Playground Global is a venture capital firm specializing in investments in early stage (seed, Series A, Series B) companies. Initial investments range from $1M to $20M. Playground prefers to lead the investment round and then actively partner with companies, usually sitting on their board. The firm also typically provides follow on funding for subsequent financing rounds. Playground primarily invests in science and engineering companies with emerging technologies for artificial intelligence, automation, next generation computing, artificial intelligence, neuro-morphic computing, quantum technologies, optical systems, aerospace, biotechnology, life sciences, computational biology, synthetic biology, healthcare, telemedicine, advanced manufacturing, additive manufacturing, robotics and next generation infrastructure. The firm invests globally. Playground Global was founded in 2015, and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.
Location: United States, California, Palo Alto
Employees: 51-200
Founded date: 2015
Investment Type: Venture Capital
Investment Stage: Pre-Seed; Seed; Series A; Series B; Series C
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| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 22.02.2024 | Insamo | insamo.com | $12M | - |
| 21.02.2024 | Element Ze... | elementzer... | $10M | - |
| 27.09.2023 | Boxbot | boxbot.io | $19.5M | United Sta... |
| 04.08.2023 | Amber Bio | amber.bio | $26M | - |
| 07.01.2023 | Atomic AI | atomic.ai | $35M | United Sta... |
| 27.12.2022 | Infinimmun... | infinimmun... | $12M | United Sta... |
| 15.11.2022 | Ideon Tech... | ideon.ai | $17.3M | Canada, Br... |
| 14.11.2022 | Owl Labs | owllabs.eu | $25M | - |
| 14.06.2022 | Outpace Bi... | outpacebio... | $30M | United Sta... |
| 14.06.2022 | Ultima Gen... | ultimageno... | $600M | United Sta... |
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| - | Nishant | Singh | Analyst | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
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| - | Jeff | Merver | Network In... | linkedin.c... | - | j**f@playg... | - |
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Mentions in press and media 43
| Date | Title | Description | Source |
| 18.12.2023 | Playground Global: $410 Million Raised, Bringing AUM To Over... | Playground Global recently announced that it has raised $410 million in new capital, bringing the fi... | pulse2.com... |
| 14.12.2023 | Playground Global Raises $410M for Fund III | Playground Global, a Palo Alto, CA-based early-stage venture capital firm investing in entrepreneurs... | finsmes.co... |
| 14.12.2023 | Playground Global closes Fund III with $410M for early-stage... | - | playground... |
| 03.08.2023 | Playground Global, a16z back $26M seed for RNA editing start... | - | playground... |
| 03.08.2023 | Playground Global Expands Portfolio Support with New Operati... | Their expertise complements the 40+-person team at Playground dedicated to investing in breakthrough... | prweb.com/... |
| 01.06.2022 | BREAKING: FarmWise’s weeding robots haul in $45m Series B fu... | US ag automation startup FarmWise Labs, which builds weeding robot Titan, has raised $45 million in ... | agfunderne... |
| 23.04.2022 | Agility Robotics Raises $150 Million Series B Led By DCVC an... | Company Prepares To Introduce Flagship Robot To Logistics and Warehouse Environments Agility Robotic... | aithority.... |
| 22.04.2022 | Agility Robotics Raises $150 Million Series B Led by DCVC an... | Company Prepares To Introduce Flagship Robot To Logistics and Warehouse Environments Agility Robotic... | aithority.... |
| 22.07.2021 | Why Uber’s new deal comes as a surprise | The post-pandemic Uber is certainly not the same business it came in as. Paid Content The art of swa... | fortune.co... |
| 22.07.2021 | Why Uber’s new deal comes as a surprise | This is the web version of Term Sheet, a daily newsletter on the biggest deals and dealmakers. Sign ... | fortune.co... |
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