Sunnyvale, California, United States 1001-5000 Accelerator, Co-Working Space, University Program, Venture Capital Early Stage Venture, Seed www.plugandplaytechcenter.com 3,992
Industries Financial ServicesFinTechInsurTechRetailSmart CitiesVenture CapitalHeadquarters Regions San Francisco Bay Area, Silicon Valley, West Coast Founded Date 2006 Founders Ali Safavi, Jackie Hernandez, Jojo Flores, Saeed Amidi Operating Status Active Also Known As Plug and Play Ventures, Plug and Play Tech Center, Plug and Play Tech Center Legal Name Plug and Play Llc Related Hubs Plug and Play Alumni Founded Companies, Plug and Play Portfolio Companies Hub Tags Crunchbase Venture Program
Investor Type Accelerator, Co-Working Space, University Program, Venture Capital Investment Stage Early Stage Venture, Seed Number of Exits Accelerator has Demo Days Yes
Company Type For Profit
Contact Email investment@plugandplaytechcenter.com Phone Number +1 408-524-1400
Plug and Play is a seed and early-stage investor focused on great teams leading emerging growth companies. Plug and Play runs 12 industry-specific accelerator programs twice a year, that acts as a platform for major corporations and high quality startups to connect and collaborate.
Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Plug and Play
participates in Seed, Angel and Series A funding where they often co-invest with their strategic partners. Through years of experience and as part of their network, Plug and Play has put together a world-class network of serial entrepreneurs, strategic investors, and industry leaders who actively assist the firm with its successful and growing investment portfolio.
SEED ROUND. Plug and Play participates in seed round investing through a program called Startup Camp. Startup Camp is a 10-week program based in Silicon Valley for top-notch entrepreneurs to work intensively on building out their business model. Select startups will refine their business models and prototypes with help from a combination of structured workshops, speaker series and mentorship sessions, as well as active coaching from their investment team. At the culmination of Startup Camp, founders will have crystalized their business plans and pitched their company to the venture capital community at EXPO Demo Day."
ANGEL ROUND Plug and Play makes angel round investments throughout the year, sourced from their monthly Plug and Play Angels (PAPA) sessions. They are partnered with local angel investors in Silicon Valley who participate in PAPA to find the most promising startups and best new technologies.
SERIES A. Series A typical Series A round is in the range of $2 million to $10 million, and is intended to provide operating capital for the company for six months to two years. This round capitalizes the company as it develops its products, performs initial marketing and branding, acquires talent, and conducts other early-stage business operations. It is in this stage that Plug and Play will co-invest with over 180 venture capital partners.
Plug and Play has helped grow market leaders such as PayPal, Danger, Google, DropBox, LendingClub, Zoosk, SoundHound, CreditSesame, Skytree, and has over 400 more early-stage startups in its portfolio.
- Plug & Play Mexico
Division - Plug and Play Travel & Hospitality
Investment Arm - Plug and Play Supply Chain
Division - Plug and Play Startup Camp
Subsidiary - Plug and Play Spain
Division - Plug and Play Japan
Investment Arm - Plug and Play IoT
Investment Arm - Plug and Play Insurtech
Subsidiary - Plug and Play Health
Investment Arm - Plug and Play Food & Beverage
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