Investor

Playground Ventures

Filed with the SEC to raise a fund in Jul 2026, closing $475M. Last cheque observed Oct 2019.

QuietNew fund $475M, Jul 2026VC firm

Series ASeries BSeries C

Cheques on record
0%of best year0cheques in 12 months, 3 on record
Since the last cheque2560days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$60MRounds led0 of 3Sole investor2 rounds
Pitch Playground Ventures

Playground Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    3 rounds on record

  2. 02

    Mostly Series A and Series B: 67% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 2 rounds, median $35M

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Cold pitches
Not stated

The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first3 appearances

  1. 2019

    1 round

  2. Oct
    FabricSeries B · US · FinSMEs$110MWith 5 others
  3. 2017

    1 round

  4. Apr
    BranchSeries C · US · TechCrunch$60MSole investor
  5. 2016

    1 round

  6. Aug
    InscopixSeries A · US · FinSMEs$10MSole investor

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration7 named

AEAndrew E. RubinManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
BEBruce E. LeakManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
JBJory BellManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
LYLaurie YolerManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
MEMatt E. HershensonManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
PGPat GelsingerManaging DirectoriFiling they signed
PEPeter E. BarrettManaging DirectoriFiling they signed

Recently backed

The latest companies Playground Ventures put money into.

Fabric$110M · Oct 2019Inscopix$10M · Aug 2016

Quick answers about Playground Ventures

What does Playground Ventures invest in?

Playground Ventures invests most often at Series A and Series B (67% of the rounds on record).

How active is Playground Ventures?

3 investments on record, 0 of them in the last 12 months. The most recent was in Oct 2019.

What has Playground Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: Fabric (Series B, Oct 2019), Branch (Series C, Apr 2017) and Inscopix (Series A, Aug 2016).

How big are Playground Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $60M.

Is Playground Ventures investing now?

No investments in the last 12 months; the latest was in Oct 2019.

What kind of investor is Playground Ventures?

Playground Ventures is a VC firm.

Has Playground Ventures raised a new fund?

Its latest fund filing with the SEC was in Jul 2026, reporting $475M raised.

Where does this information on Playground Ventures come from?

From 3 articles and filings naming it in a round, public registers and its own website, checked and rebuilt every night.

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