Planera Accelerates Data Center Expansion, Raises $8M in New Funding

Visual Scheduling Leader Sees 600% Growth in Data Center Projects in 6 Months

SAN JOSE, Calif., Oct. 13, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Planera, the leader in visual collaborative scheduling for construction, today announced significant momentum in the data center market, supported by $8 million in additional funding. This new funding, following Series A in 2024, brings total funding to $26.5M and will help Planera expand adoption among contractors and subcontractors building the world's most complex and fast-growing data center projects.

Planera has introduced a customized service offering built around the powerful platform to support its growing roster of data center customers. Some customers include companies such as:

• HITT Contracting, the nation's top data center builder, which is using Planera to raise visibility on project progress and accelerate delivery on critical data center builds.
• Ralph L. Wadsworth (RLW), which has used Planera to build data centers for some of the world's largest technology companies, helping to reduce schedule compression, ensure a high level of collaboration, and successfully deliver highly complex projects on-time.
• Ryan Companies US, Inc., a national leader in mission-critical work, which relies on Planera as an efficient scheduling collaboration tool—uniting project managers, field staff, and schedulers on one platform to drive transparency and accuracy. The team also uses Planera for subcontractor resource analysis, push/pull planning, and seamless integration of sequences into the master schedule.

Planera has established a dedicated service team with deep data center knowledge to support its customers in the segment. It has also developed new AI tools to help these customers to identify potential project delays early and find opportunities to accelerate their project schedules.

According to Grand View Research, the global data center market was valued at approximately $347.6B in 2024, and is expected to swell to $652B by 2030, reflecting a CAGR of ~11.2%. Meanwhile, the data center construction market is also surging—from about $91.9B in 2024 to over $214B by 2030, per Arizton, with growth accelerating faster in regions investing heavily in hyperscale and AI infrastructure. These trends underscore the urgency and opportunity for Planera's focus on large-scale data center scheduling.

"With data center demand exploding worldwide, our customers need modern, collaborative scheduling tools that can keep pace with the scale and complexity of these projects," said Nitin Bhandari, CEO of Planera. "This new funding will help us double down on the data center and mission critical work, while continuing to delight customers in multiple other segments." The $8 million financing round includes continued support from Sorenson Capital, Sierra Ventures, Prudence and Brick and Mortar Ventures, along with investment from Zachry Construction Corporation and other construction industry executives. "The rapid adoption of AI is driving intense demand for additional data center capacity," said Ken Elefant, Managing Director of Sorenson Capital. "Every day that a 60MW data center project is delayed carries an opportunity cost of roughly $500K. In short, hitting schedules matters tremendously in this category, and Planera is ideally suited to help project owners and their GC partners to deliver their data center projects on time."

"We use Planera across all of our projects and have seen the value it brings to our planning and scheduling processes," said Ranjeet Gadhoke, Zachry's Vice President, Project Controls. "This investment is a natural next step – it reflects our confidence in the platform and our commitment to driving efficiency through smart technology."

"To meet the extraordinary demand from our data center customers, HITT requires a modern construction scheduling solution that can keep pace," said Todd Von Krosigk, Senior Superintendent at HITT Contracting. "Planera has become an essential partner, giving our teams the visibility and control we need to deliver data center projects faster and with greater confidence."

About Planera

Planera is a leading provider of visual, CPM-based construction scheduling solutions that transform project planning and management. Trusted by industry leaders including Balfour Beatty, Barton Malow, Big-D Construction, HITT Contracting, Ryan Companies, Skanska, and Zachry Construction. Planera empowers teams to build faster, smarter, and with greater clarity. Planera is backed by investors such as Sierra Ventures, Sorenson, Brick & Mortar Ventures, Prudence, and Firebolt. Learn more at www.planera.io

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