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

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

Phillip Vincent

Managing Partner, East Asia

Chen Zhao

Managing Partner, China

Past deals in AR and VR

AVATOUR

Seed Round in 2021
Imeve builds software and solutions for professional production of live immersive events for VR and AR.

Onesight

Seed Round in 2021
Onsight develops AR technology solutions.

Vara

Series A in 2020
Vara develops a breast cancer screening platform powered by AI for radiologists, allowing them to focus on finding cancer early. While we provide. Vara also provides remote mammography reading services to those that lack the radiologists. Vara's mission is to make affordable diagnostics available all over the world by designing machine learning-powered workflows that users love to work with.

Onesight

Seed Round in 2019
Onsight develops AR technology solutions.

Ario

Seed Round in 2019
Ario LLC is an information technology company specializing in augmented reality solutions for web and mobile applications. Founded in 2016 and headquartered in Norfolk, Virginia, Ario develops tools that enhance training and operational efficiency for frontline workers. Its platform enables organizations to capture and distribute expert knowledge, facilitating improved employee performance and skill development. By leveraging augmented reality, Ario's solutions help businesses, including Fortune 500 companies and the U.S. military, reduce human error, enhance worker confidence, and ultimately save costs while increasing revenue.

Leverage

Pre Seed Round in 2018
Leverage, Inc. is a company that develops and operates an artificial intelligence-based vendor relationship management platform aimed at aiding procurement professionals. The platform provides essential data and information to facilitate supplier engagement and enhance purchasing decisions. Key features of Leverage's offerings include intelligent relationship mapping, automated supplier pages, and compliance monitoring and enforcement. By tracking and managing supplier performance throughout the supply chain, Leverage helps organizations achieve cost savings and drive continuous improvement. Founded in 2018, the company is headquartered in New York, New York.

Limbix

Series A in 2018
Virtual is a developer of prescription digital therapeutics platform intended to help mental health treatment. The company's tool adheres to strict compliance with FDA quality management standards and also is put through rigorous research trials and in certain cases is paired with existing pharmacological treatments, as well as uses virtual reality to administer VR exposure therapy, assign CBT assessments or exercises and track patient progress, enabling patients to overcome anxiety, phobia and obsessive-compulsive disorder easily.

SkyLights

Seed Round in 2017
SkyLights Inc. specializes in developing cinematic virtual reality (VR) solutions aimed at enhancing passenger entertainment during flights, in lounges, on trains, and aboard cruises. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in San Francisco, California, with additional offices in Paris and Toulouse, the company operates as a subsidiary of Skylights SAS, which was established in 2014. SkyLights designs VR headsets and software that allow passengers to enjoy both 2D and 3D movies, effectively creating an immersive experience that helps them disengage from their travel environment. The company offers a subscription service to airlines, which includes content licensing, software development, and headset integration, ensuring a comprehensive in-flight entertainment solution. By providing multilingual audio and subtitles, SkyLights aims to deliver an engaging cinematic experience tailored for diverse audiences.

VR Plus

Seed Round in 2016
VR Plus is a gaming company that offers a multi-player VR experience in a fun and friendly environment. Its multi-player VR bays allow a maximum of seven people to play games together so players can interact with other people by sharing activities or playing against one another in an exciting animated world. All the playing bays use HTC Vive gear with room-scale technology.

Augmented Pixels

Seed Round in 2014
Augmented Pixels Inc. is a technology company based in Palo Alto, California, founded in 2010. It specializes in augmented reality, navigation, and robotics, developing a navigation platform that employs visual simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) and sensor fusion. The company's offerings include a Vision Processing Unit for obstacle detection and avoidance, a SLAM SDK for integrating multiple sensor data, and stereo cameras designed for various applications in IoT, drones, and robotics. Additionally, Augmented Pixels provides platforms for pre-programming drone flights and for robotic applications in sectors like healthcare, security, and warehousing. The company also creates augmented and virtual reality solutions for industries such as retail, real estate, and event marketing, aiming to enable drones and robots to navigate their environments similarly to humans.

Meograph

Angel Round in 2013
Meograph, Inc. operates a platform designed to create multimedia stories on the Web, integrating video, audio, images, text, links, maps, and timelines. Founded in 2012 and based in Sunnyvale, California, the company serves media organizations, educational institutions, and individual storytellers. In addition to its storytelling platform, Meograph has developed an augmented reality application that converts 2D video into 3D models, allowing users to bring their micro-expressions into augmented and virtual reality experiences using standard devices like smartphones and webcams.

Aarki

Series A in 2012
Aarki, Inc. is a mobile application advertising company based in Mountain View, California, with additional offices in various global locations. Founded in 2010, Aarki specializes in providing advertising solutions for agencies, app developers, advertisers, and publishers across diverse sectors, including gaming, shopping, lifestyle, and travel. The company leverages data and machine learning to enhance customer engagement and drive revenue growth for mobile app developers. Aarki utilizes billions of contextual bidding signals and proprietary algorithms to create personalized advertising experiences, enabling clients to effectively reach and re-engage their mobile app customers. Through its performance-driven approach, Aarki aims to meet clients' marketing objectives while ensuring a privacy-first advertising environment.

Aarki

Seed Round in 2011
Aarki, Inc. is a mobile application advertising company based in Mountain View, California, with additional offices in various global locations. Founded in 2010, Aarki specializes in providing advertising solutions for agencies, app developers, advertisers, and publishers across diverse sectors, including gaming, shopping, lifestyle, and travel. The company leverages data and machine learning to enhance customer engagement and drive revenue growth for mobile app developers. Aarki utilizes billions of contextual bidding signals and proprietary algorithms to create personalized advertising experiences, enabling clients to effectively reach and re-engage their mobile app customers. Through its performance-driven approach, Aarki aims to meet clients' marketing objectives while ensuring a privacy-first advertising environment.

Aarki

Convertible Note in 2011
Aarki, Inc. is a mobile application advertising company based in Mountain View, California, with additional offices in various global locations. Founded in 2010, Aarki specializes in providing advertising solutions for agencies, app developers, advertisers, and publishers across diverse sectors, including gaming, shopping, lifestyle, and travel. The company leverages data and machine learning to enhance customer engagement and drive revenue growth for mobile app developers. Aarki utilizes billions of contextual bidding signals and proprietary algorithms to create personalized advertising experiences, enabling clients to effectively reach and re-engage their mobile app customers. Through its performance-driven approach, Aarki aims to meet clients' marketing objectives while ensuring a privacy-first advertising environment.