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Playment

AcquiredYC W17

Bengaluru, IN · 50 employees · 4 known investors

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Playment provides data, technology and intelligence solutions for training frontier AI systems, including annotation, collection and post-training services for machine learning and multimodal AI models. The company serves model development teams building generative AI, agentic AI and physical AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareCrowdsourcingIndiaSouth Asia

Founders & leadership· Y Combinator alumni (W17)

ALAkshay Lal
Akshay LalCo-Founder & Head of Product2015–2021Akshay Lal was co-founder and head of product at Playment, a company acquired by Telus Digital.
AM
Ajinkya MalasaneFounder
AM
Ajinkya Malasane (AJ)Founder/Head of Business2015–2021
SM
Siddharth MallFounder/| CEO2015–2021
SSSiddharth Srivastava
Siddharth SrivastavaAssociate Product Manager2017–2018Founder at Able
AAAkash Agarwal
Akash AgarwalProject Manager2018–2019Founder at Pibit.ai

Investors · 4

Elevation CapitalreportedGurugram

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Gradient VenturesreportedSan Francisco · $100K – $10M

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Sparkland CapitalreportedSan Jose

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Founder mafia

2 people who came through Playment went on to found or lead other companies.

Siddharth SrivastavaAssociate Product ManagerFounded Able JobsAkash AgarwalProject ManagerFounded Pibit.ai

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Frequently asked questions

What does Playment do?
Playment provides data, technology and intelligence solutions for training frontier AI systems, including annotation, collection and post-training services for machine learning and multimodal AI models. The company serves model development teams building generative AI, agentic AI and physical AI systems.
Who founded Playment?
Playment was founded by Akshay Lal.
Who are Playment's investors?
Playment's investors include Y Combinator, Elevation Capital, Gradient Ventures, Sparkland Capital.
Where is Playment headquartered?
Playment is headquartered in Bengaluru, IN.