Playground Ventures
Palo Alto, Californiaplayground.vc
Overview
Playground Global is an early-stage venture capital firm investing in entrepreneurs who have developed breakthroughs in frontier technologies that will transform existing industries and create entirely new verticals . Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Palo Alto, CA, Playground invests across deep tech and science, including automation, infrastructure, engineered biology, and decarbonization — all underpinned by the next generation of compute . Playground's bench of technical and operational experts supports founders in developing their deep tech technical breakthroughs into transformational businesses .
Investments
| Company | Date | Stage | Lead |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vertical Semiconductor | Oct 2025 | Seed | Lead |
| d-Matrix | Sep 2023 | Series B | Co-investor |
| d-Matrix | Apr 2022 | Series A | Lead |
| 1859 | Feb 2022 | Series A | Co-investor |
| NextSilicon | Jun 2021 | Series C | - |
Sector & Stage Mix
Industry, funding stage, and valuation band breakdowns.