Playground Ventures

About The Fund

Playground Ventures is a venture capital fund headquartered at 380 Portage Avenue, Palo Alto, California, specializing in the early stages of startup growth, from seed to early-stage investments. They focus on empowering technical founders who are intent on transforming ambitious ideas into high-impact businesses, particularly within sectors such as Software (including Web, Marketplace, and SaaS), IT and TMT, Media, Education, FinTech and Financial Services, HealthTech and Fitness, and Logistics and Distribution. Playground Ventures leverages equity financing to support companies ready to navigate the challenging gap between 'improbable' and 'impossible,' placing a premium on scientific and technological risks with the potential for outsized rewards. They operate with a deep tech investment thesis, utilizing their extensive engineering expertise and industry experience to provide not only capital but also strategic support to portfolio companies. The firm maintains a particular interest in transformative and disruptive technologies, a commitment encapsulated by their 'No Small Plans' series, which highlights portfolio companies making significant strides in their respective fields. They also provide a platform for insights into future trends and the achievements of their portfolio companies through their publications and media segments, positioning themselves not only as investors but as thought leaders in the tech startup ecosystem. Their website emphasizes a visionary approach to investment, with a focus on creating a quantum ecosystem, revolutionizing antibody therapeutics, and enabling next-gen compute and AI/automation applications.