Plancraft raises €38M to build AI- and voice-first tools for European trades

Hamburg, Germany, August 14, 2025

News Summary

Hamburg-based SaaS Plancraft closed a €38 million Series B to accelerate development of AI-driven and voice-enabled tools for contractors across Europe. The funding will expand product and AI capabilities, hire engineers and product specialists, and grow operations in multiple markets. Plancraft’s cloud platform digitises quotes, orders, time tracking and site documentation, pairing digital workflows with voice-first interactions and a roadmap toward AI agents that automate quoting and customer follow-ups. Serving over 20,000 tradespeople across 11 countries and employing 100+ staff, the company plans further hiring to support faster product iteration and regional expansion.

Plancraft raises €38.0 million in Series B to build AI- and voice-first tools for European trades

Plancraft GmbH, a Hamburg-based software company for the construction and skilled trades, has closed a €38.0 million Series B round in August 2025. The round was led by Headline with participation from existing backers including Creandum, HTGF and xdeck, bringing the company’s lifetime funding to over €50 million. The cash will be used to speed up development of AI-driven tools, scale operations across Europe and grow the product and AI teams.

Who raised the money and why it matters

Plancraft builds cloud software for small construction firms and tradespeople. It offers tools that move routine office work—creating quotes, order documents, time tracking, project planning and site records—into a single platform. The company is focusing the new funds on making the platform AI-first with a push toward voice-first workflows and automated assistants that can handle routine tasks and customer interactions.

Product and technology

The platform combines mobile and cloud features with voice-enabled workflows so workers can access answers and log information using spoken commands. The product roadmap includes adding advanced automation and AI agents to generate tailored quotes, manage customer touchpoints proactively and optimise day-to-day operations. The stated aim is to let tradespeople concentrate on on-site work while the software carries out administration.

Customer traction and footprint

Plancraft already serves more than 20,000 customers across 11 European countries. The company reports broad adoption among small firms, reflecting the sector’s makeup where most businesses have fewer than 20 employees. The vendor aims to deepen penetration in existing markets and expand into additional European regions with the new funding.

Team growth and hiring plans

Since the prior funding round in mid-2024, the company has scaled its staff from roughly 40 to over 100 employees. It has built teams in Germany, Austria, the Netherlands and Italy, and plans to hire more product and AI specialists to support faster rollout of automated features and international growth.

Why investors stepped in

Investors cited strong customer feedback, a clear product vision and the potential for AI to transform a traditionally low-tech segment of the economy. The lead investor, Headline, is a global venture firm with offices in several international cities and a history of backing technology companies with cross-border growth plans.

Sector context

The construction and trades sector in Europe faces several headwinds that create demand for efficiency tools: an ageing workforce, skills shortages, rising administrative burden, the need for climate-related retrofits and housing pressures. The sector also carries a high share of global construction emissions, which adds urgency to finding smarter ways to plan and execute work. Plancraft positions its tools as ways to reduce administrative load and improve productivity for small contractor teams.

Use of funds

The Series B proceeds will be allocated to accelerating AI and product development, building out international teams, and expanding market reach across Europe. The company aims to further develop automation that reduces routine admin and to push forward its vision of letting tradespeople interact with software naturally through voice and simple workflows.

Founding team and leadership

Plancraft was founded in 2020 and is led by a co-founding team with experience in product and operations. Leadership roles include the chief executive and a chief product officer who drive the product roadmap toward intuitive AI and voice-driven features for non‑technical users in the trades.

What comes next

With the new capital, Plancraft aims to accelerate feature rollout, hire key technical talent and expand into new European markets. The company has positioned itself as a specialist provider of AI for tradespeople, targeting small contractors who need simpler, faster ways to handle admin while meeting rising productivity and environmental demands.

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Key features at a glance

Feature	Description
Cloud-based platform	Centralised tools for quotes, orders, time tracking and project documentation accessible from mobile devices.
Voice-enabled workflows	Allows tradespeople to use spoken commands to log work, get information and reduce time spent on admin.
AI automation	Roadmap toward AI agents that create quotes, manage customer interactions and optimise operations automatically.
European reach	More than 20,000 customers across 11 countries with teams operating in several European markets.
Scaling and hiring	Plans to expand product and AI teams after more than doubling headcount since mid-2024 to over 100 employees.

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