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Ralph Gootee

Founder

Founder at TigerEye · Founder/CTO at PlanGrid

San Francisco, California

Writes $10K – $100K checks · typically $50K

FoundedPlanGrid · YCTigerEye · YC

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1,284 people in our graph share verified history with Ralph — schools, employers, funds. One of them is your warm intro.

Aaron AthanasunlockedRalph: together at Autodesk (2019–2020)
×9Ralph: together at Y Combinator
Ralph: together at Sony
Ralph: together at PlanGrid

About

Ralph Gootee is the CTO of Lennar. He previously co-founded and served as CTO of PlanGrid, a Y Combinator (W12) and Sequoia-backed company acquired by Autodesk for $875 million, and has held roles at TigerEye, Pixar, Sony, and Johns Hopkins.

Founder at TigerEyeYC S22

Intro paths

YC

Ralph went through Y Combinator (Summer 2022) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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Their group partner at YC was Garry Tan, President & CEO of Y Combinator — the partner who ran TigerEye's batch and knows the company first-hand. YC profile ↗

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In turn, Ralph can intro founders to TigerEye's investors below.

TigerEye's investors · 3

Initialized CapitalSan Francisco · $1M – $5M checksNext47Palo AltoY CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2022

Co-founders at TigerEye

TYTracy Young
Tracy YoungFounder

Founder/CTO at PlanGridYC W12

Intro paths

YC

Ralph went through Y Combinator (Winter 2012) — any YC alum in your network can reach them through the YC community.

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In turn, Ralph can intro founders to PlanGrid's investors below.

PlanGrid's investors · 12

500 GlobalSan Francisco · $150K checks · since 2012Base Venture Management, Inc.Oakland · $100K – $700K checksBoxHilton Head IslandBrick Mortar VenturesSan FranciscoDag VenturesPalo AltoFounders FundSan Francisco · $500K – $5M checks · since 2015MI VenturesNew YorkNavitas CapitalCulver City · $100K – $5M checksNorthgateDanville · since 2015Sequoia CapitalMenlo Park · $4.4M – $214M checks · since 2015Tenaya CapitalPalo Alto · $5M – $10M checks · since 2015Y CombinatorSan Francisco · $500K checks · since 2012

Co-founders at PlanGrid

TYTracy Young
Tracy YoungFounder/CEO
RSRyan Sutton-Gee
Ryan Sutton-GeeFounder
KS
Kenny StoneExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter

Experience

  1. LennarCTOcurrent2026 — present
  2. TigerEyeCo-founder & CTO2021 — 2026
  3. Y CombinatorVisiting Partner2020 — 2021
  4. AutodeskChief Software Architect2019 — 2020
  5. PlanGridCo-Founder and CTO2011 — 2019San Francisco Bay Area
  6. Pixar Animation StudiosSystems Software Engineer2010 — 2011
  7. SonySoftware Architect2009 — 2010
  8. Johns Hopkins University Applied Physics LaboratorySoftware Engineer and Mathematician2004 — 2009

Skills & more

Android16Python24Git7Java12C++20C9Mobile Applications27Data Visualization5Computer Graphics3Statistics9Applied Mathematics3iPhone development2
+2 moreiOS developmentAlgorithms

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Ralph Gootee?
Ralph Gootee is the CTO of Lennar. He previously co-founded and served as CTO of PlanGrid, a Y Combinator (W12) and Sequoia-backed company acquired by Autodesk for $875 million, and has held roles at TigerEye, Pixar, Sony, and Johns Hopkins.
Where does Ralph Gootee work?
Ralph Gootee is Founder/CTO of PlanGrid and Founder at TigerEye.
What check size does Ralph Gootee write?
Ralph Gootee typically writes checks of $10K – $100K.
What companies did Ralph Gootee found?
Ralph Gootee founded PlanGrid, TigerEye.
Where did Ralph Gootee go to school?
Ralph Gootee studied at The Johns Hopkins University (M.S. Applied Mathematics, Probability Theory & Stochastic Processes); Salisbury University (B.S. Theoretical Mathematics, Abstract Algebra).

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