AI transformation for architecture, end to end
Founded in 2023, Planby builds AI for architecture and construction. We organize drawings and documents into AI-ready data, then use it to build AI tools for everyday work.
- Founded
- 2023.04
- Team
- 13 people
- Patents4 granted · 2 pending · 1 PCT
- 7
- Investors
- 500 Global · KAIST IVC
From building data to AI for everyday work
One team, from raw data to AI built around how you work.
1
Data structuring
Drawings, documents, BIM and work records, organized into data AI can read.
2
Domain context
Industry knowledge and your own standards, tied to that data.
3
Custom AI for your work
We build and deploy custom AI that integrates with your workflows and internal systems.
Products
Enterprise AI and design apps
Fluent in architecture and AI
Everyone here uses AI in their own work. We first put the approaches we recommend to clients into practice ourselves.


- AI engineering
- AI, full-stack and computer vision engineers from KAIST, POSTECH and Seoul National University
- Architecture expertise
- Architecture specialists with hands-on industry experience shape our data structures and workflow standards
- Community
- We run Aichitecture, an architecture AI community of 1,300+, and the Archithon hackathon
Milestones

- Patent Excellence Award
2026
- 08Challenge Award, Hoban Innovative Technology Competition
- 07Excellence Award, Smart Construction Startup Idea Competition
- 05Selected for the Deep Tech Startup Academy, first cohort
2025
- 12Designated for alternative military service hiring
- 11Named a supplier for the Smart Service Support Program
- 11StartUs Insights Top 10 disruptive tech startups, San Francisco
- 07Excellence Award, Real Estate Service Startup Competition (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport)
- 0719th Korea Patent Excellence Award (first half)
- 06Selected for the KIPI × Plug and Play global accelerator
- 05U.S. subsidiary founded
- 04Selected for AWS Jungle, a global corporate collaboration program
- 01Exhibited at CES 2025, KAIST pavilion
2024
- 11Grand Prize, U300+ Promising Student Startup Teams
- 09Selected for Deep Tech TIPS, Super-Gap Startup 1000+ (Ministry of SMEs and Startups)
- 08Investment from KAIST IVC
- 06Selected for the Seoul Business Agency (SBA) North America expansion program
- 04Selected for Korea Credit Guarantee Fund NEST, batch 15
- 03Selected for the Youth Startup Academy
- 01Certified as a venture company
2023
- 11Excellence Award, KDB Startup Program
- 08Selected for IBK Changgong Silicon Valley
- 07Selected for KDB NextONE, batch 7
- 07Investment from 500 Global
- 04Company founded
Come build with us
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