About Playground
Playground Global is an early-stage deep tech venture capital firm founded in 2015 and headquartered in Palo Alto, CA. It backs technical and scientific founders at the intersection of next-generation compute, automation, engineered biology, and decarbonization. Notable portfolio companies include PsiQuantum, Relativity Space, MosaicML, and Ultima Genomics.
Company details
Funding
Total raised
$300M
Last stage
Growth
Investors
Founders
Peter Barrett
Australian entrepreneur and engineer. Prior to Playground, served as CTO at CloudCar. Co-founded Rocket Science Games in 1993 with Bruce Leak. Known for giving Elon Musk his first job.
LinkedInBruce Leak
Engineer with a Master's in Electrical Engineering from Stanford. Early career at Apple and Microsoft; led QuickTime development. Founded WebTV (acquired by Microsoft). Co-founded Rocket Science Games with Peter Barrett.
Matt Hershenson
Hardware entrepreneur. Previously co-founded Danger Inc. (acquired by Microsoft) alongside Andy Rubin.
Andy Rubin
Creator of Android; co-founded Playground Global in 2015 as a deep tech venture firm.
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