Plug and Play

Plug and Play, founded in 2006 and based in Sunnyvale, California, operates as a business accelerator and venture capital firm that focuses on early-stage and seed investments in technology startups. The firm runs 12 industry-specific accelerator programs annually, connecting startups with corporate partners and investors to foster collaboration and growth. Plug and Play's investment strategy encompasses a wide range of sectors, including fintech, health and wellness, travel, cybersecurity, and sustainability, allowing it to support diverse startups from any country. The firm provides various resources, including funding, mentorship, office space, and networking opportunities, and has a global presence with offices in North America, Europe, and Asia. Plug and Play has a strong track record, having helped numerous startups secure over $9 billion in funding since its inception. Its programs aim to refine business models and facilitate introductions to potential investors, ultimately contributing to the growth of the startup ecosystem.

Saeed Amidi

Co-Founder & Co-Chief Executive Officer

Kiswana Browne

Associate

Nick Daley

Associate

Gabriela Dow

Co-Founder and Partner

Matt Helmers

Director of Strategy and Innovation

Alex Roudi

Managing Partner, San Diego

Marc Steiner

General Counsel

Jupe Tan

Managing Partner, Asia Pacific & Senior Vice President, Global Operations

Andy Toth

Investment Director

Phillip Vincent

Managing Partner, East Asia

Fan Wen

Associate

Chen Zhao

Managing Partner, China

Past deals in Singapore

Meson

Seed Round in 2022
Meson offers minute-fast swaps across all major blockchains with virtually no fees and slippage.

Smile

Seed Round in 2022
Smile provides user-authorized access to valuable employment and income data from HR, payroll, commerce, and marketplace platforms through a single API. Banks, fintechs, recruitment agencies, and other service providers can leverage employment and income data to increase adoption and conversion, reduce cost, and reduce risk, through a single API. Access is given by the users themselves, so they can seamlessly share their data to the providers they trust.

UMAMI Bioworks

Seed Round in 2022
Umami Meats develops cultured seafood based on a proprietary, low-cost, and sustainable formulation of growth factors.

Atem Network

Seed Round in 2022
Atem Network is a community social platform that connects with decentralized NFT communities, chats, and trade freely with Web3 friends. Creators can launch corresponding NFTs for users to collect and trade for each piece of content. Atem creators can also create their own NFT to connect and manage their communities. In addition, the team is developing a user portrait layer based on on-chain data to serve various Dapp developers, such as group spaces and channel recommendations in Atem.

Only Insure

Pre Seed Round in 2022
Only Insure provides automobile insurance options that depends on their driving skills. It offers premium packages that can be customized after testing owner's way of driving through the application. Only Insure is based in Singapore.

Syncware

Convertible Note in 2022
Syncware enables robots to work together in a smooth manner, which is required for mankind to construct structures in space. Syncware was founded in 2021 and is located in Singapore.

Airalo

Series A in 2021
Airalo is the world’s first eSIM store for travellers to access over 190+ eSIMs at the most affordable, local rates from around the world, all via eSIM compatible smartphone, tablet or PC. Airalo offers you both connectivity and freedom - you’ll never have to carry multiple SIM cards or change your number again, no matter where you are in the world.

T-Lab

Seed Round in 2021
T-Lab is an AI-driven international Chinese language learning platform. It offers a live course is a comprehensive study program that covers the four key teaching areas of Phonetics, Word Recognition, Contextual Understanding, and Humanities.

Smile

Seed Round in 2021
Smile provides user-authorized access to valuable employment and income data from HR, payroll, commerce, and marketplace platforms through a single API. Banks, fintechs, recruitment agencies, and other service providers can leverage employment and income data to increase adoption and conversion, reduce cost, and reduce risk, through a single API. Access is given by the users themselves, so they can seamlessly share their data to the providers they trust.

Fairphonic

Pre Seed Round in 2021
Developer of royalty management software designed to help content platforms to pay and manage royalty payments. The company's software offers direct matching of music, real-time royalty computation, and direct payment, enabling artists to track and manage their royalty payments.

WaveScan

Seed Round in 2021
WaveScan Technologies is a spin-off from the A*STAR Institute for Infocomm Research, specializing in non-destructive testing (NDT) equipment and solutions. The company develops advanced smart sensor systems that utilize IoT-based portable microwave and millimeter-wave technologies to monitor and diagnose structural anomalies in real time. These sensors can penetrate various materials, including concrete and composites, providing valuable data for predictive maintenance in sectors such as aerospace and oil and gas. By employing cloud-based artificial intelligence algorithms, WaveScan's systems evaluate the condition of infrastructure and facilitate remote inspections, particularly in hard-to-reach locations, through integration with unmanned robotic systems. This innovative approach aims to create a proactive maintenance ecosystem that enhances productivity and reduces downtime in infrastructure management.

Boxo

Seed Round in 2020
Boxo, officially known as Appboxo Pte. Ltd., is a Singapore-based platform founded in 2018 that specializes in super app infrastructure. It provides a suite of developer tools enabling businesses to launch full-screen mini-apps within their existing applications. By utilizing a single SDK, companies can transform their apps into super apps, offering a variety of services quickly and efficiently. This platform also allows service providers to create embeddable mini-apps, facilitating new partnerships and enhancing user engagement through affiliate traffic. Boxo aims to streamline the app integration process while expanding monetization opportunities for both developers and service providers.

bluesheets

Venture Round in 2020
Bluesheets is an accounting company that specializes in providing an AI-based data extraction platform. Its software-based approach means as the business grows. It also specializes in the fields of Fintech and SaaS. The company was founded in 2020.

Decentro

Seed Round in 2020
Decentro Tech Private Limited operates an API banking platform that allows users to select specific modules, experiment in a sandbox environment, and launch products with minimal coding effort. Founded in 2020 and headquartered in Singapore, with an office in Bangalore, India, Decentro streamlines the product development cycle by integrating various banking APIs, facilitating seamless financial integrations. The platform is designed to handle ongoing maintenance, including fixes and updates, ensuring uninterrupted service for its clients.

Synchronous

Pre Seed Round in 2020
Synchronous Technologies is a software company based in Singapore that focuses on developing simulation-based artificial intelligence solutions to address scheduling challenges in manufacturing, construction, and transportation sectors. By leveraging advanced algorithms and a novel data paradigm, Synchronous enables manufacturers to make informed production decisions in real time. The company's technology generates and continuously updates near-optimal production plans and schedules, allowing factories to respond effectively to changing conditions and improve operational efficiency.

Boxo

Funding Round in 2020
Boxo, officially known as Appboxo Pte. Ltd., is a Singapore-based platform founded in 2018 that specializes in super app infrastructure. It provides a suite of developer tools enabling businesses to launch full-screen mini-apps within their existing applications. By utilizing a single SDK, companies can transform their apps into super apps, offering a variety of services quickly and efficiently. This platform also allows service providers to create embeddable mini-apps, facilitating new partnerships and enhancing user engagement through affiliate traffic. Boxo aims to streamline the app integration process while expanding monetization opportunities for both developers and service providers.

Vymo

Series B in 2020
Vymo Solutions Private Limited develops a software application focused on enhancing sales automation and field force productivity. The company offers various solutions, including lead management, partner management, relationship management, service management, and merchant onboarding. By leveraging contextual signals such as location, phone calls, calendar events, and lead sources, Vymo helps sales representatives prioritize their actions effectively. Its services incorporate artificial intelligence, geo tracking, activity detection, live sales metrics, and analytics reporting. Vymo primarily serves the banking and insurance sectors and was founded in 2013, with its headquarters in Bengaluru, India, and additional offices in locations such as Australia, New York, Hong Kong, Dubai, and Singapore.

Aureus Analytics

Seed Round in 2017
Aureus Analytics Pvt. Ltd. specializes in developing CRUX, an artificial intelligence-based analytics platform tailored for the insurance sector, specifically for property, casualty, and life insurance. Established in 2012 and headquartered in Singapore, with additional offices in Hartford, United States, and Mumbai, India, the company focuses on enhancing customer experience through predictive analytics and machine learning technologies. Aureus Analytics provides actionable insights to insurers, empowering them to make informed decisions that improve customer retention and loyalty. Its cloud-based solutions are designed to handle vast amounts of internal and external data, catering to insurers and banks of all sizes with a user-friendly interface and a subscription-based pricing model.

Flowcast

Seed Round in 2016
Flowcast Inc. is a technology company that focuses on developing machine learning algorithms to create predictive models for assessing credit risk. Founded in 2015 and based in San Francisco, with an additional office in Singapore, Flowcast offers several solutions, including Smartcredit, which provides detailed company information for credit decisions; Smartclaims, which automates the deduction claims process; and Tillful, a platform that offers credit scores and access to credit offers. The company's predictive models evaluate a business's ability to repay loans, the risk of delinquency, and the likelihood of transaction dilution. By utilizing alternative data and proprietary analytics, Flowcast's API-based solutions enable financial institutions to perform real-time risk assessments, enhancing their ability to make informed credit decisions across various business sizes. Flowcast serves a diverse clientele, including corporations, financial institutions, and insurance providers.

Wonderlabs

Convertible Note in 2016
Wonderlabs is a company founded in 2015 and based in Yogyakarta, Indonesia, that specializes in connecting Indonesian technical talent with global job opportunities. The platform focuses on facilitating the hiring of offshore engineers and designers, sourcing top-tier software developers, UI designers, animation artists, and graphic designers by accepting only 5% of applicants. Wonderlabs operates two campuses in Yogyakarta, where it nurtures and accelerates the careers of these professionals through diverse postings with companies in Jakarta, Singapore, and Hong Kong. In addition to its headquarters in Indonesia, Wonderlabs also has a presence in Singapore and Adelaide, Australia, further expanding its reach in the global market for technical talent.

Fixir

Seed Round in 2016
Fixir is an information and technology services company that features an android-based application that specializes in tracking the nearby automotive repair shop. Fixir helps drivers to search for the nearest repair shop based on their location for any car repair and maintenance. The company was founded in 2015 and headquartered in Singapore.

Makerscut

Seed Round in 2016
Makerscut is a fashion production platform, enabling Independent Brands though small-scale, high quality manufacturing. By connecting brands to small scale Independent Makers, they solve the main manufacturing issue of high Minimum Order Quantity (MOQ) required by traditional manufacturers. Through the creation of Cloud Production Facilities, Makerscut is able to enable the Independent Makers, by giving them access to tools, trainings, and projects.

Refash

Venture Round in 2016
Refash is a platform wherewe make sellingas easy as shoppingand buying usedfeel like buying new. Refash has transformed what it means to buy and sell secondhand fashion. We have created a community for people with similar fashion sense to connect and transact, without them actually doing anything. We put cash back into our users’ wallet,

Hapz

Venture Round in 2016
Hapz is an experience booking platform based in Singapore that consolidates information on various arts and entertainment events, including concerts, festivals, sports matches, and tourist attractions. Launched in 2016, the platform allows users to discover and book a wide range of experiences tailored to their preferences at competitive prices. In addition to serving consumers, Hapz offers event organizers valuable real-time insights into demographics, pricing trends, and competitor performance, facilitating targeted marketing strategies. The platform also features a unique bidding option, enabling users to name their prices for tickets. Furthermore, Hapz rewards users for their bookings, enhancing the overall experience.

Reserv

Seed Round in 2016
Reserv is a platform which allows facility managers effortless control over their facilities, and residents the option of online bookings in real-time. Forms can be sent and filled out paperlessly, such as access cards and car park labels. Notifications can be created in a few seconds and sent to residents. Facility usage reports are available at the click of a button.

Soulscape

Seed Round in 2016
Soulscape is a fitness and wellness community platform that keeps you in the know about the latest news, trends, and must-tries on living healthy in your city. Soulscape is your best guide to healthy living, yoga, pilates, and fitness. It was founded in 2014 and is based in Singapore.

Optimate.Co

Venture Round in 2016
Optimate.Co is a Singapore-based company established in 2014 that specializes in automated optimization for marketers. It offers a platform that allows users to manage and track multiple marketing campaigns across various channels from a single dashboard. The company provides services in precise advertising, market research, and customized data solutions, ensuring real-time campaign optimization as target audiences engage with content. Optimate.Co aims to assist clients in achieving significant advancements in their marketing performance through a data-driven strategy enhanced by artificial intelligence.

Travelog Pte Ltd.

Convertible Note in 2014
Travelog is a media platform that collects the latest, hip and trendy travel spots across Asia by partnering with local experts, publications and brands. Featured by the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Tech In Asia and Yahoo!, we aim to be the #1 platform for travellers wanting to know what's really happening in Asia. Travelog also helps travel brands with content marketing, customized city guides and recommendations available on any mobile or web platform. If interested, please contact us at hello@travelog.me

37coins

Seed Round in 2014
37coins is a bitcoin startup based in Sunnyvale, California and currently a participant of Plug and Play Tech Center's bitcoin accelerator program. It provides SMS bitcoin wallet service for the unbanked and unteched in developing economies without Internet access. Individuals with the Internet can sign up to be gateway operator to meditate the transaction and to earn fee. Launched in March, 37coins has growing partnerships worldwide in Singapore and Philippines and hopes to make bitcoin more accessible to the global population with its seamless SMS technology.

NGDATA

Series A in 2013
NGDATA develops data management systems. The company offers Lily, a big data management system that extracts business insights in real-time and benefits from enriched data in real-time. It serves retail and e-commerce; news, publishing, and media; finance, credit, and insurance; and telecom domains. The company is based in Ghent, Belgium with an additional office in Singapore; and Paris, France.

NGDATA

Seed Round in 2012
NGDATA develops data management systems. The company offers Lily, a big data management system that extracts business insights in real-time and benefits from enriched data in real-time. It serves retail and e-commerce; news, publishing, and media; finance, credit, and insurance; and telecom domains. The company is based in Ghent, Belgium with an additional office in Singapore; and Paris, France.

First Meta

Series A in 2012
First Meta Pte. Ltd. operates a web-based virtual asset trading platform that facilitates the buying, selling, and trading of virtual currencies for real money. Founded in 2007 and based in Singapore, the company offers its flagship product, the First Meta Exchange (FMX), which supports various online games and virtual worlds like Second Life and IMVU. This platform enables game publishers to monetize player-to-player trading of virtual currencies and assets, while also providing users with a secure environment to manage and cash out their virtual assets. Additionally, First Meta has a history of innovation, having introduced the world's first virtual currency credit card in July 2007, tailored specifically for Second Life. Overall, the company enhances the trading experience for users by allowing cross-game transactions and improving the value of virtual assets.