# Playground Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Playground Ventures is a vc firm. 3 investments on record, latest Oct 2019. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/playground-ventures (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Playground Ventures

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

Quiet New fund $475M, Jul 2026 VC firm

Series A Series B Series C

Cheques on record

**0%** of best year **0** **cheques in 12 months**, 3 on record

Since the last cheque **2560** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$60M** Rounds led **0 of 3** Sole investor **2 rounds**

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## Playground Ventures highlights

- 01 3 rounds on record
- 02 Mostly Series A and Series B: 67% of its rounds
- 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 first **3 appearances**

- **2019** 1 round
- **Oct** **[Fabric](https://millionrounds.com/company/fabric)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$110M** With 5 others
- **2017** 1 round
- **Apr** **[Branch](https://millionrounds.com/company/branch)** Series C · US · TechCrunch **$60M** Sole investor
- **2016** 1 round
- **Aug** **[Inscopix](https://millionrounds.com/company/inscopix)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$10M** Sole 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 registration **7 named**

AE **Andrew E. Rubin** Managing Director i Filing they signed

BE **Bruce E. Leak** Managing Director i Filing they signed

JB **Jory Bell** Managing Director i Filing they signed

LY **Laurie Yoler** Managing Director i Filing they signed

ME **Matt E. Hershenson** Managing Director i Filing they signed

PG **Pat Gelsinger** Managing Director i Filing they signed

PE **Peter E. Barrett** Managing Director i Filing they signed

New fund on file

**$475M**

raised in Jul 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Series A Series B Series C

Median round joined **$60M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$35M**

Led 0 of 3 rounds **0%**

- **Sole investor:** 2 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2019

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *1*
- Series B *1*
- Series C *1*

Cheques by year Led Joined

2016 2019

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## Recently backed

The latest companies Playground Ventures put money into.

[**Fabric** $110M · Oct 2019](https://millionrounds.com/company/fabric)[**Inscopix** $10M · Aug 2016](https://millionrounds.com/company/inscopix)

## 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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