Plandek

Improving productivity of corporates with software focussed on software development processes

Website

plandek.com

Sector

Cloud & DevOps

YFM investment

£8.5m

Investment date(s)

2022, 2024 & 2025

Deal type

Growth Capital

Location

London

"This fund raise enables us to leverage our global reputation - by extending our intelligent analytics IP and scaling our sales and marketing effort across Europe and North America. We were looking for a thoughtful investment partner who is in it for the long-term to provide intelligent, patient capital to help us on our journey. We believe that we have found that partner in YFM."

Charlie Ponsonby, CEO

Key Information

The Business

We first backed Plandek in 2022, recognising the company’s potential to transform how software delivery teams use data to drive performance. As agile and DevOps practices became core to modern engineering, Plandek’s intelligent analytics platform stood out for its ability to turn complex delivery data into meaningful, actionable insight.

The follow-on investments in 2024 and 2025 reflect continued confidence in Plandek’s progress and growing market opportunity. The business has demonstrated strong commercial traction and a clear vision for expanding internationally, particularly in the US. The latest round will help accelerate product development and scale its go-to-market capabilities, supporting increasing customer demand for tools that measure and improve software delivery efficiency and the adoption of AI in engineering.

Why We Invested

YFM Equity Partners initially led a £4.5 million investment into Plandek in 2022, recognising the platform’s innovative approach to addressing critical pain points in software delivery. With the increasing reliance on agile methodologies and DevOps practices, Plandek’s ability to provide comprehensive analytics solutions positioned it as a leader in this growing market.

In 2024, YFM demonstrated its continued confidence in Plandek’s mission by providing follow-on funding to support the next stage of its growth. This additional investment reflects YFM’s commitment to enabling data-driven decision-making and aligns with its strategy of backing forward-thinking businesses in the technology sector.

Growth Potential

With YFM’s backing, Plandek is set to accelerate its growth by focusing on:

- Proven Product-Market Fit
  Plandek is trusted by enterprise software teams globally to improve delivery performance, reduce cycle times, and drive measurable ROI from engineering operations.
- Expanding International Presence
  The latest round will enable Plandek to strengthen its Go-To-Market (GTM) function, including in the US, where it already serves several customers.
- Accelerating Product Development
  Investment will support further expansion of the development team to accelerate Plandek’s roadmap and enhance analytics capabilities, capitalising on rising demand for tools that track AI adoption and impact in software engineering.
- Strong Institutional Support
  The British Smaller Companies VCTs have now supported Plandek across multiple rounds, most recently investing £2.6m as part of a £3.0m follow-on round.
Outlook
With strong momentum in the US and growing interest in AI-led software analytics, Plandek is well positioned to scale internationally and deepen its role as a key enabler of high-performing engineering teams.