The Finance Shelf

Investor directory / United States

Playground Global

Venture capitalPalo Alto, United StatesFounded 2015

Playground Global is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in deep tech startups tackling complex engineering and scientific challenges. Based in Palo Alto, the firm backs technical founders across areas such as next-generation compute, automation, energy transition, and engineered biology.

Stages
Pre-seed, Seed
Sectors
Deep tech, AI, Climate, Health
Business model
Not stated
Ticket size
Not stated
Website
playground.global

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