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Playground Global

58 employees

Playground is an early-stage firm investing in science companies working at the intersection of artificial intelligence and automation.

Investor insights

Sectors invested in

Software27
Artificial Intelligence19
Robotics18
Machine Learning18
Hardware17
Health Care16
Computer12
Biotechnology12
Logistics10
Consumer Electronics10
E-Commerce9
Life Science8
Computer Vision8
Pharmaceutical8
Medical8
Manufacturing7
Supply Chain Management7
robotics7
Information Technology6
Mobile Apps6

Funding rounds participated in

$10M sweet spot round size

Most of their 100 investments are in rounds between $8M and $40M

Investor type

Venture Capital

Basic info

Industry

venture capital and private equity principals

Sectors

Biotechnology
Automation
Connected Care
Early Stage
Artificial Intelligence
Mobility
AI
Cybersecurity
Next-Gen Compute
Computing
Robotics
Life Sciences
Innovation
Software
Frontier Technology
Information Technology
Investment
Venture Capital
Logistics

Date founded

2015

Investments made

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Boxbot raised $12M on September 18, 2023

Investors: Artiman Ventures, Maersk Growth, Pear VC, Toyota Ventures and Playground Global

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NVision Imaging Technologies raised $30M on June 22, 2023

Investors: PATHENA SGPS SA, Kreissparkasse Esslingen-Nürtingen, b-to-v Partners AG, Entrée Capital, Sparkasse Ulm, Lauder Partners, LLC and Playground Global

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Robust.AI raised $20M on April 20, 2023

Investors: Prime Movers Lab, Future Ventures, Energy Impact Partners, JAZZ Venture Partners and Playground Global

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Outpace Bio raised $25M on March 23, 2023

Investors: Sahsen Ventures, LLC, Bristol-Myers Squibb, UK, ARTIS Ventures, Civilization Ventures and Playground Global

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Atomic AI raised $35M on January 25, 2023

Investors: Factory, AME Cloud Ventures, 8VC, Greylock Partners and Playground Global

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Infinimmune raised $12M on December 6, 2022

Investors: Pear VC, Civilization Ventures and Playground Global

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Saltbox raised $35M on November 29, 2022

Investors: Cox Enterprises, XYZ Venture Capital, PENDULUM®, Wilshire Lane Partners, Flexport, Kapor Capital, Overline, Lincoln Property Company, Fundrise and Playground Global

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Strand Therapeutics raised $45M on November 28, 2022

Investors: FPV Ventures, Potentum Partners and Playground Global

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Owl Labs raised $25M on November 14, 2022

Investors: Matrix Partners, Spark Capital and Playground Global

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RapidSOS raised $75M on October 25, 2022

Investors: BAM Elevate, M12 - Microsoft's Venture Fund, Forté Ventures, NightDragon, HCP Ltd, Insight Partners and Playground Global

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