Playground GlobalinThe StartupUnlocking Human Potential: Driving Change Through AutomationAutomating industrial processes is nothing new. Some industries like agriculture have been progressively automating for centuries. In fact…Jul 20, 2022Jul 20, 2022
Playground GlobalinThe StartupAgency Over Biology: Rationally Designing and Engineering Next-Gen Therapeutics & InstrumentationThe life sciences portfolio we’ve been constructing currently has two prominent themes: The first is investments in platform therapeutics…Jul 14, 2022Jul 14, 2022
Playground GlobalinThe StartupPouring New Foundations: The Trillion Dollar Opportunity in Building Networks of The FutureThe word “infrastructure” usually conjures up images of roads, bridges, and rails that connect the physical world and drive civilization…Jun 27, 2022Jun 27, 2022
Playground GlobalinThe StartupBeyond Moore’s LawThere is an exponentially growing gap between our appetite for computation and what Moore’s Law can deliver. Our civilization is based on…Jun 21, 2022Jun 21, 2022
Playground GlobalFresh Out of Stealth: Ultima Genomics Brings The $100 Genome To The MarketplaceWe’re excited to welcome Ultima Genomics out of stealth after six years of quietly building a proprietary, high-quality NGS DNA sequencing…Jun 9, 2022Jun 9, 2022
Playground GlobalOptimal and Efficient AI Inference: A Better Approach to Hyperscale ComputingWhy We Invested In d-MatrixApr 20, 2022Apr 20, 2022
Playground GlobalFor Your Information: A New Approach to Connectivity—Why We Invested in Mangata NetworksWe’re excited to announce our lead investment in the $33 million Series A funding round of Mangata Networks alongside Singapore’s sovereign…Feb 9, 2022Feb 9, 2022
Playground GlobalPlayground Global’s Tech Predictions 2021: Seizing The Opportunity in DecarbonizationAs a new year approaches and we continue to grapple with the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, we once again look ahead to new themes…Dec 7, 2021Dec 7, 2021
Playground GlobalinThe StartupMake No Small Plans: Why Venture Capital Needs to Return to Big Bets on Deep TechnologyBy Peter BarrettJan 19, 20212Jan 19, 20212
Playground GlobalinThe StartupPlayground Global’s Predictions for the Decade Ahead: Reclaiming Agency Over Our WorldIt’s been an undeniably turbulent year. More than nine months after the coronavirus first erupted in the U.S., we are still in the throes…Dec 8, 2020Dec 8, 2020