Plug and Play Tech Center

Plug and Play Tech Center, established in 2006, is a global innovation platform that connects startups, investors, and corporations. Based in Sunnyvale, California, with operations in 22 locations worldwide, the company runs 12 industry-specific accelerator programs twice a year, fostering collaboration between major corporations and high-quality startups. These programs span sectors such as Fintech, Insurtech, IoT, Brand & Retail, Mobility, and Health & Wellness, among others. Plug and Play invests in seed, angel, and Series A rounds, with a focus on great teams leading emerging growth companies. Since inception, their startup community has raised over $9 billion in venture funding, with notable success stories including Dropbox, PayPal, and LendingClub.

Anas Abdelrahim

Associate

Neda Amidi

President

Amir Amidi

Managing Partner, Travel and Hospitality Practice

Saeed Amidi

Co-Founder and Co-CEO

Davis Auksmuksts

Investor

Roberto Reyes Balcorta

Partner

Agata Baryzewska

Investor

Thomas Bigagli

Partner

Wade Bitaraf

Co-Founder

Kieran Borrett

Director, United Kingdom

Noreen Brar

Associate

Kiswana Browne

Associate

Andres Carbonell

Investor

Jeff Chien

Senior Vice President, China Partnership

Kristi Choi

Investor

Matthew Claxton

Partner and Global Director of Sustainability

Alex Cobos

Director, Mexico

Nick Daley

Associate

George Damouny

Partner

Andres Diaz

Associate

Dana Diefendorf

Senior Associate

Roy Djunaidi

Investor

Tarek Elessawi

Principal

Sean Elmurib

Associate

Stefan Faistenauer

Investor

Garnett Ge

Ventures Associate, Cross Border

Eugenio Gonzalez De Pena

Principal

Omer Gozen Ph.D

Partner

Gemma Guilera

Senior Partner Success Manager

Aziz El Hachem

North Africa Director

Karima El Hakim

Country Director - Egypt

Alex Hemmerlein

Associate

Jackie Hernandez

Senior Vice President, Global Partnerships and Founding Member

Andrea Sanchez

Director

Maximillian Jungreis

Investor

Salim Laouiti

Investor

Natasha Low

Associate

Tanya Ma

Investor

Milad Malek

Senior Associate

Alireza Masrour

General Partner

Evan Matuszak

Investor

Javier Megias

Managing Partner

Omeed Mehrinfar

Managing Partner, Middle-East

Juan Naveira

Associate

Kevin Parakkattu

Principal

Alberto Pascual

Investor

Amit Patel

Investor

Blanca Ribas Pombo

Investor

Leonardo Rocchetti

Investor

Julianne Roseman

Senior Associate

Alex Roudi

Managing Partner, San Diego

Letizia Royo-Villanova

Investor

Michelle Shi

Associate

Li Shing

International Operations Associate

Noorjit Sidhu

Senior Associate

Janis Skriveris

Principal

Kohei Suzuki

Associate

Erena Estellés Tatay

Ventures Analyst

Saleh Tavajoh

Investor

Pouya Tehranian

Director, Brand and Retail

Andy Toth

Investment Director, Plug and Play Ventures

Alexander Tran

Partner

Philippe Vincent

Co-Founder, Managing Partner and Co-CEO

Carolin Wais

Partner

Zora Wang

Investor

Connie Weisman

Co-Founder, Cleveland and Director, Plug and Play Enterprise 2.0

Fan Wen

Associate

Kevin Withstandley

Vice President, Partner Success

Claire Xiong

Director

Vanessa Yang

Investor

Ivan Zgomba

Partner

Chen Zhao

Managing Partner, China and Senior Technology Analyst

Lindsay Lebahn

Senior Program Manager and Director

Rouzbeh Borhani

Head of Semiconductors

Darren (Yaodong) Yang

Associate

Past deals in Trading Platform

Jett

Non Equity Assistance in 2025
Jett is a fintech company that provides an online trading platform for individual investors to participate in the stock market. Its platform offers tools such as real-time quotes, charts, research, and portfolio management, enabling users to analyze stocks visually and track their investments' performance. Additionally, Jett offers investor card services to facilitate easy and secure transactions.

Nomyx

Seed Round in 2024
Nomyx is a digital asset management company that uses blockchain technology to provide secure and transparent asset management services. Its platform enables individuals, businesses, and organizations to track and manage digital assets, including creating tokenized assets and organizing ownership stakes across multiple stakeholders, without requiring technical expertise. The company aims to connect businesses with a global pool of investors, streamline financial services, and facilitate the trading of digital assets representing real-world assets such as real estate, securities, or intellectual property.

Bitstack

Seed Round in 2024
Bitstack is a fintech company that provides a crypto wallet and app designed to save and invest in Bitcoin on autopilot. The platform lets users buy, sell, earn, and spend bitcoin, with everyday purchases rounded up to invest the spare change. It aims to simplify crypto-enabled financial management and help users achieve their financial goals. Since its inception in 2021, Bitstack has expanded beyond a rounding-up feature to offer a mass-market solution for managing Bitcoin, and it is positioned as part of a broader effort to reimagine consumer banking by leveraging Bitcoin and stablecoins in crypto-native services.

Hata

Seed Round in 2024
Hata is a Malaysian fintech company operating a regulated digital asset exchange and brokerage platform, headquartered in Kuala Lumpur. It facilitates secure transactions between businesses and consumers using fiat currencies like USD and MYR for accessing cryptocurrencies. Hata is licensed by the Securities Commission of Malaysia as a Recognised Market Operator and the Labuan Financial Services Authority as a Licensed Money Broker & Payment System Operator, ensuring compliance with regulations. The platform employs multi-party computation protocols to safeguard users' funds during trading activities.

Alphanso

Seed Round in 2024
Alphanso is a financial technology and services company that offers personalized investment recommendations, portfolio strategies, and insights to investors of all levels. Alphanso's platform is designed to democratize Artificial Intelligence algorithms so everyone can access favorable financial returns.

Quantolio

Pre Seed Round in 2024
Quantolio develops software engineering tools that leverage AI and ML to enhance business performance. Their offerings include enterprise software development, data analysis tools, energy management systems, and marketing analytics platforms, helping clients optimize workflows, reduce costs, and make informed decisions.

Tradeup Exchange

Pre Seed Round in 2023
TradeUp is pioneering a fee-free, escrow-backed marketplace, revolutionizing the way users buy, sell, and trade online. Addressing the limitations of platforms like eBay and Poshmark, which suffer from high fees (over 15%) and security issues, TradeUp offers a secure, fee-free environment. This innovative approach is especially appealing in an era where social marketplaces, such as Facebook groups, show rapid transaction capabilities, often lacking in traditional platforms. Our unique escrow service, a first in the market, ensures safe and fee-free transactions for all parties, fostering an environment conducive to not just buying and selling, but also trading - a rapidly growing trend in online commerce. At TradeUp, we're redefining e-commerce, merging the community-driven feel of social platforms with the security and structure of traditional marketplaces. Our approach positions us at the forefront of e-commerce innovation, ready to disrupt and lead the industry.

Yarta

Seed Round in 2023
Yarta is a Sydney-based company founded in 2022 that provides a financial platform aimed at simplifying global agricultural trading and financing. The company develops tools for farmers and merchants to purchase, sell, hedge, and finance agricultural commodities effectively. Yarta specializes in commodity trading and offers a comprehensive research and logistics platform that allows traders and farmers to connect seamlessly within physical agricultural markets. Additionally, the platform features data-driven insights, encrypted communication tools, and access to an outsourced research team, facilitating the automation of post-trade logistics and providing invaluable industry insights and opportunities.

imajin

Seed Round in 2023
Digital Manufacturing Ecosystem for Indonesia. Focus on B2B Manufacturing, partner of Ministry of Industry Indonesia as Manufacturing hub. Help to connect, Supplies raw material until project financing.

Atem

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Atem connects with carbon standards, exchanges, and protocols through a powerful API, allowing them to get more out of their carbon management from sourcing to offsetting. They provide tools for businesses that work with carbon credits on a large scale.

Mesh

Seed Round in 2022
Mesh specializes in facilitating secure cryptocurrency transactions. It connects over 300 exchanges and wallets, allowing seamless deposits and payments. Additionally, Mesh enables stock trading and cross-platform crypto transfers, fostering financial connectivity among users.

Bitstack

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Bitstack is a fintech company that provides a crypto wallet and app designed to save and invest in Bitcoin on autopilot. The platform lets users buy, sell, earn, and spend bitcoin, with everyday purchases rounded up to invest the spare change. It aims to simplify crypto-enabled financial management and help users achieve their financial goals. Since its inception in 2021, Bitstack has expanded beyond a rounding-up feature to offer a mass-market solution for managing Bitcoin, and it is positioned as part of a broader effort to reimagine consumer banking by leveraging Bitcoin and stablecoins in crypto-native services.

STOCS

Pre Seed Round in 2022
STOCS is global operating system and data driven marketplace for: • Retailers and brands • Third party logistics companies • International buyers STOCS OS helps them manage their surplus stock (returns, overstocks and damaged products) more efficiently, at speed and scale using proprietary automated data analytics. Our marketplace optimizes the recoverable value of these goods, providing greater transparency, trust, confidence and convenience for sellers, 3PLs and buyers to sell, source, transact and ship cross border.

Atem Network

Seed Round in 2022
Atem Network is a decentralized content creation platform that connects creators and communities within the Web3 ecosystem. It allows users to engage with decentralized NFT communities, facilitating chatting and trading among friends. Creators on the platform can launch corresponding NFTs for their content, enabling users to collect and trade these digital assets. Additionally, Atem Network offers tools for creators to manage their communities through custom NFTs. The team is also developing a user portrait layer that utilizes on-chain data to support various decentralized application (Dapp) developers by offering features like group spaces and channel recommendations. Through its innovative approach, Atem Network empowers creators and enhances community interaction in the digital landscape.

Bolsapp

Convertible Note in 2021
BolsApp provides information about the Argentine financial market. The application has the technology for the region and provides live quotes of all financial assets, including stocks, bonds, futures, and currencies. They also provide the latest news about the economy, finance, technology, currency, and bitcoin. The users can create and personalize their investment portfolios for tracking and analysis of their positions.

Gotrade

Seed Round in 2021
Gotrade is a fractional share trading startup focused on empowering retail investors with access to public equity markets. The company offers a mobile application that allows users from 150 countries to invest commission-free in fractions of U.S. stocks, providing the opportunity to participate in the financial markets with lower capital requirements. Users can execute a limited number of trades per week, enabling them to engage actively without extensive upfront investments. The application incorporates biometric access and encryption for enhanced security, promoting a safer investing environment. Currently, Gotrade operates on an invite-only basis, primarily targeting the Indonesian market as it seeks to expand its offerings and attract a broader investor base.

Mesh

Convertible Note in 2021
Mesh specializes in facilitating secure cryptocurrency transactions. It connects over 300 exchanges and wallets, allowing seamless deposits and payments. Additionally, Mesh enables stock trading and cross-platform crypto transfers, fostering financial connectivity among users.

BLU365

Venture Round in 2021
BLU365 is a digital trading platform based in Brazil that facilitates debt negotiation for its users. The company is dedicated to helping individuals manage and resolve their debts through an intuitive online interface. By analyzing the profile of each client before proposing negotiation options, BLU365 aims to enhance operational efficiency and effectiveness in achieving favorable outcomes. The platform has successfully conducted thousands of online negotiations across various sectors, with a commitment to supporting customers in maintaining their financial well-being throughout the year.

QuantumX

Convertible Note in 2020
QuantumX operates a workflow management platform that connects financial institutions, companies, asset managers with investors. The platform automates financial market processes, ensuring efficient issuance, custody, trading, and administration of financial instruments while maintaining regulatory compliance.

2trde

Seed Round in 2020
2trde is a technology company that specializes in developing software solutions for B2B car trade and mobility providers. Its primary product is a digital car auction platform designed to streamline business-to-business marketing for car dealers. The platform automates the process of recording vehicle details, extracting expert data, comparing opinions, and presenting comprehensive datasets at a glance. This enables sellers to expand their reach by publishing cars on multiple platforms simultaneously.

Gatsby

Seed Round in 2020
Gatsby Digital, Inc., established in 2018 and headquartered in New York, operates a commission-free stock and options trading platform. It offers Gatsby, a user-friendly platform enabling users to trade stocks and options in companies and ETFs with as little as $10, without any fees. Gatsby rewards users with points for every trade, redeemable for gift cards. It also fosters a social network, allowing users to react to market news and leverage collective knowledge. Gatsby Digital is a subsidiary of ViewTrade Securities Inc.

AgVend

Seed Round in 2019
AgVend develops a digital engagement platform that connects agricultural retailers with farmers for online purchases of crop protection inputs and services. The platform enables farmers to shop anytime, while retailers maintain control over the customer experience.

Gatsby

Seed Round in 2019
Gatsby Digital, Inc., established in 2018 and headquartered in New York, operates a commission-free stock and options trading platform. It offers Gatsby, a user-friendly platform enabling users to trade stocks and options in companies and ETFs with as little as $10, without any fees. Gatsby rewards users with points for every trade, redeemable for gift cards. It also fosters a social network, allowing users to react to market news and leverage collective knowledge. Gatsby Digital is a subsidiary of ViewTrade Securities Inc.

Gatsby

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Gatsby Digital, Inc., established in 2018 and headquartered in New York, operates a commission-free stock and options trading platform. It offers Gatsby, a user-friendly platform enabling users to trade stocks and options in companies and ETFs with as little as $10, without any fees. Gatsby rewards users with points for every trade, redeemable for gift cards. It also fosters a social network, allowing users to react to market news and leverage collective knowledge. Gatsby Digital is a subsidiary of ViewTrade Securities Inc.

Boltzmann

Seed Round in 2018
Boltzmann is a provider of a specialized platform focused on cryptocurrency research. The company offers a terminal that features a comprehensive suite of metrics designed to analyze the underlying supply and demand dynamics of various cryptocurrency tokens. By delivering valuable insights and data, Boltzmann aims to assist investors in making informed decisions within the evolving crypto market.

Stackfolio

Seed Round in 2017
Stackfolio, founded in 2015 by Pavleen Thukral, Omar Esposito, and Allen Nance, is an Atlanta-based fintech startup that specializes in an online loan trading platform. This platform enables banks and financial institutions to engage in national loan trading by providing integrated data research tools that enhance decision-making capabilities. Utilizing machine learning, Stackfolio's platform offers tailored recommendations, full data access, and transaction simulations, facilitating sophisticated trading decisions among financial institutions. The company's innovative approach aims to streamline the loan trading process and improve market efficiency within the financial sector.

Lavedainc

Seed Round in 2014
Analyze stocks with Veda Invest

TraderMob

Seed Round in 2014
TraderMob, Inc. provides investment education services to businesses, universities and individuals. The company is dedicated to enhancing the financial literacy of its clientele through comprehensive investment courseware and application of skills on our proprietary trading platform. The company currently operates competitive challenges, offering portfolios of $10k to users, allowing them keep profits made with the portfolio.

Purse

Seed Round in 2014
Purse operates a peer-to-peer marketplace aimed at enhancing the utility of Bitcoin in global commerce. By offering significant discounts, such as 15% off on Amazon purchases, Purse incentivizes consumers to spend their Bitcoin rather than merely holding it. The platform allows users to easily buy Bitcoin with a credit card, streamlining the purchasing process and addressing the challenges associated with using cryptocurrency for everyday transactions. Furthermore, Purse enables users to trade gift cards for cryptocurrencies, providing additional flexibility and savings on regular purchases. Overall, Purse seeks to create a frictionless shopping experience while promoting the adoption of Bitcoin and Bitcoin Cash in online marketplaces.

Bex

Seed Round in 2013
Bex is a SaaS solution that allows anyone to own their own Bitcoin Exchange. They remove all the technical complexity of operating a Bitcoin Exchange and build relationships with partners around the globe who manage local banking, regulatory and marketing relationships.

Bitstack

Bitstack is a fintech company that provides a crypto wallet and app designed to save and invest in Bitcoin on autopilot. The platform lets users buy, sell, earn, and spend bitcoin, with everyday purchases rounded up to invest the spare change. It aims to simplify crypto-enabled financial management and help users achieve their financial goals. Since its inception in 2021, Bitstack has expanded beyond a rounding-up feature to offer a mass-market solution for managing Bitcoin, and it is positioned as part of a broader effort to reimagine consumer banking by leveraging Bitcoin and stablecoins in crypto-native services.
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