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 Our cutting-edge tools help planners replace outdated and time-consuming processes with modular, user-friendly solutions to create better projects and bring the power of digital planning to your fingertips.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
Initially PlaceChangers emerged as an innovation pilot from Sebastian's research.
In the tumultuous times of the Covid-19 pandemic, our co-founders were inspired by the critical need for healthier and more resilient communities and went full-time on the business. They envisioned a world where town planners, urban designers, and architects 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 at the intersection of 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.