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 Mobile Apps

Lucky

Seed Round in 2022
Location-Based Marketing Platform that allows brands/retail stores to engage with people via transportation apps.

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.

Musixen

Seed Round in 2020
7/24 Live stream and marketplace application for musicians, artists and venues

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.

Trill

Seed Round in 2016
Trill App UG develops and operates location based language learning application software. The company is based in Germany.

Winz

Seed Round in 2015
Winz is a mobile photography application designed specifically for sports fans. The app enables users to capture images while incorporating real-time scores and game data, making it easy to share their experiences on social networks or through email and SMS. With a focus on enhancing the sports viewing experience, the application allows users to select their favorite teams and instantly access live scores, providing a dynamic way to engage with sporting events.

Wave Application

Seed Round in 2015
Wave Application enables users to place contacts on a private map for a limited period of time. It offers a simple service, easy to use, and makes life easier for people. Wave Application can be used for finding friends to meet up in the city, date nights, travelling in unknown cities, business meetings outside the office, big sports events, sharing location when users are stuck in the traffic. Wave Application was founded on 2013 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

Simpathic

Seed Round in 2014
Simpathic is a provider of a training platform aimed at delivering clinical training services to medical professionals. The platform features a responsive design optimized for both desktop and mobile use, ensuring accessibility for users. It is supported by extensive evidence-based medical data and utilizes a proprietary algorithm to sort signs and symptoms, facilitating interactive clinical training. This innovative approach enables medical professionals to enhance their diagnostic skills and make accurate diagnoses efficiently.

ProductPlay

Seed Round in 2014
ProductPlay is a mobile and web platform that facilitates crowdsourced video reviews of various consumer products, including electronics, cars, kitchen appliances, clothing, and beauty items. The platform allows users to upload and access product review videos, helping consumers make informed purchasing decisions. By leveraging user-generated content, ProductPlay enhances the shopping experience, providing valuable insights into products through real-life demonstrations and opinions.

Staytuned

Seed Round in 2014
Staytuned is a personal app concierge that gives you the right apps at the right moment. We synchronize your phone with your real life in real-time, adapting it to your needs based on your context. We do this directly from your lock screen. With a growing number of apps available on the market, it becomes every time harder for apps to get the users attention and for users to keep track of all the apps. It is tough to get users to download an app, but it is even tougher to get convert them into habitual users. Smartphone users in the US only around 35% (at least once in 30 days) of the apps installed on their devices and this number is reducing due to the increasing number of apps installed per device. We provide users with the apps that they use the most and specific apps that they already have and are most helpful for at any given moment. We don't retarget users, we build habits.

Zoomvy

Series A in 2014
Zoomvy is the first of its kind mobile co-browsing solution that people can use to shop together, watch videos together and interact live

Vessel

Seed Round in 2013
Mobile app publishers spend a tremendous amount of effort driving downloads, but root cause analysis regarding user engagement and retention is often muddled. To solve this challenge, Vessel has created an advanced and powerful WYSIWIG platform that empowers product managers/marketers to rapidly build and launch experiments (no coding required) in their native mobile apps in real-time, WITHOUT waiting for app store updates. With Vessel, marketers can deliver targeted and personalized content to specific segments of their audience, instantly. Their platform provides detailed analytics on engagement, retention funnel outcomes, and more, allowing product managers/marketers to quantify results and make informed decisions before deploying a single line of code. Vessel supports all native platforms (iOS, Android & Windows) as well as cross-platforms like PhoneGap, Appcelerator.

Diana

Seed Round in 2013
Diana is a free mobile app that recommends restaurants according to the user’s tastes.

Yeeply

Seed Round in 2012
Yeeply Mobile, S.L. operates an online marketplace designed to connect mobile developers with startups and digital agencies seeking to outsource application development. Founded in 2012 and based in Valencia, Spain, Yeeply allows users to describe their application needs, receive quotes from qualified developers, and select the best option based on price and project requirements. The platform covers various services, including full application development, functionality enhancements, graphic design, and mobile marketing across multiple platforms such as iOS and Android. With a network of certified professionals in over 40 countries, Yeeply utilizes an AI algorithm to analyze the technological needs of numerous companies monthly, ensuring a proper match with suitable talent. The majority of Yeeply's clientele consists of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) seeking guidance to make informed technological decisions. All members of the Yeeply network undergo a rigorous screening process to verify their skills, ensuring high-quality service delivery.

Pulse.io

Seed Round in 2012
Pulse.io provides a mobile app performance service that helps developers identify issues slowing down their production apps. The company was sold to Google May 2015.

BraveIT Solutions

Seed Round in 2012
BraveIT Solutions is the awarded mobile software company that targets one of the most archaic problems of your phone: make it useful.

Mobspire

Seed Round in 2012
Mobspire provides advertisers and publishers with the tools to create, deploy, and manage highly engaging rich-media, state-of-the-art mobile and tablet campaigns both on mobile apps and web sites.

Beesphere

Seed Round in 2010
Cloud Integrations