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Playground Global — 2025 Investments

10 investments dated 2025 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Snowcap Computesnowcapcompute.cominJun 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(Founder)inQuentin Herr(Founder)inMichael Shamus Lafferty(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Lafferty(Founder)

BoardRichard Hyman(Director)

Board seatPat Gelsinger· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsATEL VenturesCambium CapitalOUP (Osage University Partners)Page One Ventures

xLightxlight.comin𝕏Series B · Aug 2025 · $41M✓ verified

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

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechHardwareSemiconductorsPalo Alto, US

Nicholas Kelez(Founder)in

BoardKevin Heidrich(Director)

Board seatPeter BarrettPat Gelsinger· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsLam CapitalOpen Field CapitalRoadster CapitalMorpheus Ventures

Mesa Quantummesaquantumsystems.comDec 2025✓ verified

Mesa Quantum develops chip-scale quantum sensors—including atomic clocks, gyroscopes, magnetometers, and accelerometers—for industrial and defense applications, with a focus on Alternative Position, Navigation, and Timing (Alt-PNT) as a resilient backup to GPS.

Defense TechHardwareQuantum ComputingColorado, US

Wale lawal, Ph. D.(Founder)inSristy Agrawal(Founder)inWale Lawal(CTO)

BoardDaniel Yum(Director)Jon Bronson(Director)

Co-investorsSOSV

Sizable Energysizableenergy.cominSeed · 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(Founder)Carlo Fiorina(Founder)Stefano Bernardi(Founder)in

BoardPepe Carnevale(Director)

Board seatBruce Leak· per SEC Form D

Co-investorsSatganaUnruly CapitalVerve VenturesPossible Ventures

AgilityinSeries A · Oct 2025 · $8M

Brecksville, US

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

GigaCropgigacrop.cominPre-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)in

Co-investorsJuniper

PSI Quantumpsiquantum.comin𝕏May 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(Co-founder & Executive Chairman)inVictor Peng(Chief Executive Officer)inMark Thompson(Founder)

Co-investorsAtomicoBlackbird VenturesC4 VenturesCold Start VenturesFOG VenturesFounders Fund+38 more

Strand TherapeuticsinSeed · 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)inJacob Becraft(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)inSamta Kundu(Executive Officer)in

BoardJeb Keiper(Director)inAla Alenazi(Director)inPegah Ebrahimi(Director)in

Co-investorsJIC Venture Growth InvestmentsKinnevikAmgen VenturesANRIFPVICONIQ+3 more

Unconventional AIunconv.aiin𝕏Seed · Dec 2025 · $480M

Unconventional AI develops energy-efficient computing architectures for AI systems by applying biological principles and analog circuit design to optimize performance.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSan Diego, US

Naveen Rao(Founder)inMeeLan Lee(Founder)inMichael Carbin(Founder)inMike Carbin(Founder)Sara Achour(Founder)

Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzDataPower VenturesDCVC (Data Collective)Decibel PartnersEniac VenturesEval Ventures Fund+13 more

Verticalsemiverticalsemi.cominSeed · Oct 2025 · $11M

Vertical Semiconductor develops vertical gallium nitride (GaN) power semiconductors for next-generation power electronics applications.

Deep TechHardwareSemiconductors

Cynthia Liao(Founder)inDr. Joshua Perozek(CTO & Co-founder)inProf. Tomas Palacios(Advisor & Co-founder)inJoshua Perozek(Founder)Tomas Palacios(Founder)

Co-investorsMilemark Capital Partners

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