Rudolph and Sletten, Turner Construction, Syblon Reid
- **Nationality:** American
- **Education:** Construction Management, California State University, Sacramento
- **Known for:** Co-founded PlanGrid and led it to $100 million in annual recurring revenue., PlanGrid was acquired by Autodesk for $875 million in 2018., Co-founded TigerEye, which was acquired by Lennar in 2026.

## Career timeline

- **2008** — Graduated from Sacramento State and began work as a project engineer at Rudolph and Sletten.
- **2011** — Co-founded PlanGrid.
- **2012** — PlanGrid participated in Y Combinator Winter 2012.
- **2018** — Autodesk announced completion of its $875 million PlanGrid acquisition in December.
- **2019** — Stepped down as PlanGrid CEO in June and continued integration work at Autodesk.
- **2020** — Left Autodesk in March; served as a Y Combinator visiting partner between PlanGrid and TigerEye.
- **2021** — Co-founded TigerEye with Ralph Gootee.
- **2022** — TigerEye participated in YC Summer 2022 and announced $35 million total funding, including a $30 million Series A.
- **2024** — TigerEye launched publicly in March and introduced its AI Analyst later in the year.
- **2026** — Announced on January 15 that TigerEye had joined Lennar.

## Achievements

- Co-founded PlanGrid and led it to $100 million in annual recurring revenue.
- PlanGrid was acquired by Autodesk for $875 million in 2018.
- Co-founded TigerEye, which was acquired by Lennar in 2026.
- Served as a visiting partner at Y Combinator.

## Latest updates

- **2026-01** — On January 15, Young announced that TigerEye had joined Lennar; Next47 confirms acquisition by Lennar in 2026.
- **2025-08** — Appeared in Chargebee’s Second Acts interview discussing enterprise AI, pricing models and customer segmentation.
- **2024-10** — Discussed the launch of TigerEye’s AI Analyst and company operating values in an Initialized interview.

## Links

- Website: https://tracy.posthaven.com/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tracy-young-0a17441/
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/Tracy_Young

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Last updated: 2026-10-23