About PlaceChangers
Our mission
PlaceChangers stands for award winning town planning software! Our cutting-edge tools help planners replace outdated and time-consuming processes with modular, user-friendly solutions to create better projects and bring the power of digital planning to your fingertips.
Our story
In the tumultuous times of the Covid-19 pandemic, our co-founders were inspired by the critical need for healthier and more resilient communities. They envisioned a world where planners have easy access to all data and insights needed to shape high quality projects.
With a combined wealth of experience in planning and digital technologies, they understood the critical need for simplifying complex processes and making them accessible to a broader audience.
This is how PlaceChangers was born, a platform for planning professionals centred on interactive proposal mapping and offering intuitive, yet powerful analytics and consultations that are easy to use.
The team
Sebastian Weise PhD MRes BBA, Founder & CEO
Sebastian brings over a decade of expertise in the proptech, urban planning and GIS. Sebastian loves all things visualising and mapping. Growing up in Berlin, Sebastian saw the transformation of the city first-hand and knew from a young age that he wanted to be a part of creating livable spaces for communities through innovative technology.
Alex Moon, Co-Founder & CTO
Alex is the mastermind behind the technology of PlaceChangers. With a background of over 10 years in software engineering and a focus on creating user-friendly enterprise products that tackle actual issues, he's dedicated to improving the planning process. As a child, Alex grew up in the beautifully planned city of Canberra, surrounded by vast open spaces. This has inspired his passion for developing a planning system that benefits everyone.
Chenghao Xiao, Innovation lead (ML)
Chenghao develops analytics and automations that support fast generation of consultation reports. Chenghao is with PlaceChangers part-time and otherwise training to become an expert in machine learning.