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Playground Global portfolio map
35 startups Playground Global has backed in rounds we track, since 2016, grouped by their main sector. Together they have raised $6.1B; Playground Global led at least one round in 10 of them. The biggest sector is AI, with 17 companies.
AI
17
Funding by segment
- AI$2.3B17
- Biotech$689M8
- Logistics$807M4
- Quantum Computing$2.2B3
- Pharma$141M3
Where they are based
- United States25$5.4B
- United Kingdom3$429M
- Canada3$144M
- Germany2$95M
- Australia1$32M
United States
United Kingdom
Canada
Germany
AustraliaFounded
10 without a founding year on record.
Total raised
- Under $1M0
- $1M to $10M6
- $10M to $50M13
- $50M to $250M10
- $250M to $1B5
- $1B and over1
Each dot is a startup: the year it was founded across, the total it has raised up (each line is ten times the one below). Pick a segment to pick it out.
25 of 35 startups shown; the rest have no founding year or amount on record.
- 1 to 2
- 3 to 7
- 8 to 24
- 25 to 99
- 100 and more
- United States25
- United Kingdom3
- Canada3
- Germany2
- Australia1
Startups by country, 5 countries in all.
Segment by segment
AI
17 startups · $2.3B raised
Ayar LabsAyar Labs is a semiconductor company focused on transforming AI infrastructure through high-speed, light-based optical I/O solutions.United States$904M
LighthouseLighthouse is the home camera for smart home.United Kingdom$370M
d-Matrixd-Matrix is a semiconductor company based in Santa Clara, California, founded in 2019.United States$275M
RapidSOSRapidSOS is an intelligent safety platform that connects devices, apps, and sensors for safety agents.United States$160M
NautoNauto is an AI company founded in 2015 and based in Palo Alto, California.United States$159M- PPowerLatticeCanada$111M
Delos DataDelos Data is a technology company specializing in AI infrastructure and intelligence systems.United States$100M
CanvasCanvas is best known for developing the world's first drywall finishing robot, which combines robotic precision with the skills anUnited States$35M
Biotech
8 startups · $689M raised
Strand TherapeuticsStrand Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company applying synthetic biology to RNA therapeutics to develop single dose mRNA treatments.United States$267M
Outpace BioOutpace Bio is a clinical-stage biotechnology company based in Seattle, Washington.United States$144M
PandionPandion was a technology-driven logistics startup founded in 2020, focused on providing an end-to-end shipping network for e-commeUnited States$100M
InfinimmuneInfinimmune is a biotechnology company founded in 2022, based in Alameda, California, with operations in San Francisco.United States$87M- NNVisionGermany$55M
Amber BioAmber Bio is a biotechnology company focused on advancing genetic medicine through innovative RNA-based therapeutic platforms.United States$26M
Sparta ScienceSparta Science offers a Movement Health Platform using Force Plate and Scan Kit to assess and improve human movement efficiency.United States$9.7M
Manifold BioManifold Bio is building a protein barcoding platform to bring the power of multiplexed measurement.United States$1.0M
Logistics
4 startups · $807M raised
FabricFabric is an innovator in healthcare enablement software.United States$728M
Leaf LogisticsLeaf Logistics is a New York-based freight technology startup founded in 2017.United States$37M
Mesa QuantumMesa Quantum is a semiconductor company based in Boulder, Colorado, founded in 2023.United States$23M
BoxbotBoxbot is a supply chain automation company based in Alameda, California, founded in 2016 by Mark Godwin and Austin Oehlerking.United States$20M
Quantum Computing
3 startups · $2.2B raised
PsiQuantumPsiQuantum develops quantum computer using photonic qubits and silicon photonics to build fault-tolerant quantum computing systems.United States$2.1B
PhasecraftPhasecraft is a quantum computing software developer.United Kingdom$51M
Photon QueuePhoton Queue is a quantum hardware startup founded in 2025, emerging from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.United States$4.0M
Pharma
3 startups · $141M raised
RegCellRegCell is a biotechnology company founded in 2016 that specializes in developing cell-based immunotherapies focused on regulatoryUnited States$81M
NVision Imaging TechnologiesNVision Imaging Technologies develops Quantum MRI agents for assessing early patient response to treatment at the metabolic level.Germany$40M
Synthetic Design LabSynthetic Design Lab (SDL) is a biotechnology company based in Burlingame, California, founded in 2021.United States$20M
How this map is made. Every startup here has raised money in a round we track that names Playground Global as an investor, the first in 2016. Each sits under its main sector, read from its rounds, and each sector shows its best-funded first; sectors with fewer than three companies are left off. Rebuilt nightly; updated 15 November 2026.
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