# Peter Barrett at Playground Global

> Peter Barrett, Founder and General Partner at Playground Global. 1 investment on record. The rounds they were named in and the filings that name them, each...

Source: https://millionrounds.com/person/peter-barrett-2 (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

Palo Alto, US · Partner

# Peter Barrett

Founder and General Partner at [Playground Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playground-global)

Latest rounds

- **Posterous** Seed · $725k Dec 2008

Backs *Martech*

Profile summary

- **Rounds named:** 1 last Dec 2008
- **Filings:** 20 with regulators
- **Podcasts:** 1 episodes

What this record rests on

- ✓ **Named in rounds** 1 round name them
- ✓ **On filings** 20 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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## 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:** $725k
- **Active:** 2008

2008

- [Posterous](https://millionrounds.com/company/posterous) *Seed* **$725k** *US* Dec 2008 Joined · +10 investors · historical

By stage

- Seed **1**

What they backed

Martech **1**

Alongside

- [Bill Lee *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-lee)
- [Bill Warner *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bill-warner)
- David Sloo *1*
- [Eric Hahn *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/eric-hahn)
- [Felicis Ventures *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures)
- [Guy Kawasaki *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/guy-kawasaki)
- [Mitch Kapor *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/mitch-kapor)
- [Satish Dharmaraj *1*](https://millionrounds.com/fund/satish-dharmaraj)

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.

## Companies they are listed as backing

Portfolio

- [1910 Genetics](https://millionrounds.com/startup/1910-genetics-inc)
- [Agility Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/agility-robotics)
- [Algolux](https://millionrounds.com/company/algolux)
- [Ayar Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/ayar-labs)
- [Blockfolio](https://millionrounds.com/company/blockfolio)
- [Bodyport](https://millionrounds.com/startup/bodyport)
- [Branch](https://millionrounds.com/company/branch)
- [DeepScale](https://millionrounds.com/company/deepscale)
- [Devialet](https://millionrounds.com/startup/devialet)
- [Essential](https://millionrounds.com/startup/essential-2)
- [Fabric](https://millionrounds.com/startup/fabric-7)
- [FarmWise](https://millionrounds.com/company/farmwise)
- [Fathom Computing](https://millionrounds.com/startup/fathom-computing)
- [Inscopix](https://millionrounds.com/company/inscopix)
- [Keyssa](https://millionrounds.com/startup/keyssa)
- [Lassogen](https://millionrounds.com/startup/lassogen-inc)
- [Leaf Logistics](https://millionrounds.com/startup/leaf-logistics)
- [Lighthouse](https://millionrounds.com/company/lighthouse)
- [Manifold Bio](https://millionrounds.com/startup/manifold-bio)
- [Nauto](https://millionrounds.com/company/nauto)
- [Nixie Labs](https://millionrounds.com/startup/nixie-labs)
- [Outpace Bio](https://millionrounds.com/startup/outpace-bio)
- [Owl Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/owl-labs)
- [Pandion](https://millionrounds.com/startup/pandion-inc)
- [PsiQuantum](https://millionrounds.com/company/psiquantum)
- [RapidSOS](https://millionrounds.com/company/rapidsos)
- [Relativity Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/relativity-space)
- [RightHand Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/startup/righthand-robotics-inc)
- [Robust.AI](https://millionrounds.com/startup/robust-ai)
- [Skydio](https://millionrounds.com/company/skydio)
- [Sparta Science](https://millionrounds.com/company/sparta-science)
- [Strand Therapeutics](https://millionrounds.com/company/strand-therapeutics)
- [Super Heroic](https://millionrounds.com/company/super-heroic)
- [Velo3D](https://millionrounds.com/startup/velo3d)
- [Virta Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/virta-health)
- [castAR](https://millionrounds.com/startup/castar-2)

36 of 46 companies.

## 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 Issuers since 2024
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Playground Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playground-ventures)** Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer since 2022
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Mosaic ML, Inc.** Director since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Anjuna Security, Inc.** Director since 2021
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Playground Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playground-global)** Managing Director of the General Partner of the Issuer on 8 filings · since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Artificial, Inc.** Director since 2021
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Larimar Therapeutics, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2020
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Obsidian Therapeutics, Inc.** Executive Officer, Director since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Bingham Natural Wines, LLC** Director since 2017
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Synlogic, LLC** Director on 2 filings · since 2016
- SEC Form D · Company raising **SubPac, Inc.** Director on 2 filings · since 2015
- SEC Form D · Venture Capital fund **[Atlas Venture](https://millionrounds.com/fund/atlas-venture)** Member of the General Partner and the GPLLC since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raising **SYNLOGIC, INC.** Director on 3 filings · since 2014
- SEC Form D · Company raising **JenaValve Technology Inc** Director on 3 filings · since 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Mnemosyne Pharmaceuticals Inc** Director on 2 filings · since 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raising **INFACARE PHARMACEUTICAL CORP** Director on 6 filings · since 2013
- SEC Form D · Company raising **ZAFGEN, INC.** Director since 2012
- SEC Form D · Company raising **Stromedix Inc** Director since 2011
- SEC Form D · Company raising **MOLECULAR BIOMETRICS INC** Director since 2010

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)
- [**Pat Gelsinger** General Partner *1 round*](https://millionrounds.com/person/pat-gelsinger)
- [**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)

## Hear them before you pitch them

- [Venture Unlocked](https://millionrounds.com/podcasts/venture-unlocked) · 16 Mar 2022 · 43 min Playground Global's Peter Barrett on investing in deep tech, what makes a good deep tech founder, and the difference between the improbable and impossible With [Peter Barrett](https://millionrounds.com/person/peter-barrett-2) Mentions [Playground Global](https://millionrounds.com/fund/playground-global) About this episode Follow me @samirkaji for my thoughts on the venture market, with a focus on the continued evolution of the VC landscape. This week I’m excited to bring you my conversation with Peter Barrett, Co-Founder and General Partner of Playground Global, a firm that has raised over $800MM to invest in… More on the show's page Listen on Apple PodcastsThe show's page

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