The Hamburg-based SaaS company plancraft has secured a €38 million Series B funding round to build AI-first tools to handle routine tinquires more efficiently for tradespeople and to further grow the team across different countries.
The round was led by Headline, with existing investors Creandum, HTGF and xdeck also participating, bringing the company’s total funding to over €50 million.
CEO and Co-founder Julian Wiedenhaus underlines the strategic importance of addressing market pressures: “Europe’s construction workforce is under unprecedented pressure – aging demographics, skills shortages, and the urgent required for climate retrofits demand dramatic efficiency gains. We don’t just want to digitalise skilled trades – we want to fundamentally alter how they operate, so businesses don’t drown in administrative work while the real building suffers.”
Founded in 2020 by Julian Wiedenhaus, Alexander Noll, and Richard Keil, plancraft digitises workflows for trades businesses – from creating quotes and tracking work hours to documenting job sites. More than 20,000 customers in 11 countries across Europe already apply the software. The company now employs over 100 people.
Building on this, plancraft’s product roadmap extconcludes from today’s voice-enabled workflows toward comprehensive AI automation. The vision is to develop AI agents that proactively manage customer interactions, generate tailored quotes, and optimise business operations – allowing construction professionals to focus on craftsmanship while software handles administration.
“AI is fundamentally modifying how we interact with technology – and this represents a massive opportunity for blue-collar workers who’ve been left behind by traditional software. The goal is building AI for trades people in such an intuitive way that the only software skill they required is their voice,” explains Alexander Noll, Co-founder and Chief Product Officer.
The challenges Europe’s Construction sector is facing are significant. According to data provided by plancraft, 95% of businesses have fewer than twenty employees. At the same time, they face growing bureaucracy, a shortage of skilled labor, and a generational transition. Combined with Europe’s responsibility for 40% of global construction CO2 emissions, the sector faces unprecedented pressure to transform. Structural crises like the houtilizing shortage and climate alter are adding additional pressure.
Since its Series A in June 2024, plancraft has more than doubled its team from 40 to over 100 employees. The company has already built teams in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands, and Italy. To support its expansion, plancraft is seeing to hire more product and AI specialists.
“At plancraft, we’re not just seeing a strong product with incredible customer love – we are very impressed by the team with a clear, determined and ambitious mindset ,” states Trevor Neff from Headline. “The clarity of vision, and the ambition to transform a traditional indusattempt truly stand out. The market tailwinds paired with the impact of AI specific to this conclude market, can have a dramatic alter to the indusattempt across Europe.”
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