Planera Raises $5.4 Million in Seed Funding to Transform Construction Industry Project Planning and Scheduling
SAN JOSE, Calif., May 17, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Planera, a visual scheduling and planning solution that helps construction companies build, analyze, and optimize schedules to increase profitability, today announced it has raised $5.4 million in seed funding from Sorenson Ventures, Firebolt Ventures, and several prominent construction executives and the company's public launch.
- Planera's project scheduling software eliminates the guesswork in the construction planning and estimation process.
- Too often, construction companies fail to develop detailed project schedules because legacy scheduling tools take too much time and effort," said Saif Lodhi, a Planera co-founder with 30+ years of construction industry experience.
- "Historically, construction scheduling and project management solutions have been overly complicated and non-intuitive," said Planera lead investor Ken Elefant of Sorenson Ventures.
- By democratizing construction scheduling, Planera has the opportunity to become an indispensable tool throughout the entire project lifecycle."