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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.

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440 N. Wolfe Rd, Sunnyvale, CA 94085, US

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 Industrial Automation

Automation Hero

Series B in 2021
Automation Hero goes beyond traditional RPA by natively integrating AI to form an enterprise-ready intelligent process automation platform. By intelligently automating repetitive and time-consuming tasks, Automation Hero improves information worker productivity and drives more successful, optimized business outcomes. Its powerful backend focuses on three key areas: augmenting employee decision making, eliminating repetitive and time-consuming tasks and automating common customer asks. The platform offers both unattended and attended automations. Its attended version is personified by Robin, a proactive, adaptive and interactive AI assistant to create an approachable integration between AI and humans. Automation Hero empowers organizations to modernize legacy systems without adding heavy IT resources through seamless integration.

Automation Hero

Series B in 2021
Automation Hero goes beyond traditional RPA by natively integrating AI to form an enterprise-ready intelligent process automation platform. By intelligently automating repetitive and time-consuming tasks, Automation Hero improves information worker productivity and drives more successful, optimized business outcomes. Its powerful backend focuses on three key areas: augmenting employee decision making, eliminating repetitive and time-consuming tasks and automating common customer asks. The platform offers both unattended and attended automations. Its attended version is personified by Robin, a proactive, adaptive and interactive AI assistant to create an approachable integration between AI and humans. Automation Hero empowers organizations to modernize legacy systems without adding heavy IT resources through seamless integration.

Flexiv

Series B in 2020
Flexiv Ltd. is a global leading general-purpose robotics company, focusing on developing and manufacturing adaptive robots which integrate industrial-grade force control, computer vision and AI technologies. The company provides innovative turnkey solutions and services based on Flexiv robotic systems to customers in a variety of industries. Founded in 2016, Flexiv has established offices in Silicon Valley, Shanghai, Beijing, Shenzhen, and Foshan.

Seyo

Seed Round in 2020
Seyo enables machines to cooperate autonomously in extreme environments without the internet.

Qibus

Seed Round in 2019
Making Autonomous Mobility a Reality

Semblr Technologies

Venture Round in 2019
Semblr believes the next big innovation in building construction will be increased automation on construction sites. Design has already gone digital with BIM, but construction processes are still analogue and manual. It is this disconnection that has led construction to fall behind other industries in productivity. Semblr's Robot-Oriented BIM workflow, combined with teams of on-site construction robots allow a fully digital construction process from design to fabrication to completion. They reduce manual labour by 90% and offer time-specific as-built documentation of the construction process.

Ducktrain

Convertible Note in 2019
Multiple vehicles (we call them ducks) can form a train for efficient transportation on longer distances within cities and industry areas. Ducktrain provides vehicle platforms and automation technology that will change urban and industrial logistics.

Seyo

Venture Round in 2019
Seyo enables machines to cooperate autonomously in extreme environments without the internet.

Southie Autonomy

Convertible Note in 2019
Southie Autonomy develops a robot software that enables any industrial robot to be re-purposed and re-deployed by any person even without robotics expertise or even computer skills. It aims to help businesses recoup ROI faster by lowering time, cost, and skill barriers, in applications like kitting, palletizing, and simple assembly. The company was founded in 2017 and is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Ximpatico

Convertible Note in 2019
Ximpatico is a robotics company.

Gideon

Convertible Note in 2018
Gideon Brothers d.o.o. is a robotics engineering company that specializes in developing autonomous, mobile, collaborative, and modular robots designed for unstructured, indoor human environments. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Zagreb, Croatia, with an additional office in Osijek, the company focuses on creating robot platforms and autonomy technologies applicable across various industries. Gideon Brothers is recognized as one of the largest robotics engineering firms in Central and Southeastern Europe, highlighting its significant role in advancing robotic solutions for complex industrial settings.

Infinite Uptime

Series A in 2018
Infinite Uptime, Inc. offers an integrated industrial solution that combines hardware, cloud analytics, and control software to monitor equipment and diagnose problems in various sectors, including steel, power, cement, chemicals, automotive, and more. The company's industrial data analytics platform (IDAP) automates the detection of patterns in data, assesses overall equipment effectiveness, and identifies productivity trends using big data. It also facilitates ISO compliance reporting and monitors multiple tools on the same machine. Additionally, Infinite Uptime provides an industrial data enabler that detects real-time anomalies and defects through visual LED indicators. Established in 2015, the company is headquartered in Berkeley, California, with an additional office in Pune, India, which also houses its R&D and tech center. A manufacturing facility is located in Vadodara, India.

Gideon

Seed Round in 2018
Gideon Brothers d.o.o. is a robotics engineering company that specializes in developing autonomous, mobile, collaborative, and modular robots designed for unstructured, indoor human environments. Founded in 2017 and headquartered in Zagreb, Croatia, with an additional office in Osijek, the company focuses on creating robot platforms and autonomy technologies applicable across various industries. Gideon Brothers is recognized as one of the largest robotics engineering firms in Central and Southeastern Europe, highlighting its significant role in advancing robotic solutions for complex industrial settings.

Litmus Automation

Seed Round in 2018
Litmus Automation Inc. is a company that specializes in developing a cloud-based Internet of Things (IoT) platform. Founded in 2013 and headquartered in San Jose, California, with additional offices in Toronto and Chiyoda, it focuses on enabling data collection, analytics, and management through its software, Litmus Edge. This platform collects, normalizes, and analyzes real-time data at the source, providing operators with essential visibility into potential downtime and business risks by connecting various devices, machines, controllers, and sensors. Additionally, Litmus Automation offers Litmus Edge Manager, a centralized management tool designed to control edge devices, facilitating secure mass deployment, over-the-air updates, and automated actions. The company's solutions aim to transform critical edge data into actionable intelligence, supporting maintenance and leveraging machine learning and artificial intelligence to create business value from IoT implementations.

Actvcontent

Angel Round in 2016
Actvcontent is an innovative technology company that provides a simple solution to manage all factory operations by leveraging mobile and cloud technology. Our clients range from heavy equipment to automotive manufacturers and include some of the most recognizable Fortune 500 companies worldwide. Clients leverage the cutting edge aspects of our technology (e.g. live scheduling, instant access to drawings and real-time communication with the floor) to streamline their production process, improve cycle times, reduce scrap/rework, cut operational costs and boost productivity.