Venture Capital
We scout the globe to identify innovative startups with game-changing technologies. Whether it's an accelerator, pilot project, or investment opportunity, our team takes you to success.
Our Ventures team has accelerated over 10,000 startups, matching them to growth opportunities and investments. Plug and Play’s global programs are for companies of all stages, from seed to Series C. We have no limits: with over 60 locations around the World, 550 partners, and over 100,000 startups in our ecosystem to help you find the support you need.
By leveraging our capital, our network of VCs, and our corporate partners, we give our portfolio companies an unfair advantage.
We carefully source and vet startups that meet specific industry needs and requirements.
We Learn Trends
We engage with our diverse ecosystem to gain an understanding of evolving technologies.
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We Reach Globally
We have over 60 interconnected offices around the world, breaking down geographical barriers.
We have partnered with over 300 of the world's most prominent VCs to ensure that we source the best startups in the world for our innovation platforms. We actively participate in rounds with other VCs, help to boost their portfolio companies, and connect our corporate partners to the investors.
Each of our investments occur on a case-by-case basis and we do not have a cookie cutter model for our batch companies.
Airalo is an eSIM marketplace that smartphone users can use to buy temporary mobile data plans when traveling abroad.
Health insurance plans for startups
Animoca Brands focuses on driving digital property rights via NFTs and gaming to help build the open metaverse.
ApplyBoard is a SaaS-enabled marketplace making it easy for international students to find matched programs and apply to top universities.
BigID offers a data intelligence platform that enables organizations to discover, manage, govern, protect, and derive value from their data across security, compliance, privacy, and AI domains.
Blockdaemon is the provider of a blockchain nodes as a service platform designed to empower businesses to simply and efficiently manage blockchain applications.
CloudWalk is a digital payment acquirer
Course Hero is an online learning platform with study resources that help students feel confident and prepared, from day one to graduation.
Dropbox provides secure file sharing, collaboration, and storage solutions.
Einride provides autonomous and all-electric freight transportation.
Eliyan manufactures semiconductor interconnects to accelerate chiplet-based systems.
They create digital tools and services that help people: 1) become more financially resilient, and 2) boost their credit scores.
FINN offers flexible car subscriptions, providing an all-inclusive alternative to traditional car ownership or leasing.
FiscalNote is a better way for organizations to manage the state, federal, and international issues that affect them most.
Flexiv is a global leading robotics and AI company, focusing on developing and manufacturing adaptive robots which integrate force control, computer vision and AI technologies.
Flutterwave is a payment technology company focused on providing seamless and secure payment experiences anywhere in the world, including Africa.
FLYR is the data science company that leverages machine learning to create the next generation pricing and offer management systems for airlines and travel providers worldwide.
Guardant Health is committed to positively and significantly impacting patient health through technology breakthroughs in oncology.
Hippo offers intuitive and proactive home insurance by taking a smarter, tech-driven approach.
Consumer software company that automates deal and product discovery.
Computer vision augmented decisions for gastroenterology
The first platform built around the customer, bringing together everything you need to serve your customers better in one easy-to-use place.
Lending Club is an online financial community that brings together creditworthy borrowers and savvy investors.
Create a dynamic educational movement and culture focused on the importance of men’s health, hygiene, and refinement.
The leading crypto payments network
N26 is a Berlin-based fintech company that enables its customers to manage their bank accounts through their smartphones.
Owkin combines life-science and machine learning expertise to make drug development and clinical trial design more targeted and more cost effective. Owkin's machine learning algorithms create models that predict disease evolution and treatment outcomes.
PayPal provides online payment solutions to its users worldwide.
Quantenna is a global leader and innovator of leading-edge performance Wi-Fi solutions.
Rappi is a marketplace that connects users who want to purchase prepared foods, groceries, clothes, and more.
Shippo helps businesses navigate the complexities of shipping.
SoundHound is an innovator in voice-enabled AI and conversational intelligence technologies.
Starcloud (fka Lumen Orbit) is building a network of megawatt-scale data centers in space, scalable to gigawatt capacity.
We apply AI to assess, repair and protect cars and homes.
Truebill is the first platform that allows users to find, track and manage their subscription services and recurring bills.
Trulioo, the leading global identity & business verification service, provides instant electronic identity & business verification for 5 billion people and 250 million companies worldwide.
A device platform that aims to redefine the way we test and treat illness
End-to-end encryption for AI
Frequently Asked Questions
Plug and Play Ventures invests in technology-driven startups with the potential to become category leaders, and focus on backing companies where technology is a core competitive advantage. We make investments from seed round to Series C and beyond, ensuring we meet our startups where they need us the most. Our investments span across almost every industry.
While our primary investment stage is Pre-Seed to Series A, we invest at all stages when there is strong momentum and a clear strategic fit. We look for companies addressing large and growing markets, typically $10 billion or more, or markets undergoing structural change, with the ambition and potential to scale to $100 million or more in annual recurring revenue.
We invest in exceptional founders with deep domain expertise and a strong understanding of the problem they are solving. Execution capability, resilience, speed, and coachability are critical, especially in the early stages. We value complementary founding teams that combine technical excellence with strong product and commercial execution and who seek a long-term partnership rather than just capital.
We look for products that deliver clear, measurable value to customers and are meaningfully differentiated, with the potential for defensibility through technology, data, network effects, or deep workflow integration. Traction expectations vary by stage, ranging from early validation and customer pull at pre-seed to pilots, revenue, or strong engagement signals at later stages. We favor scalable, repeatable business models with a credible path to strong unit economics, high gross margins, and capital efficiency.
We are long-term partners to founders, supporting companies from their first institutional capital through global scale. Founders benefit from Plug and Play’s global platform, including more than 60 offices worldwide, deep relationships with corporations, governments, universities, and investors, and access to local ecosystems across multiple geographies. Our goal is to back incredible companies at moments where our capital, network, and operational support create the most value.
As one of the most active VCs in Silicon Valley, our goal is to fund the teams that are building the defensible businesses of the future. By leveraging our capital, our network of VCs, and our corporate partners, we give our portfolio companies an unfair advantage.
Our innovation platform is built for startup companies of all sizes. If you're looking for your first corporate client, or your 50th, if you're raising your seed round or your Series C, we can help you elevate your company to that next level.
We have a community of experts all over the world. We work as a bridge between Silicon Valley and the rest of the world, making innovation open to anyone, anywhere.