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Plug and Play Tech Center

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Investor type

VC

Founded

2006

AUM

$500 M

Location

Sunnyvale, California, United States

Investment Ticket

$0-1 m

Investment Stage

Seed

Region of investment

North America Europe
Investor profile last updated: 12 May, 2025

Profile

At Plug and Play, our core objective is to catalyze technological advancement.

Over the past 15 years, we have built the largest innovation platform on the planet, bringing together startups, investors, and blue chip corporations. We are now active in 30+ locations globally, including U.S., China, France, Germany, The Netherlands, Singapore, Indonesia, and Mexico.

We are experts in facilitating meaningful introductions, investing in startups, and bringing together key stakeholders into one world-changing network.

Since inception, our startup community has raised over $6 billion in venture funding and we continue to make over 200 investments worldwide every year.

Some of our success stories include: Dropbox, PayPal (acq’d by eBay), Lending Club (NYSE: LC), NatureBox, SoundHound, Zoosk, Matcha (acq’d by Apple), VentureBeat, FiscalNote, CreditSesame, Api.ai (acq’d by Google), Milo (acq’d by eBay), AddThis (acq’d by Oracle), Baarzo (acq’d by Google), ChangeTip (acq’d by Airbnb), Danger (acq’d by Microsoft), Ellie Mae (NYSE: ELLI), Vudu (acq’d by Walmart).

The industries we focus on are: Fintech, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Brand & Retail, Mobility, New Materials & Packaging, Sustainability, Food & Beverage, Travel & Hospitality, Health & Wellness, and Supply Chain & Logistics.

Corporations, startups and VCs can get in touch here: https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/join/

Industry

Agriculture Construction Financial Services Fintech Food and Beverage Foodtech Healthcare Services Industrial IT Services Marketing and Advertising Media and Entertainment Other Real Estate Robotics SaaS Software Transportation Travel AI Life Sciences Energy Cybersecurity PropTech / ConTech HealthTech Mobility TravelTech Logistics AgriTech E-commerce/Marketplace Internet of Things (IoT)

Plug and Play Tech Center Funds

Name Type
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Industry
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Stage
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Region 		Size AUM Launch date
Plug and Play Supply Chain Fund I L P
Venture Capital (VC)
E-commerce/Marketplace
Financial Services
Fintech
SaaS
AI
Internet of Things (IoT)
HealthTech
Mobility
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
Europe
Asia
$5-10 m
$25 M
April 2022
Plug & Play Ventures
Venture Capital (VC)
Financial Services
Fintech
SaaS
AI
Internet of Things (IoT)
HealthTech
Pre-seed
Seed
North America
Europe
Asia
$5-10 m
$20 M
December 2009

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Amir Amidi Managing Partner, Travel and Hospitality Center of Innovation
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Wade Bitaraf Energy and Environmental Technology Analyst
Energy and Environmental Technology Analyst
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FAQs about Plug and Play Tech Center

Plug and Play Tech Center is a venture capital firm. It backs companies at Seed, writing tickets of $0-1 m.
Plug and Play Tech Center is located in Sunnyvale, California, United States.
Plug and Play Tech Center was founded in 2006.
Plug and Play Tech Center invests in companies and startups in Agriculture, Construction, Financial Services, Fintech, Food and Beverage, Foodtech, Healthcare Services, Industrial, IT Services, Marketing and Advertising, Media and Entertainment, Other, Real Estate, Robotics, SaaS, Software, Transportation, Travel, AI, Life Sciences, Energy, Cybersecurity, PropTech / ConTech, HealthTech, Mobility, TravelTech, Logistics, AgriTech, E-commerce/Marketplace, Internet of Things (IoT).
Plug and Play Tech Center invests in companies and startups in North America, Europe.
Plug and Play Tech Center invests in companies and startups at Seed.
Plug and Play Tech Center usually invests $0-1 m on average.
Plug and Play Tech Center has around $500m assets under management.
Plug and Play Tech Center last fund was created/launched in 2022-04-19
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