Equal parts investment firm & engineering lab, Playground partners with entrepreneurs working to shape the way we will work, live and play in the future.
Employees: 11-50
Investment Stage: Series A
Portfolio 49
| Date | Name | Website | Total Raised | Location |
| 14.08.2024 | De-Ice | deice.com | - | - |
| 01.03.2024 | Insamo | insamo.com | $12M | - |
| 01.03.2024 | Element Ze... | elementzero.green | $10M | - |
| 29.11.2023 | Phasecraft | phasecraft.io | $72.24M | United Kin... |
| 26.10.2023 | Boxbot | boxbot.io | $19.5M | United Sta... |
| 07.08.2023 | Amber Bio | amber.bio | $26M | - |
| 27.01.2023 | Atomic AI | atomic.ai | $35M | United Sta... |
| 16.12.2022 | Infinimmun... | infinimmune.com | $12M | United Sta... |
| 19.09.2022 | Ideon Tech... | ideon.ai | $17.3M | Canada, Br... |
| 26.03.2021 | 1910 Genet... | 1910genetics.com | $26M | United Sta... |
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Persons 42
| Date | First Name | Last Name | Title | Location | |||
| - | Angela | Lin | Principal,... | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Richard | Peretz | Venture Pa... | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Greg | Wilson | VP of Fina... | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Richard | Becker | Manager, P... | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Katja | Gagen | Operating ... | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Clinton | Lazzari | Operating ... | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Nishant | Singh | Analyst | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Justin | Ernest | Senior Ass... | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Kim | Watson | Finance Ma... | linkedin.c... | - | - | - |
| - | Matt | Hershenson | Venture Pa... | linkedin.c... | - | M**t@playg... | - |
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Mentions in press and media 18
| Date | Title | Description |
| 12.03.2026 | Unreasonable Labs Unleashes AI Superintelligence for Global Discovery | Unreasonable Labs, a groundbreaking AI venture, emerged from stealth with $13.5 million in funding. The company targets accelerated scientific discovery. Its innovative platform integrates large language models with neurosymbolic knowledge ... |
| 11.03.2026 | Unreasonable Labs Raises $13.5M in Funding | Unreasonable Labs, a Palo Alto, CA-based knowledge discovery company, raised $13.5M in funding. The round led by Playground Global, with participation from AIX Ventures, E14 Fund, and MS&AD Ventures. The company intends to use the funds... |
| 11.03.2026 | Unreasonable Labs: $13.5 Million Raised To Scale Superintelligence For Knowledge Discovery | Unreasonable Labs, a company developing artificial intelligence systems designed to accelerate scientific discovery, announced it has raised $13.5 million in a funding round led by Playground Global, with participation from AIX Ventures, E1... |
| 11.03.2026 | Unreasonable Labs raises $13.5 million | Unreasonable Labs, Unreasonable Labs Founded: 2025 Headquarters: Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States Total Funding: $13.5M See full company profile "> a company building “superintelligence” for knowledge discovery, has launched ... |
| 18.11.2025 | Playground Global Showcases the Future of Compute in Taiwan | New companies, products and partnerships highlight Taiwan's role in accelerating deep tech TAIPEI, Nov. 18, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Playground Global, the leading deep tech venture capital firm, today announced new companies, innovations, and ... |
| 22.10.2025 | Sizable Energy raises $8M to launch ocean-based energy storage | Italy-based Sizable Energy, a developer of long-duration ocean energy storage, has raised $8 million in a round led by Playground Global, with participation from Verve Ventures and Unruly Capital. Sizable Energy is building gigawatt-scale s... |
| 03.09.2025 | Phasecraft Secures $34M: Quantum Computing Nears Real-World Impact | Quantum algorithms leader Phasecraft secured $34 million in Series B funding on September 2, 2025. This significant investment rapidly advances quantum computing from theoretical concepts to practical, real-world applications. Phasecraft ex... |
| 02.09.2025 | Phasecraft raises $34M to bring quantum computing closer to solving real-world challenges | Quantum algorithms company Phasecraft has raised $34 million in Series B funding to accelerate its breakthrough work and transform quantum computing’s theoretical promise into practical applications. Quantum computing hardware and software ... |
| 14.12.2023 | Playground Global closes Fund III with $410M for early-stage deep tech investments | Playground Global, the storied early-stage venture capital firm, brought in $410 million in capital commitments for its Fund III to invest in early-stage deep tech and science companies. The new fund gives Palo Alto–based Playground over $1... |
| 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 who have developed breakthroughs in frontier technologies, raised $410m in new capital for Fund III. This brings the firm’s assets under ma... |
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