Stage FocusSeed, Series A
GeographyUS
TypeVC
Last Activity2025
Industry Focus
Industries
AISynthetic BiologyQuantumRoboticsEnergy TechBiotechPhotonicsHardwareSemiconductors
Technical BenchStrong
Investor TypeDeepTech Purist
ExposureMostly DeepTech Investments
Bio
Playground Global was founded in 2015 by Andy Rubin (Android co-creator), Bruce Leak (Quicktime creator), Matt Hershenson, and Peter Barrett. AUM totals $1.2B across three funds (Fund III: $410M, 2023). Pat Gelsinger (former Intel CEO) joined as General Partner in March 2025.
The portfolio of 66 companies includes 9 unicorns—20% of the portfolio achieving unicorn status. Nearly one-third of inves...
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PsiQuantumM
MosaicMLd
d-MatrixA
Agility RoboticsU
Ultima GenomicsS
Strand TherapeuticsA
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