Plug and Play Accelerator
Investments
2701Portfolio Exits
227Partners & Customers
10About Plug and Play Accelerator
Plug and Play Tech is a tech startup accelerator with over 300 startups, 170 investors and a network of university and corporate partners. The company operates three different accelerators, retail, IoT, and mobile and media.
Plug and Play Accelerator Headquarter Location
440 N Wolfe Rd
Sunnyvale, California, 94085,
United States
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Latest Plug and Play Accelerator News
Jun 21, 2022
Silicon Valley’s Plug and Play launches Midlands mobility programme Silicon Valley-headquartered investor Plug and Play UK has launched its mobility programme in the Midlands, partnering The University of Warwick, The Advanced Propulsion Centre, and Zenzic. The programme, which will bring together stakeholders to improve sustainability in the mobility sector, will be based out of the National Automotive Innovation Centre at Warwick University. Plug and Play is also working with previous partner Jaguar Land Rover to build an innovation hub. Kieran Borrett, head of Plug and Play UK, told UKTN: “With the region housing 430 specialist automotive firms, including market leaders Jaguar Land Rover, the economic benefits to the Midlands are multifaceted. “It’s great to invest in the Midlands as the UK hub of automotive innovation for Plug and Play UK, and it is another step in our global programme.” Borrett added: “However, the Midlands is only the springboard to a global innovation hub and is certainly not restricted to the area. We see the automotive industry as an important and deeply ingrained sector to the Midlands and we are excited to continue to expand across the UK.” The programme will join other Plug and Play mobility programmes across the globe including ones based in Silicon Valley, Detroit, Stuttgart, Modena, Beijing, and Shanghai. Found in 2006, Plug and Play is an early-stage investor and innovation platform. Previous investments made by the company include PayPal , Dropbox, Lending Club, N26 and Honey. “This initiative will encourage collaboration and innovation to grow, bringing together UK-based automotive and mobility-related organisations, investors, and the wider ecosystem,” said Ian Constance, CEO, The Advanced Propulsion Centre. The Advanced Propulsion Centre grants funding to organisations that are creating green transport technology and is in charge of the £1bn Automotive Transformation Fund. Zenzic already works with Plug and Play on the CAM Scale-Up Programme , which gives companies the opportunity to test out their autonomous tech.
Plug and Play Accelerator Investments
2,701 Investments
Plug and Play Accelerator has made 2,701 investments. Their latest investment was in CloudFret as part of their Seed - II on May 5, 2022.
Plug and Play Accelerator Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/26/2022 | Seed - II | CloudFret | $1M | Yes | 4 | |
5/6/2022 | Convertible Note | Pluggy | $1.9M | Yes | 1 | |
4/6/2022 | Seed VC - III | Unifimoney | $10M | Yes | AltaIR Capital, Global Millennial Capital, Hard Yaka, ICBA ThinkTECH, Oriza Ventures, Shop Your Way, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and White Bay Group | 1 |
4/1/2022 | Seed VC | |||||
3/7/2022 | Incubator/Accelerator |
Date | 5/26/2022 | 5/6/2022 | 4/6/2022 | 4/1/2022 | 3/7/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed - II | Convertible Note | Seed VC - III | Seed VC | Incubator/Accelerator |
Company | CloudFret | Pluggy | Unifimoney | ||
Amount | $1M | $1.9M | $10M | ||
New? | Yes | Yes | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | AltaIR Capital, Global Millennial Capital, Hard Yaka, ICBA ThinkTECH, Oriza Ventures, Shop Your Way, Undisclosed Angel Investors, and White Bay Group | ||||
Sources | 4 | 1 | 1 |
Plug and Play Accelerator Portfolio Exits
227 Portfolio Exits
Plug and Play Accelerator has 227 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Finn AI on June 23, 2022.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/23/2022 | Acquired | 4 | |||
6/21/2022 | Acquired | 3 | |||
6/10/2022 | Acquired | 3 | |||
Date | 6/23/2022 | 6/21/2022 | 6/10/2022 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Plug and Play Accelerator Partners & Customers
10 Partners and customers
Plug and Play Accelerator has 10 strategic partners and customers. Plug and Play Accelerator recently partnered with Unisys on May 5, 2022.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/6/2022 | Partner | United States | `` Our strategic partnership with Plug and Play provides us with aunique startup ecosystem with global reach , as we accelerate ourinnovation appetite , '' said DwayneAllen , Unisys Senior Vice President , Solution Innovation andArchitecture and Chief Technology Officer . | 3 | |
5/5/2022 | Partner | United States | `` Our strategic partnership with Plug and Play provides us with a unique startup ecosystem with global reach , as we accelerate our innovation appetite , '' said Dwayne Allen , Unisys Senior Vice President , Solution Innovation and Architecture and Chief Technology Officer . | 8 | |
3/22/2022 | Client | Logix Announces Partnership with Plug and Play - Plug and Play Tech Center Through this partnership , Logix Federal Credit Union will gain access to Plug and Play 's network of over 40,000 startups and 500 partners . | 1 | ||
2/11/2022 | Partner | ||||
2/1/2022 | Partner |
Date | 5/6/2022 | 5/5/2022 | 3/22/2022 | 2/11/2022 | 2/1/2022 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Partner | Client | Partner | Partner |
Business Partner | |||||
Country | United States | United States | |||
News Snippet | `` Our strategic partnership with Plug and Play provides us with aunique startup ecosystem with global reach , as we accelerate ourinnovation appetite , '' said DwayneAllen , Unisys Senior Vice President , Solution Innovation andArchitecture and Chief Technology Officer . | `` Our strategic partnership with Plug and Play provides us with a unique startup ecosystem with global reach , as we accelerate our innovation appetite , '' said Dwayne Allen , Unisys Senior Vice President , Solution Innovation and Architecture and Chief Technology Officer . | Logix Announces Partnership with Plug and Play - Plug and Play Tech Center Through this partnership , Logix Federal Credit Union will gain access to Plug and Play 's network of over 40,000 startups and 500 partners . | ||
Sources | 3 | 8 | 1 |
Plug and Play Accelerator Team
15 Team Members
Plug and Play Accelerator has 15 team members, including current Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Saeed Amidi.
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Saeed Amidi | Founder, Chief Executive Officer | Current | |
Jojo Flores | Founder | Current | |
Ömer Gözen | Owens Corning, Bridgestone Americas, and Siemens Healthineers | Founder, Senior Vice President | Current |
Phillip Seiji Vincent | Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Managing Partner | Current | |
Lamine Zarrad | Founder | Current |
Name | Saeed Amidi | Jojo Flores | Ömer Gözen | Phillip Seiji Vincent | Lamine Zarrad |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | Owens Corning, Bridgestone Americas, and Siemens Healthineers | ||||
Title | Founder, Chief Executive Officer | Founder | Founder, Senior Vice President | Founder, Chief Executive Officer, Managing Partner | Founder |
Status | Current | Current | Current | Current | Current |
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