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Known for these resultsRole25%Role is parsed from founder titles in yc.db. Known for 25% of these rows — the rest have no title at all, mostly 2019–2023. Those rows stay in the result and are counted as Unknown, never as No.Bio100%Bio coverage: 100% of these founders have a bio on their YC profile. Every bio-derived facet (ex-company, school, credentials, discipline) is Unknown for the rest.Ex-company0%Ex-company is matched from bios with employment context (ex-, formerly, worked at). 0% of these rows have at least one match.School25%School is matched from bios, case-sensitive for acronyms. 25% of these rows have at least one match.
- Bobby Zhong@bobbyzhong333Founder/CEO · BurtW26B2B · San Francisco
- Ari BaranianFounder · PirrosW23B2B · Los Angeles
- Peter JohannFounder · PirrosW23B2B · Los Angeles
- Ryan Sutton-GeeFounder · PlanGridW12Real Estate and Construction · San Francisco
FOUNDERROLEBATCHINDUSTRYLOCATIONTEAMX_url
Bobby ZhongBurtFounder/CEOWinter 2026B2BSan Francisco, United States2https://x.com/bobbyzhong333Ari BaranianPirrosFounderWinter 2023B2BLos Angeles, United States44—Peter JohannPirrosFounderWinter 2023B2BLos Angeles, United States44—Ryan Sutton-GeePlanGridFounderWinter 2012Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States355—
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Ralph Gootee
Founder/CTO·PlanGrid
PRIMARY INFO
RoleFounder/CTO
Team size355
BatchWinter 2012
LocationSan Francisco, United States
Company statusAcquired
StageGrowth
BIO
My name is Ralph. - I'm a second time founder, my first company exited to ADSK for $900m Net. - My background is abstract mathematics - I have 3 young children - My free time is spent reading and drawing
Ex-company, school and discipline below are derived from this bio. Nothing is inferred when the bio is missing.
BACKGROUND
No notable employer or school mentioned in the bio.
Credentialsnone mentioned
Disciplinenot detectedKeyword match from the bio text, not a classifier.
TRACK RECORD
2× YC founderVerified prior exitSerial founder · self-declaredExit mentioned in bio
- W12PlanGridAcquired · this entry
- S22TigerEyeAcquired
COMPANY CONTEXT
PlanGridMobile applications for the construction industry.
IndustryReal Estate and Construction
Websiteplangrid.com
Team size355
X—
LocationSan Francisco, United States
BatchWinter 2012
TagsConstruction
Also founded · 1 more YC company
TigerEyeAcquiredSummer 2022AI for Construction
Real Estate and ConstructionSan Francisco, United States30Open this entry
