How many investments has Playground Global made?

Playground Global has 90 tracked investments, 6 of which have exited, including 15 dated in the last 24 months.

What stage does Playground Global invest at?

Playground Global invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.

What is Playground Global's typical check size?

Playground Global typically writes checks of $1M – $20M.

Where is Playground Global located?

Playground Global is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.

Does Playground Global lead rounds?

Playground Global typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.

Who does Playground Global co-invest with?

Playground Global most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund), Civilization Ventures Management, Llc, among 210 tracked co-investors.

Playground Global

Venture capital

Palo Alto · Pre-Seed–Series A · 48 people tracked

Also known as PLAYGROUND GLOBAL, LLC

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Investment thesis

Playground Global focuses on frontier and deep technology at the leading edge of computing and science. It backs next-generation compute innovations spanning quantum computing, AI acceleration, novel architectures, and advanced interconnects. The firm invests in automation technologies that deliver measurable ROI, helping companies scale and compete, and supports the energy transition through smarter, cleaner, and more scalable solutions across energy generation, storage, and infrastructure. Playground also invests at the intersection of AI and synthetic biology, backing platforms that accelerate drug development and enable next-generation therapies. Overall, the firm partners with scientists and engineers redefining what is technically possible.

Invests inAI & Machine Learning Biotech Cleantech Climate Tech Deep Tech Energy Hardware Logistics & Supply Chain New Materials Quantum Computing Robotics Semiconductors Space Tech Global Palo Alto United States

Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.

Stage

Pre-Seed–Series A

Check

$1M – $20M

Palo Alto, CA, US

Leads rounds

Follows

Instruments

Equity

Founded

2015

Last 12 months

9 investments

AUM

$1.7B

VC funds

Tracked investments

Unicorns

IPOs

Acquisitions

Team · 48 people

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Bruce Leak· Founding Partner· Palo Altoin

Bruce Leak is a Founding Partner at Playground Global. He holds a Master's in Electrical Engineering from Stanford and began his career at Apple, where he led work on 32-bit Color QuickDraw and helped establish QuickTime, after earlier internships at Microsoft. He later co-founded Rocket Science Games and WebTV (acquired by Microsoft), founded other startups serving mobile operators and automotive OEMs, and co-founded Playground Global.

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Matt Hershenson· Founding Partner· Bay Areain

Matt Hershenson is a Founding Partner at Playground Global, which he helped start in late 2014. He previously worked as a hardware engineer at Apple, co-founded Danger in 2000 (maker of the T-Mobile Sidekick, later acquired by Microsoft, where he became a Partner in Hardware Engineering), and served as Director of Hardware on Google's Android team, shipping multiple generations of phones, tablets, and streaming devices.

Pat Gelsinger· General Partner· United Statesin

Pat Gelsinger is a General Partner at Playground Global, a deep tech venture capital firm managing $1.2 billion in assets. Over a career of more than 45 years in Silicon Valley, he held roles as CEO, CTO, and technologist at Intel, EMC, and VMware, working on semiconductors, microprocessors, and industry standards. He serves as Executive Chair of Playground portfolio company xLight and sits on the board of Gloo.

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Jory Bell· General Partner· Palo Alto, Californiain 𝕏

Jory Bell is a General Partner at Playground Global, which he joined as Vice President in 2015. He holds three undergraduate degrees from MIT in architecture, literature, and earth atmosphere & planetary studies, and previously worked on the joint MIT/Woods Hole climate change program building autonomous deep-sea robotics. Before venture, he spent six years as a laptop designer at Apple and founded OQO, a computer hardware and software manufacturer. At Playground he focuses on deep tech areas including advanced manufacturing, aerospace, genomics, and synthetic/computational biology.

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Laurie Yoler· Venture Partner· San Francisco Bay Areain 𝕏

Laurie Yoler is a Venture Partner at Playground Global with decades of experience building, scaling, and advising companies. Her earlier career included roles as President of Qualcomm Labs, founder and Managing Director at technology investment bank GrowthPoint Technology Partners, and computer science work in AI at Accenture, PwC, Visa, and Sun Microsystems, where she helped launch Sun Microsystems Ventures. She has served on more than 25 boards across public companies, startups, and nonprofits, and continues studies and guest lecturing at Stanford.

Peter Barrett· General Partner· Palo Altoin

Peter Barrett is a General Partner at Playground Global, where he focuses on deep tech investing across areas such as quantum computing, semiconductors, materials, energy transformation, and climate. He argues that venture capital in these fields should back testable engineering hypotheses that can be proven within a bounded timeframe rather than aspirational bets.

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Evgenia Macpherson· Operating Partner· United Kingdom

Andy Rubin· Managing Partner· San Francisco Bay Areain 𝕏

Daniel Yum· Principal· Santa Cruz mountains, Californiain

Daniel Yum is a Principal at Playground Global, where he supports the General Partners with sourcing, technical due diligence, and portfolio company support, focusing on software, automation, and AI/ML. A software engineer, he previously worked at Intel—contributing to the first Intel Architecture-based Android smartphone—and at Makani Power on crosswind kite power generation before its acquisition by Google/X. He studied at the University of Waterloo and has founded two companies.

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Rahul Meka· Principal· San Francisco Bay Areain

Rahul Meka joined Playground Global in 2023, focusing on deep tech investing across decarbonization, automation, and AI. He previously worked at Magna International on electrification, mobility autonomy, manufacturing, and robotics, and later at Akasha Imaging (acquired by Intrinsic, an Alphabet company), where he worked on computational imaging. He holds an MBA in Finance and Strategy from the University of Chicago, an MSc in Mechanical Engineering from Columbia University, and a bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering from Birla Institute of Technology and Science.

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Victoria Sun· Principal· San Francisco Bay Area

Jon Carter· Venture Partner· Portola Valleyin

Jon Carter is a Venture Partner at Playground Global. He previously served as a Senior Partner at Egon Zehnder, where he founded the firm's Silicon Valley office and led its global Technology practice, advising companies including Alphabet, Intel, and Microsoft as well as startups on CEO and Board recruitment. He holds degrees from Cambridge University and the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Richard Peretz· Venture Partner· San Antonio, Texas

Richard Peretz is a venture partner at Playground Global focused on global operations, supply chain management, logistics, and last-mile solutions. He previously spent nearly 40 years at UPS, serving as Chief Financial Officer, as International CFO from 2002-2007, and leading the Mergers and Acquisitions department from 2007-2015, where he completed over $3 billion in global transactions. He holds an MBA from the Goizueta Business School at Emory University and a BBA from the University of Texas – San Antonio.

Sasha Ostojic· Venture Partner· Palo Altoin

Sasha Ostojic is a Venture Partner at Playground Global, where he advises portfolio companies on technology and business strategy. He previously spent nearly a decade as Vice President of Software at Nvidia and led engineering at Cruise Automation, General Motors' autonomous vehicle subsidiary. Earlier in his career he co-founded and ran Ultimate Technology, Inc. as CEO and VP of Engineering for 14 years, and worked as a software architect involving IBM's DirectTalk Voice Application platform.

Angela Lin· Executive Assistant

Austin Yu· Investor· Cupertino, California, United Statesin

Benjamin Kim· Partner· Palo Alto, CAin

Benjamin Kim, PhD, is a Partner at Playground Global focused on engineered biology, emerging modality therapeutics, and applying AI/ML to drug development. He joined the firm as a Venture Fellow in 2019 while completing a PhD in bioengineering at Stanford University, where he was a National Science Foundation Fellow and published research in bioengineering, protein engineering, and chemical synthesis, and rose to Venture Principal in 2022 before his promotion to Partner.

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Caroline Little· Director of Government Affairs· Northern Virginiain

Caroline Little is Director of Government Affairs at Playground Global, where she leads policy strategy, non-dilutive funding, and regulatory engagement for the firm and its portfolio companies. She previously held senior roles at the U.S. Department of Defense, including Senior Advisor for Strategic Engagement to the Deputy Secretary of Defense, Financial Systems Analyst in the Comptroller's office, and senior researcher for the PPBE Reform Commission, along with positions at the DoD Joint Artificial Intelligence Center and Chief Information Office. She began her career in Washington DC in the U.S. House of Representatives and at the Heritage Foundation, and holds a B.A. in Political Science from Appalachian State University.

Chika Nakasu· Executive Manager· San Francisco Bay Areain

Chika Nakasu joined Playground Global in 2018, where she supports the firm's General Partners. She previously worked at SoftBank, Sony Electronics, Playstation, and J.P.Morgan. She holds a BA in Liberal Arts from Jyochi (Sophia) University.

Cici Tong· Assistant Controller· San Francisco Bay Areain

Cici Tong is Assistant Controller at Playground Global, an early-stage venture capital firm, where she works on the finance team overseeing fund management and portfolio company reporting. She has more than six years of public accounting experience in tax services and over a year in fund administration serving clients in the investment management industry, including private equity, venture capital, and fund of funds. Tong is a California-licensed CPA.

Clinton Lazzari· Operating Partner· Medford, Oregon

Clinton Lazzari is an operating partner at Playground Global concentrating on electronics engineering, product design, manufacturing operations, and program management, with over 20 years of experience bringing global products from architecture through manufacturing. He was previously a senior hardware engineer at Google, where he led the launch of several consumer product designs and worked on the digital and RF systems for X Lab's Project Loon. He has also consulted across industries including medical devices, industrial power tools, consumer electronics, robotics, and aerospace control systems.

Gael Huynh· Executive Assistant· Santa Clara, California, United Statesin

Gael Huynh joined Playground Global in 2022, providing administrative support to the firm's investment and operations teams and General Partners, and assisting with event planning and logistics. Before Playground, she held administrative roles at data.ai, Sovos Brands, and OneValley, supporting C-level executives.

Garrett Haddad· Operating Partner· San Francisco Bay Areain

Garrett Haddad is an Operating Partner at Playground Global, where he supports the firm's deep tech portfolio, drawing on more than 15 years across investment banking, engineering, and military leadership. He previously spent eight years in investment banking, advising companies on M&A, IPOs, financing, and strategic initiatives, most recently focusing on technology companies at Goldman Sachs. Earlier, he served as a Captain and Ranger-qualified Engineer Officer in the U.S. Army; he holds an MBA from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and an engineering degree from West Point, and is a licensed Professional Engineer.

Greg Wilson· Chief Financial Officer· San Francisco, California, United Statesin

Greg Wilson joined Playground Global in 2018 as chief financial officer, where he oversees firm and fund operations and the firm's back-office systems and processes. He previously worked at investment firms including Vector Capital, Pantera Capital, Serent Capital, and Social Capital. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of California San Diego.

Guocong Song· Data Scientist· Palo Alto, California, United Statesin

Guocong Song joined Playground Global in 2015, where he works with the technical team and advises portfolio companies on advanced AI technologies. He previously worked at Motorola and AppLovin on wireless networking and machine learning for real-time advertising bidding. He holds a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering from Georgia Tech, received the Stephen O. Rice Prize Paper Award from IEEE, and holds Grandmaster tier status on Kaggle.

Hadley Wilkins· Operating Partner, Marketing· San Francisco, California, United Statesin

Hadley Wilkins is an Operating Partner, Marketing at Playground Global, focusing on marketing and communications in deep tech. Wilkins's areas of work include brand building, reputation management, and communications strategy.

Jacqueline Tame· Operating Partner, External Affairs· Alexandria, Virginia, United Statesin

Jacqueline Tame is Operating Partner for External Affairs at Playground Global and an executive board member of the Silicon Valley Defense Group. Her career includes executive roles in Congress, the Department of Defense, and the Intelligence Community, spanning civil service, private industry, and non-governmental organizations. She has overseen multi-billion dollar defense and intelligence programs and led the development of GAMECHANGER, the Department of Defense's first AI-enabled tool for data-driven decision making across its statutory and policy requirements.

Jasmine Jordan· Events Manager· San Francisco Bay Areain

Jasmine Jordan is the Events Manager at Playground Global, with more than a decade of experience in event management and marketing. She previously worked as a Meeting Event Planner at the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative, where she managed events for executive leadership, and has created initiatives such as a "Women on the Rise" empowerment series and ERG Heritage Month programming. She has planned events across nonprofit, corporate, and community settings.

Jeff Freburg· Real Estate & Operations, Vice President· Redwood City, California, United Statesin

Jeff Freburg joined Playground in 2015, where he designed and built the firm's studio facility and manages its day-to-day operations, working with portfolio companies and tenants. He previously worked at Google, where he helped start and scale the company's culinary program, and at Square, where he set up culinary and facilities operations. He holds a degree from Michigan State University and studied culinary arts at the California Culinary Academy.

Jeff Merver· Head of IT & Infrastructure· Burlingame, California, United Statesin

Jeff Merver joined Playground Global in 2020, where he handles the implementation and operations of the firm's technology infrastructure. He previously worked at Leapset (a SYSCO company), castAR, and Essential, with a focus on DevOps, internal tooling, and network engineering.

Jim Vieceli· General Counsel· San Francisco Bay Areain

Jim Vieceli is General Counsel at Playground Global. He has held executive leadership roles through two company exits and has worked on strategic transactions and investments across the technology, industrial, and consumer-product sectors.

John Vormbaum· Principal Talent Partner

Kendra Perlitz· Chief Operating Officer· San Francisco, California, United Statesin

Kendra Perlitz is COO at Playground Global, where she leads capital formation and oversees firm operations, working with limited partners on their investment strategies. She previously was managing director of investor relations and operations at SVB Capital and VP of capital formation and investor operations at Top Tier Capital Partners, with earlier roles at McKesson, iRhythm Technologies, and Hall Capital Partners. She holds an MBA from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and bachelor's and master's degrees from Vanderbilt University.

Kim Watson· Finance Manager· San Francisco Bay Areain

Marissa Ramirez de Chanlatte· Investor· Los Altos, California, United Statesin

Interdisciplinary PhD candidate at UC Berkeley working at the intersection of applied mathematics, computer science, and computational physics. Research focuses on 3D computer vision, geometry, and physics-based simulation.

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Michelle Wagner· Operating Partner, People and Talent

Nancy Ly· Associate, Finance & Administrator· San Francisco Bay Areain

Nate Chang· Operating Partner, Life Sciences· San Francisco Bay Areain

Nate Chang began his venture capital career as a Partner on Andreessen Horowitz's Corporate Development team, where he advised a16z Bio portfolio companies on strategic plans including fundraising, capital markets readiness, M&A and business development. Before a16z, he spent 14 years in healthcare investment banking covering life science companies at Credit Suisse, Morgan Stanley and RBC Capital Markets, and earlier worked as a clinical research associate at Quintiles and in business development at Pharmaceutical Product Development. He holds an MBA from the Tuck School of Business at Dartmouth College and studied Molecular Biology and Applied Mechanics (Bioengineering) at UC San Diego.

Nicole Sonnert· Investor· San Francisco Bay Areain

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Rasheed Auguste· Senior Analyst· United Statesin

Rasheed Auguste invests in deep tech at Playground Global, concentrating on industrial transformation across materials, manufacturing, energy, and decarbonization. He previously worked at the US Department of Energy, where he advised risk strategy for first-of-a-kind energy demonstration projects, reviewed funding solicitations, and wrote industry reports. He holds a Master's and PhD in Nuclear Engineering and a Master's in Public Policy from UC Berkeley, along with dual bachelor's degrees in Physics and Nuclear Science from MIT.

Richard Becker· Manager, Prototype and Lab Operationsin

Richard Becker joined Playground Global in 2016 and manages the firm's labs and machine shop. He previously worked at Tri-Fab Associates, Ron Nunes Enterprises, and Infinity Vacuum and Machine, where he focused on multi-axis CNC machining, precision sheet metal fabrication, and welding. He holds an Associate's Degree from Las Positas College.

Sarah Nelson· Senior Fund Accountant· San Francisco Bay Areain

Sarah Nelson joined Playground Global in 2025, where she handles fund financial reporting and supports audit and tax compliance. She previously worked at Deloitte's investment management tax practice, focusing on tax compliance for venture capital clients. She holds a BS in Accounting and Information Systems from Santa Clara University and is a Certified Public Accountant.

Steph Heath· People Partner· San Francisco Bay Areain

Steph Heath is the People Partner at Playground Global, leading internal People Operations and supporting portfolio companies with People and Talent needs, including a monthly newsletter and reusable tools, templates, and systems for portfolio teams. Before Playground, she provided HR support to executives and teams across Care Services, Engineering, Marketing, and Operations at TikTok and Headspace. She holds a degree in Sociology with a concentration in Interaction and Group Relations from CSU, Long Beach.

Vilma Roa· Receptionist· San Francisco Bay Areain

Vilma Roa has been at Playground Global since 2017, where she oversees the firm's daily office operations, including welcoming guests, coordinating onboarding and offboarding, and handling expense reports and purchase orders. She previously worked as a receptionist at LinkedIn and Google, and as an Accounting Associate in Stanford University's Office of Sponsored Research. She holds a BS in Graphic Communication from Cal Poly State University in San Luis Obispo.

Jamie Tapscott· Assistant Controllerin

Leonard Fong· Venture Associatein

Sarah Hillen· General Counsel· Amsterdam, North Holland, Netherlandsin

Phyllis Whiteley· Greater London, England, United Kingdomin

Phyllis Whiteley is a consultant at Playground Global and chairperson of the board at BodyPort. Her career spans venture capital, biotech, and pharma, including executive roles at Perlegen, where she was an officer and SVP of business development, licensing, and alliance management, and a decade at Roche in business development and R&D leadership positions across Switzerland and the US; she co-founded Anaphore (now Bird Rock Bio) and worked at MDV on companies including Verinata Health, which was acquired by Illumina. Whiteley holds a BA in chemistry and a PhD in pharmacology from Washington University in St. Louis.

Founder mafia

5 people who came through Playground Global went on to found or lead other companies.

Andy RubinManaging PartnerFounded Essential Products Phyllis WhiteleyVenture PartnerFounded NaluBio, Inc.Mark ValdezVCFounded Eads Bridge Holdings Nathan MonroeElectrical Engineer ConsultantFounded Cambridge Terahertz Bruce LeakFounding PartnerFounded Nauto Connected Car

What they invest in

from 66 of 90 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×39Deep Tech ×32Hardware ×20Biotech ×17Semiconductors ×12Logistics & Supply Chain ×9Medical Devices ×8Robotics ×8

HQs:United States×51Australia×3Israel×2Canada×1Ireland×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 41 portfolio companies

34%

solo founders

14 of 41 mapped founding teams

44%

repeat founders

of 63 founders with career history

~2.5 yrs

old at investment

median across 14 dated deals

Founding team size:solo founder×142 founders×123 founders×94+ founders×6

Where their founders studiedfrom 60 founders with education data

University of California, Berkeley ×9Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×7Harvard University ×3Stanford University ×3Tel Aviv University ×3UC San Diego ×3Cornell ×2Franklin W. Olin College of Engineering ×2

What their founders studiedfrom 60 founders with field-of-study data

Engineering ×26Computer Science ×20Life Sciences ×9Physics ×8Business & Management ×5Mathematics & Statistics ×4Economics ×3Chemistry ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 63 founders with career history

Stanford University ×810x Genomics ×5MIT ×5Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) ×4Carnegie Mellon University ×3Databricks ×3Intel Corporation ×3Massachusetts Institute of Technology ×3

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×3

39 founders hold a PhD · 10 hold an MBA (of 63 with degree data) · backed the same founder in 2+ companies: 3 founders

Investments · 90 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2026 · 5 2025 · 9 2024 · 5 2023 · 5 2022 · 7 2021 · 5 2020 · 4 2018 · 4 2017 · 1 2016 · 3 2015 · 351 dated

Intel,intel.com in 𝕏NASDAQ: INTC

Intel designs and manufactures semiconductor processors for data center, consumer, and embedded applications, including Xeon server processors, Arc graphics processors, and mobile processors.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductorsSanta Clara, US

Robert NoyceinGordon MooreAndrew Grove April Miller Boise(Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer)in Michelle Johnston Holthaus(Chief Executive Officer of Intel Products)in Christoph Schell(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAccess Venture Partners Celtic House Venture Partners Gen Capital Kluz Ventures Norwest Venture Partners Prefix Capital +5 more

Velo 3Dvelo3d.com in 𝕏NASDAQ: VELOMay 2015

Velo3D manufactures metal additive manufacturing systems using laser powder bed fusion technology for industrial production.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSanta Clara, US

Benyamin Buller(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Erel Milshtein(Executive Officer)in Arun Jeldi(Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board)in

BoardStrohband Sven(Director)Ofer Shochet(Director)

Co-investorsBessemer Venture Partners Kluz Ventures Lam Capital Piva Capital PETRONAS Ventures

Snowcap Computesnowcapcompute.com inJun 2025✓ verified

Snowcap Compute develops superconducting computing platforms using Josephson Junctions to replace semiconductor transistors, delivering orders-of-magnitude greater energy efficiency for AI and high-performance computing workloads.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductorsSan Francisco, US

Anna Herr(Executive Officer)inQuentin Herr(Executive Officer)inMichael Shamus Lafferty(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardRichard Hyman(Director)

Board seat Pat Gelsinger· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCambium Capital OUP (Osage University Partners)Page One Ventures

xLightxlight.com in 𝕏Series B · Aug 2025 · $41M✓ verified

xLight develops free-electron laser (FEL) technology and advanced accelerator systems.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US

Nicholas Kelez(Chief Executive Officer and Chief Technology Officer)in

BoardKevin Heidrich(Director)

Board seat Peter Barrett Pat Gelsinger· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsLam Capital Open Field Capital Roadster Capital Morpheus Ventures

19101910.ai in 𝕏✓ verified

1910 develops an AI platform that integrates multimodal data, frontier AI models, and high-throughput lab automation to accelerate drug discovery and development for pharmaceutical companies.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHealthtechBoston, US

Jen Asher(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsY Combinator FoundersX Ventures Scientia Ventures

1910 Genetics1910genetics.com in 𝕏Jan 2021✓ verified

1910 Genetics develops genetic engineering and biotechnology solutions, leveraging computational and biological approaches.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechCambridge, US

Jennifer O. Nwankwo(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSamir Kumar(Director)Marc Foster(Director)Jory Bell(Director)in

Co-investorsFoundersX Ventures Y Combinator Emles Venture Partners M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Accenture Ventures

Amberamber.bio inAug 2023 · $26M✓ verified

Amber Bio is a biotechnology company developing a novel RNA writing platform capable of multi-kilobase gene edits that can treat multiple mutations across patients with a single product.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Jacob Borrajo, PhD(Founder and CEO)

Co-investorsAndreessen Horowitz Hummingbird Ventures Pillar VC

D-Matrix AI Inference Accelerationd-matrix.ai in 𝕏✓ verified

d-Matrix develops AI compute hardware and platforms optimized for generative AI inference, designed to be faster, more energy-efficient, and more accessible than existing solutions.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareSemiconductors

Sid Sheth(Founder)in

Co-investorsTemasek Alpha Square Group Amino Capital Berkeley Frontier Cortado Ventures Entrada Ventures +10 more

Inscopixinscopix.com in 𝕏✓ verified

Inscopix develops advanced microscopy and neural circuit analysis technologies to understand brain function and disease mechanisms for neuroscience research.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesMountain View, US

Kunal Ghosh(Founder & CEO)inAbbas El Gamal(Co-founder & Director)Mark Schnitzer(Scientific Cofounder & Board Observer)

Co-investorsFloodgate AME Cloud Ventures Playground Ventures

Manifoldmanifold.bio in✓ verified

Manifold Bio combines AI-guided protein design with high-throughput in vivo screening to engineer tissue-targeted biologics and deliver therapeutic payloads to specific organs.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Gleb Kuznetsov(Co-Founder & CEO)in Pierce Ogden(Co-Founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsFifty Years FPV Horizons Ventures Triatomic Capital

PicoJoolpicojool.com in✓ verified

PicoJool designs and manufactures vertical cavity surface emitting laser (VCSEL) optical connectivity solutions for AI data centers and hyperscale cloud systems.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

RightHandrighthandrobotics.com in✓ verified

RightHand Robotics develops an AI-powered robotic piece-picking platform for order fulfillment in e-commerce and supply chain operations.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSomerville, US

Leif Jentoft(Founder)inYaro Tenzer(Founder)inLael Odhner(Executive Officer, Director)inYaroslav Tenzer(Executive Officer, Director)Brian D. Owen(CEO)in

Co-investorsMenlo Ventures Matrix F-Prime Capital Global Brain Maniv Mobility Perot Jain +2 more

Farmwise Labsfarmwiselabs.comNov 2024SEC filingmedium confidence

Santa Clara, US

Sebastien Boyer(Director)Thomas Palomares(Executive Officer, Director)Tjarko Leifer(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board Jason Schoettler(Director)inClay Mitchell(Director)

Board seat Bruce Leak· per SEC Form D · $10M raise · filed Mar 2025

Co-investorsCastor Ventures GV (Google Ventures)Xplorer Capital Calibrate Ventures Fall Line Capital Lemnos VC

Insamoinsamo.comSeed · Dec 2023 · $12M

Insamo develops an automated platform for drug discovery that designs, synthesizes, and tests cyclic peptides at scale using machine learning and proprietary experimental data.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechChippendale, AU

Tim Craven(CEO)inToby Passioura(CSO)inGlen McIntyre(COO)

BoardCOREY GOODMAN(Director)in

Partner Benjamin Kim· led

Board seat Matt Hershenson· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsBEVC Civilization Ventures Management, Llc MRL Ventures Fund venBio Partners Axial VC venBio Global Strategic

PowerLatticepowerlatticeinc.com inJul 2024 · $25M

Powerlattice develops integrated voltage regulator (IVR) chiplets for power delivery in high-performance processors and AI systems.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechSemiconductorsVancouver, US

Sujith Dermal(Head of Systems & Apps)in Peng Zou(CEO & President)inGANG GEN(Executive Officer, Director)Dr. Zou Gang Ren(Head of Engineering)in

Board seat Pat Gelsinger· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsCelesta Capital Celesta Capital G Vision Capital

Rapidsosrapidsos.com inJan 2022

RapidSOS operates a safety network that connects public safety agencies, enterprises, and consumer/corporate devices to provide critical context and pre-arrival intelligence to emergency responders and 911 dispatchers.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareGovTechNew York, US

Nicholas Horelik(Executive Officer)inMichael Martin(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardDan Nova(Director)Matthew Bozik(Director)

Board seat Bruce Leak· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsAcrew Capital Alumni Ventures Avanta Ventures Basecamp Fund City Light Dorm Room +13 more

Sizable Energysizableenergy.com inSeed · Nov 2025 · $9M

Sizable Energy develops offshore pumped hydro energy storage technology that uses reservoirs and reversible pump-turbines to store energy at sea.

CleantechEnergyHardwareSan Francisco, US

Manuele Aufiero(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardPepe Carnevale(Director)

Board seat Bruce Leak· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsSatgana Unruly Capital Verve Ventures Possible Ventures

Zooxzoox.com in 𝕏May 2016SEC filingmedium confidence

Zoox develops autonomous robotaxis designed as purpose-built vehicles for autonomous transportation.

AI & Machine LearningMobility & TransportationRoboticsMenlo Park, US

TIM KENTLEY-KLAY(Executive Officer, Director)JESSE LEVINSON(Executive Officer, Director)JON FOSTER(Executive Officer)in

Board HEIDI ROIZEN(Director)inTHOMAS TULL(Director)

Board seat Laurie Yoler· per SEC Form D · $50M raise · filed Oct 2016

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures Brave Capital Breyer Capital Intrepid Growth Partners Lux Capital Raptor Group +3 more

Agility inSeries A · Oct 2025 · $8M

Brecksville, US

Eric Wagner(Executive Officer, Director)Gino Manocchio(Executive Officer, Director)inDavid Friihuaf(Executive Officer, Director)

Agility Roboticsagilityrobotics.com in 𝕏Feb 2018

Agility Robotics develops and deploys humanoid robots for warehouse automation and logistics operations.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsSalem, US

Jonathan Hurst(Co-founder & Chief Robot Officer)in Damion Shelton(Co-Founder & Chairman of the Board)in

Board Bruce Leak(Director)in Matthew Ocko(Director)in

Partner Bruce Leak· quoted

Co-investorsBig Brain Holdings DCVC (Data Collective)HARPER COURT VENTURES Manhattan Venture Partners MFV Partners NVentures +6 more

Alvaenergyalvaenergy.io

Alva develops solutions for delivering new nuclear power generation capacity on time and on budget, serving utilities and energy operators building utility-scale nuclear systems.

Deep TechEnergy

Michael Anders

BoardIsabelle BoemekeSimon Holmes à Court

Anjunaanjuna.io in 𝕏Seed · Jun 2021 · $3M

Anjuna develops software for secure data sharing and confidential computing in cloud and AI environments.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingCybersecurityDeep TechEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Ayal Yogev(Founder/CEO)inSteve Weis Yan M.(Founder)in Yan Michalevsky(Founder)in

Board Peter Barrett(Director)in Lonne Jaffe(Director)in

Co-investorsInsight Partners M Ventures SINEWAVE VENTURES Alpha Intelligence Capital DCVC (Data Collective)Dorm Room +3 more

Atomic AIatomic.ai in 𝕏Series A · Jan 2023 · $35M

Atomic.ai combines machine learning and RNA biology to discover and develop RNA-based drugs.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechSouth San Francisco, US

Raphael Townshend(Founder & CEO)inManjunath Ramarao(Chief Scientific Officer)inStephan Eismann(Founding Scientist, Head of Machine Learning)inEsta Kor(Head of Business Operations)inBrent Townshend(Head of ML Data Generation)in

Co-investorsAIX Ventures AME Cloud Ventures Greylock Partners Modi Ventures Not Boring Capital 8VC

Ayar Labsayarlabs.com in 𝕏Series A · Nov 2018 · $24M

Ayar Labs develops co-packaged optics (CPO) technology for AI infrastructure, enabling optical connectivity between thousands of GPUs across data center racks.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsSan Jose, US

Mark Wade(Founder & CEO)in

Co-investorsNVIDIA Alumni Ventures Basecamp Fund Berkeley Frontier Blue Bear Ventures Castor Ventures +17 more

Bodyportbodyport.com in 𝕏Seed · Feb 2016 · $3M

Bodyport develops an FDA-cleared cardiac scale that non-invasively measures hemodynamic biomarkers through a patient's feet to detect early signs of worsening heart failure in a home setting.

Digital HealthHealthtechMedical DevicesWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US

Corey Centen(Founder/CEO)inSarah Smith(Founder)in

Co-investorsHCVC SGH Capital Y Combinator

Boxbotboxbot.io in 𝕏

Boxbot provides automated, high-density storage systems for logistics operations, using AI-driven capabilities to optimize vehicle loading, cross-dock buffering, and item retrieval across last-mile delivery, air cargo, and industrial applications.

AI & Machine LearningLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsAlameda, US

Austin Oehlerking(Founder and CEO)in

Co-investorsAfore Capital Winklevoss Capital Toyota Ventures

Branchbranch.io in 𝕏

Branch is an AI-powered mobile measurement partner (MMP) and omnichannel linking platform that helps brands measure marketing impact and guide customers across apps, web, email, paid media, social, and connected TV.

AdTechAI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Mada Seghete(Founder)in Mike Molinet(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlate Partners Coelius Capital Cowboy Ventures Madrona Venture Group New Enterprise Associates (NEA)Pear VC +11 more

Databricksdatabricks.com in 𝕏

Databricks provides a unified platform for data engineering, analytics, and artificial intelligence, enabling organizations to build and deploy data and AI applications on cloud infrastructure.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Ali Ghodsi(Co-founder & CEO)inIon Stoica(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in Matei Zaharia(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inReynold Xin(Founder)in Patrick Wendell(Founder)in Andy Konwinski(Founder)in

Co-investors137 Ventures A.Capital Ventures Aglae Ventures Alkeon Innovation Altra Venture Amplify Partners +72 more

Deicedeice.com in 𝕏

De-Ice develops an electric heating technology for aircraft de-icing, eliminating chemical spraying and reducing departure delays.

CleantechClimate TechHardware

Alexander Bratianu(Founder)in

BoardJohn Owen(Co-founder and former CFO at JetBlue Airways)

Co-investorsScout Ventures Scout Ventures Seraph Group

Eeroeero.com in 𝕏Acquired

eero designs and manufactures Wi-Fi mesh networking systems for homes and businesses.

HardwareIoTSan Francisco, US

Nick Weaver(Founder)in Nate Hardison(Founder)in

Board Robert Coneybeer(Director)in Robert Hayes(Director)in

Co-investorsGrishin Robotics Homebrew Menlo Ventures Qualcomm Ventures First Round Capital Index Ventures +2 more

Element Zeroelementzero.green inSeed · Jan 2024 · $10M

Element Zero develops zero-emission technology to produce green metals from iron ore and other ores using renewable energy and electrochemistry, eliminating carbon dioxide from metal production.

Advanced ManufacturingCleantechClimate TechPort Hedland, AU

Michael Masterman in Bart Kolodziejczyk in

Fabricgetfabric.com in

Fabric operates automated fulfillment facilities for urban retail and on-demand commerce, helping retailers improve operational efficiency and sustainability.

E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainPropTechRobotics

Ori Avraham(Co-founder, VP Product & Strategy)in Shay Cohen(Co-founder, VP Engineering)in Avi (Jack) Jacoby(CEO)in

Co-investorsAliment Capital Koch Disruptive Technologies Pontifax AgTech Union Tech Ventures

GigaCropgigacrop.com inPre-Seed · Mar 2025 · $5M

GigaCrop develops engineered crops with improved photosynthesis to increase agricultural yields for food, fiber, and fuel production.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep Tech

Chris Eiben(Founder, CEO)in

Co-investorsJuniper

Ideon Technologies Inc.ideon.ai in 𝕏Series A · Sep 2022 · $16M

Ideon Technologies uses cosmic-ray muon tomography to create subsurface density maps for mining companies, enabling mineral deposit identification and characterization while reducing environmental impact and operational risk.

AgTechAI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechSaskatchewan, CA

Co-investorsSproutx WUTIF Capital

Infinimmuneinfinimmune.com inSeed · Dec 2022 · $12M

Infinimmune discovers and develops antibody therapeutics using proprietary sequencing technology and AI-powered optimization.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical Devices

Lance Hepler(Founder)inKatie Pfeiffer(Founder)inMichael Gibbons(Founder)in Wyatt McDonnell(Founder)in david jaffe(Founder)in

Co-investorsCivilization Ventures Management, Llc Axial VC Paladin Capital Group Trammell Venture Partners (TVP)

Lassogenlassogen.com in 𝕏Sep 2020

Lassogen engineers lasso peptides — structurally unique 3D scaffolds — into therapeutics it calls Lassotides, designed to combine the strengths of antibodies and small molecules.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechSan Diego, US

Mark J Burk(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsBetter Ventures Central Llc First In Ventures

Lastwalllastwall.com in 𝕏Sep 2015

Lastwall provides secure digital identity and access management for defense, government, and critical infrastructure teams, combining Zero Trust and Public Key Infrastructure with post-quantum cryptographic protection.

CybersecurityDefense TechGovTech

Karl H.(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlue Bear Capital Partners Streamlined Ventures

Leaf Logisticsleaflogistics.com in 𝕏Series A · Mar 2020 · $20M

Leaf uses predictive analytics and AI to identify optimal transportation contracting opportunities for shippers and carriers, helping them reduce costs, improve operations, and lower carbon emissions.

AI & Machine LearningClimate TechLogistics & Supply Chain

Co-investorsDynamo Ventures Madrona Venture Group MS&AD Ventures Schematic Ventures Sozo Ventures TitletownTech +2 more

Mosaic MLmosaicml.com in 𝕏Jul 2021 · $37Macquired by Databricks

MosaicML develops tools and research for training and deploying custom AI models, including reinforcement learning methods for enterprise agents.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSan Francisco, US

Naveen Rao(Founder)inHanlin Tang(Director)in

Board Matt Ocko(Director)in Shahin Farshchi(Director)in Peter Barrett(Director)in

Co-investorsBright Pixel Capital Correlation Ventures DCVC (Data Collective)Future Ventures Inspired Capital Maverick Ventures +2 more

Nauto Connected Carnauto.com in 𝕏

Nauto provides an AI-enabled fleet and driver safety platform that uses real-time video analysis and machine learning to predict and prevent distracted driving and collisions for commercial fleets.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareInsurTechIoTMobility & TransportationPalo Alto / Sunnyvale, US

Heck Stefan(Executive Officer, Director)Stefan Heck(Founder & Chief Executive Officer)inFrederick Soo(Co-Founder & CTO (former))Yoav Banin(President (previously Chief Product Officer))in Ruslan Belkin(Chief Technology Officer)in Vijay Pendyala(Senior Vice President, Engineering)in

Co-investorsAllianz X BMW i Ventures Dnx Ventures Greylock Partners Maniv Mobility Mudita Venture +4 more

NextSilnextsilicon.com

NextSilicon develops software-defined hardware architecture for high-performance computing in scientific research, enabling developers to accelerate existing code without rewrites or vendor lock-in.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsGivatayim, IL

Elad Raz(Founder)inEyal Nagar(Founder)

Co-investorsAmiti Ventures Soundproof Ventures Symbol Third Point Ventures

NVisionnvision-quantum.comMay 2026 · $55M

NVision develops quantum computing and quantum sensing systems built at the molecular level, including molecular qubits and quantum-enhanced MRI, aimed at improving how diseases are understood, detected, and treated.

Deep TechHealthtechQuantum Computing

Co-investorsMatterwave Ventures CDP Venture Capital Entrée Capital European Investment Bank

Nvision Imagingnvision-imaging.com in 𝕏

NVision develops quantum computing and quantum-enhanced sensing platforms based on quantum spin control in organic molecules, with focus on healthcare applications including drug development and disease treatment.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesQuantum Computing

Co-investorsEntrée Capital Excelestar Ventures Lauder Partners Matterwave Ventures

Outpace Biooutpacebio.com inSeries A · Jul 2024 · $25M

Outpace Bio develops engineered protein technologies and cell therapies to treat solid tumors, focusing on protein design and T cell engineering to improve cancer treatment efficacy and safety.

BiotechDeep TechMedical DevicesSeattle, US

Marc Lajoie(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)in Scott Boyken(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)inStanley Riddell(Co-Founder and Scientific Advisor)Aaron Foster(Executive Officer)inCharity Scripture(Executive Officer)inEric Soller(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsArtis Ventures RA Capital Abstract Ventures Atinum Investment Co. Ltd.Civilization Ventures Management, Llc Modi Ventures +1 more

Owl Labsowllabs.com in 𝕏Aug 2016

Owl Labs provides hardware and software solutions for Microsoft Teams Rooms, enabling hybrid meeting experiences across small huddle rooms, medium conference spaces, and large event venues.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHardwareSaaSSomerville, US

Mark Schnittman(Co-founder)in Max Makeev(Co-founder)in

Board Antonio Rodriguez(Director)in

Co-investorsMatrix Spark Capital

Owllabsowllabs.eu in 𝕏

Owl Labs builds remote collaboration hardware and software, specifically the Meeting Owl Pro—a 360-degree video conferencing device designed to improve video meeting experiences for hybrid and distributed teams.

Future of WorkHardwareSaaSIreland, IE

Frank Weishaupt(Chief Executive Officer)in

Pandionpandionpro.comSeed · Feb 2021 · $5M

Pandion is building an e-commerce delivery network that uses machine learning to integrate with last-mile delivery, aiming for better on-time performance and higher asset utilization.

AI & Machine LearningE-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainSeattle, US

Scott Ruffin(Founder)in

Co-investorsBow Capital SQN Venture Partners, LLC Titanium Ventures Bregal Sagemount Schematic Ventures

Phasecraftphasecraft.io inSeries A · Aug 2023 · $17M

Phasecraft develops quantum computing systems and software by combining quantum information theory, materials science, and engineering to advance practical quantum advantage.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechQuantum Computing

Prof. Ashley Montanaro(Co-Founder & CEO)inProf. Toby Cubitt(Co-Founder, CTO & CSciO)inProf. John Morton(Co-Founder & Director)in

Co-investorsAlbionVC Episode1 UCL Technology Fund Parkwalk Advisors

Photon Queuephotonqueue.com inJul 2026 · $4M

Photon Queue develops quantum memory devices using linear optics technology for photon storage.

Deep TechQuantum ComputingSan Francisco, US

Kelsey Ortiz(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsCerberus Ventures Illinois Ventures Cerberus Capital Management MFV Partners

Postmatespostmates.comJun 2015Acquired

San Francisco, US

Bastian Lehman(Founder & CEO)Sam Street(Founder)inSean Plaice(Director)inBastian Lehmann(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardLee Fixel(Director)Scott Banister(Director)in

Co-investorsAngelPad Brighter Capital Crosslink Capital Entrée Capital Expansion Venture Capital FirstMark Capital +31 more

PsiQuantumpsiquantum.com in 𝕏May 2025

PsiQuantum builds fault-tolerant quantum computers using photonic qubits and semiconductor manufacturing processes.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum ComputingSemiconductorsMoreton Bay, AU

Prof. Terry Rudolph(Co-founder & Chief Architect)Dr. Pete Shadbolt(Co-founder & Chief Scientific Officer)inProf. Mark Thompson(Co-founder & Chief Technology Officer)Jeremy O'Brien(Founder)in Victor Peng(Chief Executive Officer)in

Board Siraj Khaliq(Director)in

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures C4 Ventures Cold Start Ventures Founders Fund FPV HARPER COURT VENTURES +26 more

Quantumquantumtransistors.com

A quantum photonics venture associated with research on integrated quantum photonics and diamond nanophotonics.

Deep TechQuantum ComputingSemiconductorsHerzliya, IL

Igal Bayn(Founder)inTim Schröder(Prof. Dr., Chair of Integrated Quantum Photonics)

Co-investors10D Entrée Capital Tal Ventures

Queuequeue.inc in

Queue builds an autonomous robotic pharmacy kiosk that takes in sealed wholesale drug bottles and dispenses filled, verified prescription vials on-site, using computer vision to identify each pill to its National Drug Code and QR codes to verify scripts.

HardwareHealthtechRoboticsPalo Alto, US

Nick Desai(Co-founder)inJosh Liu(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsAlleyCorp Riot Ventures Inception Studio Capital Ubiquity Ventures Cerberus Capital Management Illinois Ventures

Relativity Spacerelativityspace.com in 𝕏Mar 2018

Relativity Space develops Terran R, a reusable medium-to-heavy-lift rocket designed for efficiency and scalability, serving government entities, telecommunications companies, and commercial customers for space access missions.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningDeep TechDefense TechHardwareSpace TechLos Angeles, US

Tim Ellis(Founder/CEO)in Jordan Noone(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in Eric Schmidt(CEO)in

Co-investorsAurum Venture Partners Baruch Future Ventures Bold Capital Partners Coatue Management Das & Co.Ethos VC +33 more

Robust AIrobust.ai in

Robust.AI develops AI and robotics technology with a focus on human-centered design.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechLogistics & Supply ChainRoboticsVista, US

Anthony Jules(Co-founder & Chief Innovation Officer)in Rodney Brooks(Co-founder & CTO)in Leila Takayama in Gabrielle Halberg in Marin Tchakarov(Chief Executive Officer)in

Co-investors15th Rock Energy Impact Partners Fontinalis Partners Future Ventures JAZZ Venture Partners Metaplanet +1 more

Saltboxsaltbox.com in 𝕏Jul 2022 · $10.6M

Saltbox provides logistics and fulfillment services to ecommerce merchants and entrepreneurs, offering warehousing and workspace solutions to simplify supply chain operations.

E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainPropTechNew York, US

Tyler Scriven(Founder)inKaterina Cirilli(CEO)in

Co-investorsMetaProp Village Global Wilshire Lane Capital Wilshire Lane Partners XYZ Venture Capital

Saltboxjoinsaltbox.com in 𝕏Jul 2022 · $10.6M

Saltbox provides flexible month-to-month workspace combining office and warehouse space with shipping, inventory storage, on-site labor, and logistics support for product and ecommerce brands.

E-commerceLogistics & Supply ChainPropTech

Co-investorsMetaProp Ventures Ventures Platform XYZ Venture Capital MetaProp Village Global Wilshire Lane Partners

Skydioskydio.com in

Skydio designs and manufactures autonomous drones using computer vision and AI technology for consumer and commercial applications.

AI & Machine LearningHardwareRoboticsSan Mateo, US

Adam Bry(CEO)inAbe Bachrach(CTO)Abraham Bachrach(Co-founder & CTO)in Matt Donahoe(Co-founder)in

Board T.J. Rylander(Director)David Ulevitch(Director)in

Co-investorsAccel Andreessen Horowitz In-Q-Tel IVP (Institutional Venture Partners)Khosla Ventures Linse Capital +8 more

Sparta Softwarespartascience.comSeries A · Jan 2018 · $7M

Menlo Park, US

Phil Wagner(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardJulie Allegro(Director)Robert Siegel(Director)

Co-investorsIA Capital Group

Strand Therapeutics inSeed · Aug 2025 · $153M

Develops programmable mRNA therapies that last longer and target cells more precisely for cancer and other diseases.

BiotechBoston, US

Tasuku Kitada(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)in Jacob Becraft(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inSamta Kundu(Executive Officer)in

Board Jeb Keiper(Director)in Ala Alenazi(Director)in Pegah Ebrahimi(Director)in

Co-investorsJIC Venture Growth Investments Kinnevik Amgen Ventures ANRI FPV ICONIQ +2 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

CloudCar Knoxus.AI Ltd Logistics Exchange Mangata Networks, Inc.Perlumi Chemicals, Inc.QUDARA INC.AlvaAmber BioChargeloopClarionIdeonManifold BioNervanaNVision Quantum TechnologiesOutpacePlaygroundSizableSnowcapUavionixUltima

Rows marked “SEC filing” are inferred from directors named on the company's SEC Form D — public regulatory data, not a portfolio list published by the firm.

Exits · 6

2 IPOs · 4 acquisitions · showing 4

Intel,NASDAQ: INTCVelo 3DNASDAQ: VELOMosaic MLacq. by DatabricksNervanaacq. by Intel Corporation

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Databricks wanted to raise $1B, investors wanted $15B. It settled on $5B at a $190B valuation.

Databricks · techcrunch.com · Aug 13, 2026

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How many investments has Playground Global made?: Playground Global has 90 tracked investments, 6 of which have exited, including 15 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Playground Global invest at?: Playground Global invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A stages.
What is Playground Global's typical check size?: Playground Global typically writes checks of $1M – $20M.
What sectors does Playground Global focus on?: Playground Global focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Cleantech, Climate Tech, Deep Tech, Energy, Hardware, Logistics & Supply Chain, New Materials, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Semiconductors, Space Tech.
Where is Playground Global located?: Playground Global is headquartered in Palo Alto, US.
Does Playground Global lead rounds?: Playground Global typically participates in rounds rather than leading them.
Who does Playground Global co-invest with?: Playground Global most often shares deals with Andreessen Horowitz, M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund), Civilization Ventures Management, Llc, among 210 tracked co-investors.

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Co-investors · 68

Andreessen Horowitz

Andreessen Horowitz (a16z) is a venture capital firm founded in 2009 by Marc Andreessen and Ben Horowitz, known for pioneering the platform model with a large team of operators supporting founders across stages.

Both backed · 5

Amber Databricks Skydio Ultima Genomics Unconventional AI

$500K – $50M

Entrée Capital

Entrée Capital is a venture firm run by former serial founders, managing $1.5bn across multiple funds with offices in Tel Aviv, London and New York.

Both backed · 5

NVision Nvision Imaging Postmates QuantumNVision Quantum Technologies

$150K – $15M

FPV

FPV Ventures is an early-stage investment firm that backs mission-driven founders.

Both backed · 5

Databricks Manifold PsiQuantum Strand Therapeutics Strandtx

$100K – $5M

Insight Partners

Insight Partners is an investment firm focused on accelerating revenue and profit growth in software companies, providing capital and operational support through its Insight Onsite team.

Both backed · 4

Anjuna Ayar Labs Databricks Rapidsos

$120M – $350M

DCVC (Data Collective)

DCVC (Data Collective) is a deep tech venture capital firm that backs entrepreneurs using computational approaches to solve large-scale real-world problems across many industries.

Both backed · 4

Agility Robotics Anjuna Databricks Mosaic ML

$5M – $25M

Tiger Global Management

Tiger Global Management operates public equity strategies (long/short, long-focused and crossover) and a private equity business investing in early- through late-stage growth companies across new and existing industries.

Both backed · 4

Databricks Postmates Relativity Space Virta Health

$1M – $100M

M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)

M12 is Microsoft's venture fund, investing in companies building AI-native platforms and applications for business use cases.

Both backed · 4

1910 Genetics D-Matrix AI Inference Acceleration PsiQuantum Rapidsos

$100K – $10M

Khosla Ventures

Khosla Ventures is a venture capital firm founded by Vinod Khosla.

Both backed · 3

Relativity Space Skydio Ultima Genomics

$5K – $50M

Toyota Ventures

Toyota Ventures is a venture capital firm headquartered in the San Francisco Bay Area that makes early-stage investments in startups globally.

Both backed · 3

Boxbot Nauto Connected Car Universal Hydrogen

Triatomic Capital

Triatomic Capital is an investment firm focused on 'century defining' themes across advanced technology areas including AI infrastructure, semiconductors, materials, robotics, and energy.

Both backed · 3

D-Matrix AI Inference Acceleration ManifoldManifold Bio

$100K – $1M

Greylock Partners

Greylock Partners is an early-stage venture capital firm that partners with founders building companies from inception. Its partners make only one or two new investments per year to focus deeply on each partnership.

Both backed · 2

Atomic AI Nauto Connected Car

$100K – $200M

Menlo Ventures

Menlo Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in transformative, early-stage AI companies across every layer of the modern AI stack, from applications and middleware to data infrastructure and foundation models.

Both backed · 2

Eero RightHand

$1M – $20M

▶56 more co-investors

AME Cloud Ventures Addition 75 & Sunny Schematic Ventures Sozo Ventures SINEWAVE VENTURES SQN Venture Partners, LLC GV (Google Ventures)Bessemer Venture Partners Index Ventures Founder Collective SV Angel HCVC Bond Capital Management Intel Capital HOF Capital RA Capital Fifty Years Paladin Capital Group Strawberry Creek Ventures venBio Partners Piva Capital Morpheus Ventures Kinnevik Better Ventures Central Llc Parkwalk Advisors Wilshire Lane Capital General Catalyst Craft Ventures Foundation Capital Everywhere Ventures Kraken C2 Investments Cota Capital Bowery Capital Revolution Atlas Venture Uncorrelated Ventures Wildcat Venture Partners Spider Capital Founders' Co-op Walden International K2 Global Altimeter Capital 305 Ventures Smash Capital Think+ Ventures Management, Llc Stealth Capital Kyber Knight Capital Autotech Ventures Rebel Fund Portal Ventures 6th Man Ventures LionBird JetBlue Ventures Boehringer Ingelheim Venture Fund

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