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Plug and Play Ventures — 2020 Investments

12 investments dated 2020 · listed companies and verified rows first · show all

Alpharankalpharank.ioinFeb 2020

Alpharank provides marketing and sales analytics for community lenders, tracking digital originations from first click through the customer journey to funded accounts.

Data & InfrastructureFintechMarketing TechRedwood City, US

BASTIAN LAUER(Executive Officer, Director)Jay RosenblattinRichard Howe(Director)Brian Ley(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSteven Kishi(Director)in

Co-investorsAspenwoodHummer Winblad Venture Partners (HWVP)

Blacktagblacktag.cominAug 2020

Blacktag operates a global platform and exclusive network connecting Black creators — including artists, photographers, designers, and musicians — with brand partners, and produces original content.

Creator EconomyMedia & EntertainmentSocialNew York, US

Olabode Adebowale(Executive Officer, Director, Promoter)Saada(Co-founder)Akin Adebowale(Founder)inOsman Shaw Jr.(Director)Michael Blank(Director)

Co-investorsDebut CapitalNew Enterprise Associates (NEA)

Boost Biomesboostbiomes.cominSeries A · Jun 2020Defunct

Boost Biomes develops microbiome-based products using microbial community analysis to identify beneficial microbe interactions, with applications in agriculture.

Advanced ManufacturingAgTechBiotechFoodTechBrisbane, US

Jamie Bacher(Founder)inAdam Paul Arkin(Founder)inRobert McBridein

BoardErkki Aaltonen(Director)in

Co-investorsCompoundKickstart InnovationSaltagen VenturesUniversal Materials IncubatorY CombinatorYara Growth Ventures+10 more

DeepScribedeepscribe.aiin𝕏Dec 2020

DeepScribe builds an ambient AI documentation platform for oncology, including an AI medical scribe, pre-visit chart summaries, AI medical coding, and note customization.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSan Francisco, US

Matthew Ko(Founder)inAkilesh Bapu(Founder)inKairui Zeng(Executive Officer)in

BoardMichael Berolzheimer(Director)in

Co-investorsBerkeley SkyDeck FundFoothill VenturesFour Acres CapitalGaingelsIndex VenturesStage 2 Capital+5 more

HDatahdata.comin𝕏Apr 2020

HData is an AI-native operating system that helps utilities, regulators, and energy companies manage regulatory compliance and business intelligence through centralized data and standardized reporting.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnergyEnterprise SoftwareFintechGovTechJoliet, US

Hudson Hollister(Founder)inYuval Lubowich(Co-Founder)in

BoardJohn Fein(Director)inAmy Francetic(Director)inAnthony Mealey(Director)Mithun Banarjee(Director)

Co-investorsBuoyant Ventures Management, LlcFirebrand VenturesHyde Park Venture PartnersTechstarsBlueTree Venture CapitalFrontier Venture Capital+8 more

Instntinstnt.orgin𝕏Dec 2020

Instnt offers identity fraud loss insurance that transfers identity-fraud liability from a company's balance sheet to global insurers, using AI to underwrite residual fraud-loss risk at account approval.

AI & Machine LearningFintechInsurTechNew York, US

Sunil Madhu(Founder and CEO)inJustin Kamerman(Chief Product Officer)inAmy Penn(Senior Vice President of Sales)inLaura Pinto(SVP, People)inLukas Osborne, PhD(Head of Data Science & Machine Learning)inKARL ANTLE(Director)

Co-investorsCohen CircleColle Capital PartnersFantail VenturesMS&AD VenturesRevel PartnersThird Prime+1 more

Koyebkoyeb.comin𝕏Oct 2020 · $1.6MAcquired

Koyeb is a serverless cloud platform for running AI-intensive applications across CPUs, GPUs, and specialized accelerators, offering capabilities like scale-to-zero, autoscaling, and sandboxes for AI agents.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingDeveloper Tools

Edouard(Co-founder)Bastien(Co-founder)

Co-investorsHumans Of The InternetIsaiISAI GestionKima VenturesMango CapitalSerena+5 more

Onfidoonfido.comApr 2020

Identity verification technology using photo-based ID documents, selfies, and AI.

London

Husayn Kassai(Founder)inRuhul Amin(Founder)inRuhul Amin OBE(Founder)inEamon Jubbawy(Founder)Lila Tretikov(Director)David Clarke(Executive Officer, Director)

Co-investorsAcequia Capital (AceCap)AfterWork VenturesAugmentum FintechBY Venture PartnersFin CapitalForgePoint Capital+10 more

Pie Systems IVSpievat.cominJul 2020

Pie builds platforms that support VAT refunds for merchants and tourists, with coverage across Europe and Asia.

FintechRetail TechTravel & HospitalitySan Francisco, US

Sunny Long(Executive Officer, Director)inDominic S.(Founder)inDominic Sheehy(Director)Michael Walsh(Director)Brian Yeh(Director)

Co-investorsDigital GarageAlumni VenturesEvolution VC PartnersInventum VenturesNew Commerce VenturesOpen Network Lab+2 more

SimpliRoutesimpliroute.comin𝕏Apr 2020

SimpliRoute provides route optimization and last-mile delivery software that helps companies plan and manage deliveries.

AI & Machine LearningEnergyLogistics & Supply ChainSaaSMetropolitana De Santiago, CL

Eyal Shats(Executive Officer, Director)inAlvaro Echeverria(CEO)inVictor Servin(Director)Lonnie James Riggs(Director)

Co-investors500 GlobalChileGlobal VenturesMC CapitalPartners for GrowthStart-Up ChileTaram Capital+1 more

Wheel the Worldwheeltheworld.comin𝕏May 2020

Wheel the World is a travel booking platform focused on accessible tourism, offering verified accessible hotels, tours, transportation, and vacation packages with detailed on-the-ground accessibility data.

Impact & Social GoodMarketplacesTravel & HospitalityBerkeley, US

Alvaro Silberstein Ortiz(Executive Officer, Director)Camilo Navarro Bustos(Executive Officer, Director)inAlvaro Silberstein(Founder)inLonnie James Riggs(Director)

Co-investorsEnable VenturesImpacta Latam VCKayyak VenturesWeBoostDadneoDetroit Venture Partners+1 more

Other

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

Zuum Transportation

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.

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