Where does Pat Gelsinger work?

Pat Gelsinger is General Partner at Playground Global and Board director at Snowcap Compute and General Partner at Playground Global (investor/advisor) at xLight.

Where did Pat Gelsinger go to school?

Pat Gelsinger studied at Taylor University (Honorary Doctor of Business Administration); Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Honorary Doctorate, Science); Carnegie Mellon University (Honorary Doctorate, Science and technology).

Pat Gelsinger

Investor

General Partner at Playground Global · Board director at Snowcap Compute · General Partner at Playground Global (investor/advisor) at xLight

United States

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About

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.

Contact· self-published, not guessed

p•••@playground.vcreveal

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechHardwareRoboticsSemiconductors

Board director at Snowcap Compute

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Snowcap Compute's investors · 4

Cambium CapitalHighland · since 2025 OUP (Osage University Partners)Bala Cynwyd · $1M – $20M checks · since 2025 Page One VenturesSilicon Valley · since 2025 Playground GlobalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checks · since 2025

Co-founders at Snowcap Compute

Anna HerrExecutive Officer

Quentin HerrExecutive Officer

General Partner at Playground Global (investor/advisor) at xLight

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xLight's investors · 5

Lam Capital Morpheus VenturesSherman Oaks · $1M – $10M checks · since 2025 Open Field CapitalNew York Playground GlobalPalo Alto · $1M – $20M checks · since 2025 Roadster CapitalPortland

Experience

Playground GlobalGeneral Partnercurrent2025 — present
GlooExecutive Chair and Head of Technologycurrent2025 — presentBoulder, Colorado, United States
SyentaBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
Vertical SemiconductorBoard Membercurrent2026 — present
Ayar LabsBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
Alva EnergyBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
Snowcap Compute Inc.Chairman of the Boardcurrent2025 — present
Powerlattice Technologies IncBoard Membercurrent2025 — present
xLight Inc.Chairman of the Boardcurrent2025 — present
National Security Telecommunications Advisory CommitteeAdvisorcurrent2020 — present
TRANSFORMING THE BAY WITH CHRISTChairman of the Boardcurrent2014 — present
MobileyeChairman of the Board2022 — 2024Jerusalem
Intel CorporationChief Executive Officer2021 — 2024
VMwareCEO2012 — 2021
EMCPresident and COO2009 — 2012Greater Boston Area
Intel CorporationSr. VP & GM, Digital Enterprise Group1979 — 2009
Intel CorporationCTO2000 — 2005

Skills & more

Product Strategy18Product ManagementSemiconductorsSolution Architecture58SecurityGo-to-market Strategy99Cloud ComputingAcquisition Integration46Start-ups74

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Investments

Board seats

Alva EnergyAyar LabsGlooPowerLattice PowerLattice Snowcap Compute Snowcap Compute Syenta xLight xLight

Sources: the firm's website · SEC Form D filings.

Colleagues at Playground Global

Andy Rubin

Managing Partner at Playground Global

Angela Lin

Executive Assistant at Playground Global

Austin Yu

Investor at Playground Global

Benjamin Kim

Partner at Playground Global

Bruce Leak

General Partner at Playground Global

Caroline Little

Director Government Affairs at Playground Global

Chika Nakasu

Executive Manager at Playground Global

Cici Tong

Assistant Controller at Playground Global

Frequently asked questions

Who is Pat Gelsinger?: 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.
Where does Pat Gelsinger work?: Pat Gelsinger is General Partner at Playground Global and Board director at Snowcap Compute and General Partner at Playground Global (investor/advisor) at xLight.
What does Pat Gelsinger invest in?: Pat Gelsinger invests in AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Deep Tech, Hardware, Robotics, Semiconductors.
What boards does Pat Gelsinger sit on?: Pat Gelsinger holds tracked board seats at Alva Energy, Ayar Labs, Gloo, PowerLattice, PowerLattice, Snowcap Compute, Snowcap Compute, Syenta, xLight, xLight.
Where did Pat Gelsinger go to school?: Pat Gelsinger studied at Taylor University (Honorary Doctor of Business Administration); Technion - Israel Institute of Technology (Honorary Doctorate, Science); Carnegie Mellon University (Honorary Doctorate, Science and technology).