Playground Global

Playground Global
Private
Industry Hardware
Venture Capital
Founded 2015
Headquarters Palo Alto, CA
Key people
 Andy Rubin, Peter Barrett, Matt Hershenson, Bruce Leak
Website http://playground.global/

Playground Global is a venture fund and design studio[1] that provides resources, mentorship and funding for startups making hardware devices.[2] The company was founded in 2015 by Andy Rubin, Peter Barrett, Matt Hershenson and Bruce Leak.[3] Playground offers startups support with engineering, distribution, manufacturing and financing in exchange for equity.[2]

The company’s investment fund has raised $300 million from its limited partners including Google, HP, Foxconn, Redpoint Ventures, Seagate Technology and Tencent, among others.[2][3]

Investments

To date, Playground Global has invested in 12 [3] companies, including:

References

  1. ↑ "Andy Rubin's Playground wants to let anyone make the next big gadget". The Verge. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  2. 1 2 3 Wakabayashi, Alistair Barr And Daisuke. "Android Creator Andy Rubin Launching Playground Global". Wall Street Journal. ISSN 0099-9660. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Andy Rubin Unleashed Android on the World. Now Watch Him Do the Same With AI". WIRED. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  4. ↑ "The creator of Android thinks the next big thing isn't in mobile". Business Insider. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  5. ↑ "Eero Delays Its Smart Router Yet Again, Nabs New VC Funding Nonetheless". Re/code. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
  6. ↑ "Deep learning startup Nervana raises $20.5M". VentureBeat. Retrieved 2016-03-15.
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