# Pat Gelsinger at Playground Ventures > Pat Gelsinger, General Partner at Playground Ventures. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each with its... Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/pat-gelsinger (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article) Beaverton, US · Angel # Pat Gelsinger General Partner at [Playground Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playground-global) Latest rounds - **Delos Data** Series A · $100M Sept 2026 Backs *AI* *Semiconductors* *Telecoms* *Big Data & Analytics* Profile summary - **Rounds named:** 1 last Sept 2026 - **Filings:** 2 with regulators - **Podcasts:** 2 +5 mentions - **Books:** 1 written What this record rests on - ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them - ✓ **On filings** 2 filings with a regulator - ✓ **Linked to a firm** At Playground Global - **Claimed** Not claimed yet Titles come from filings their firm signed. 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Claim it](https://millionrounds.com/claim?person=pat-gelsinger) ## The firm [**Playground Global** VC firm · US **22** cheques in 12 months **84** all time **13** led deploying](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playground-global) ## Rounds they were named in - **Rounds:** 1 - **Led:** 0 - **Disclosed:** $100M - **Active:** 2026 2026 - [Delos Data](https://millionrounds.com/company/delos-data) *Series A* **$100M** *US* Sept 2026 Joined · +7 investors By stage - Series A **1** What they backed AI **1** Semiconductors **1** Telecoms **1** Big Data & Analytics **1** Cloud **1** Alongside - [Capricorn’s Technology Impact Fund *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/capricorn-s-technology-impact-fund) - [DYNAMIQ *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/dynamiq) - [IAG *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/iag) - [Matrix *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matrix) - [Matter Venture Partners *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/matter-venture-partners) - [Playground Global *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playground-global) - [Socratic Partners *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/socratic-partners) Rounds where a report named this person rather than a firm, matched on name: read it as a strong hint, not proof, since people share names. ## Where they are named on record Filings - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Playground Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playground-ventures)** Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuers since 2026 - SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Playground Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playground-global)** Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer since 2025 Each row is a document a firm filed with a regulator: somebody signed it, and it carries a date. ## Also at Playground Global - [**Bruce Leak** General Partner *2 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/bruce-leak) - [**Andy Rubin** Founder *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/andy-rubin) - [**Peter Barrett** Founder and General Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/peter-barrett-2) - [**Angela L.** Talent Principal *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/angela-l) - [**Benjamin Kim** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/benjamin-kim) - [**Brian Burton** New Venture Incubation - Capital One Ventures *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/brian-burton) - [**Daniel Yum** Partner *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/daniel-yum) - [**Erica Kane** Talent Principal *0 rounds*](https://millionrounds.com/person/erica-kane) ## Their book - The Juggling Act: Bringing Balance to Your Faith, Family, and Work Pat Gelsinger · 2003 4.01 from 364 ratings on Goodreads About the book Lunch is reserved for meetings, technology makes us available anytime, anywhere-and somewhere along the way 9-to-5 morphed into 24/7, and technology makes us available anytime, anywhere. Our demanding schedules crowd out what matters family, friends, even our faith. Although it… On AmazonListen on Audible - Find the books for what you are building, or how you invest. [Open the Reading List](https://millionrounds.com/reading-list) As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. ## Hear them before you pitch them - [StrictlyVC Download](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/strictlyvc-download) · 16 Dec 2025 · 25 min X-Light's Nicholas Kelez and Pat Gelsinger on government-backed chips With [Pat Gelsinger](https://millionrounds.com/person/pat-gelsinger) Their book [The Juggling Act](https://millionrounds.com/person/pat-gelsinger#books) About this episode Pat Gelsinger spent 35 years across two stints at Intel, most recently as CEO. Nicholas Kelez is the CEO of X-Light, a semiconductor startup developing breakthrough EUV laser technology for next-generation chipmaking. In this conversation, they unpack what it takes to wake Moore's law from its nap,… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 2 Oct 2025 · 3h 2m AI’s Power Problem, Apple Goes Meta on AI Glasses | Pat Gelsinger, Josh Isner, Sheel Mohnot, Santiago Nestares, Austin Federa With [Pat Gelsinger](https://millionrounds.com/person/pat-gelsinger)[Sheel Mohnot](https://millionrounds.com/person/sheel-mohnot) Their book [The Juggling Act](https://millionrounds.com/person/pat-gelsinger#books) Mentions [Andrej Karpathy](https://millionrounds.com/fund/andrej-karpathy) About this episode (01:18) - AI’s Power Problem (22:04) - Andrej Karpathy AI Models Law of Diminishing Returns (35:40) - 𝕏 Timeline Reactions (56:18) - Apple Goes Meta on AI Glasses (01:01:31) - Josh Isner, President of Axon, has been with the company since 2009, starting in the Leadership Development… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page ### Mentioned in Episodes that name Pat Gelsinger in their description, which is not the same as being on them. - [All-In](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/all-in) · 15 Jul 2026 · 50 min Former Intel CEO on What Went Wrong, What's Next + Lovable CEO on the Real Promise of Vibe Coding Mentions [Pat Gelsinger](https://millionrounds.com/person/pat-gelsinger) About this episode (0:00) Former Intel CEO Pat Gelsinger joins Jason! (1:41) What Went Wrong at Intel (15:19) Why a Taiwan Blockade Would Cripple the US Economy (25:00) Lovable's Anton Osika: One Million New Apps a Week (33:38) How Lovable is Bringing Down Builder Costs Thanks to our partners for making this… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [TBPN](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/tbpn) · 27 Mar 2025 · 3h 6m Defense Tech Day, Delian Asparouhov, Dhruva Rajendra, Steven Simoni, Chris Power, Aaron Slodov, AJ Piplica, Connor Love, Cameron McCord With [Delian Asparouhov](https://millionrounds.com/person/delian-asparouhov) Mentions [Pat Gelsinger](https://millionrounds.com/person/pat-gelsinger) About this episode TBPN.com is made possible by: Ramp - https://ramp.com Eight Sleep - https://eightsleep.com/tbpn Wander - https://wander.com/tbpn Public - https://public.com AdQuick - https://adquick.com Bezel - https://getbezel.com Polymarket - https://polymarket.com Follow TBPN: https://TBPN.com… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [This Week in Startups](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/this-week-in-startups) · 27 Jan 2025 · 60 min DeepSeek Rattles Markets + SailPoint's Going Public… again? | E2077 Mentions [Pat Gelsinger](https://millionrounds.com/person/pat-gelsinger) About this episode Today's show: A $6M open-source AI model from China, DeepSeek, sends shockwaves through Wall Street, wiping billions off NVIDIA's market cap and forcing a rethink on AI infrastructure spending. We explore the 25% surge in startup shutdowns, the lessons from leaner teams, and why some companies just… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page - [In Depth](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/in-depth) · 16 May 2024 · 58 min Lessons from Sentry on scaling DevTools and finding product market fit (again) | Milin Desai (Sentry, VMware, Riverbed) Mentions [David Cramer](https://millionrounds.com/fund/david-cramer)[Carl Eschenbach](https://millionrounds.com/person/carl-eschenbach)[Martin Casado](https://millionrounds.com/person/martin-casado)[Pat Gelsinger](https://millionrounds.com/person/pat-gelsinger)[Raghu Raghuram](https://millionrounds.com/person/raghu-raghuram) About this episode Milin Desai is the CEO at Sentry, an application monitoring tool for developers. Sentry has recently passed two key milestones: 100K customers and over $100M in ARR. Before Sentry, Milin was a GM at VMware and scaled their cloud networking into a billion-dollar business. Prior to stepping into… Listen on Apple Podcasts - [Grit](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/grit) · 31 Jul 2023 · 1h 22m #149 Co-CEO Workday, Carl Eschenbach: A Life of Significance With [Carl Eschenbach](https://millionrounds.com/person/carl-eschenbach) Mentions [Sequoia Capital](https://millionrounds.com/fund/sequoia-capital)[Aneel Bhusri](https://millionrounds.com/person/aneel-bhusri)[Joe Tucci](https://millionrounds.com/person/joe-tucci)[Pat Gelsinger](https://millionrounds.com/person/pat-gelsinger) About this episode Guest: Carl Eschenbach, co-CEO of Workday When Carl Eschenbach decided to leave VMWare after more than 14 years as COO, no one believed it: Not chairman Joe Tucci, not CEO Pat Gelsinger, and maybe not Carl himself. But he needed a more predictable work-life balance to help raise his teenage… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page Episodes of [the shows we follow](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts), matched by name. Not them? 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