Playground Global

About Playground Global

Playground is a venture capital firm that invests in deep tech startups at the earliest stages of company formation. They focus on backing technical founders working at the intersection of AI, engineered biology, next-gen compute, and hard science, turning breakthrough science into world-changing companies. Their mission is to invest in ideas that seem improbable or impossible, supporting scientists and engineers who redefine what's possible.

Products & Services

Next-Gen Compute:Investing in innovations pushing computing to new frontiers, including quantum computing, AI acceleration, novel architectures, and advanced interconnects.

Automation:Investing in automation technologies that deliver tangible ROI by enabling companies to scale, innovate, and compete.

Energy Transition:Investing in technologies driving the energy transition, focusing on cleaner, more efficient, and scalable solutions across energy generation, storage, and infrastructure.

Engineered Biology:Backing platforms at the intersection of AI and synthetic biology to accelerate drug development and enable next-generation therapies.

Specialties

AI Engineered Biology Next-Gen Compute Hard Science Quantum Computing AI Acceleration Automation Technologies Energy Transition Technologies Synthetic Biology

Funding History

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#	Type	Amount Fields	Date Fields	Investors
1	RT: Fund Raise T: - FT: Fund Raise	A: 410000000 MR: - FA: 410 million FAN: 410000000	D: 2023-12-14 FD: 2023-12-14	-

Fund Raise Latest

2023-12-14

$410.0M

Growth Metrics

+45%

Employee Growth

YoY

3.2x

Funding Growth

Last Round

12

Markets

Operating

10K+

Customers

Active

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Team & Leadership

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Peter Barrett

General Partner

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Jory Bell

General Partner

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Pat Gelsinger

General Partner

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Bruce Leak

General Partner

B

Benjamin Kim

Partner

G

Greg Wilson

Chief Financial Officer

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