Plug and Play
About Plug and Play
Plug and Play runs industry accelerators with corporate partners from its Sunnyvale headquarters and dozens of locations, and invests in startups through its venture arm. Early investments include PayPal and Dropbox.
Plug and Play is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, United States. The firm describes itself as an innovation platform and accelerator that connects startups with large corporates.
Plug and Play runs AI programs within its accelerator model, bringing startups together with corporate partners. Its venture arm invests in startups, and founders can review the firm's website for current program details.
The firm's Lounge profile lists investment stages from Pre-seed through Series C+. Check sizes are not published in the sources reviewed for this page.
Investing activity
Plug and Play appears in 17 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $66M. The rounds are mostly Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round size of $4M and the largest at $30M. The most recent are Palma.ai (Pre-seed, $1.8M, Sep 2026), Metris Energy (Seed, $5M, Sep 2026) and OCTA (Seed, $3.5M, Sep 2026).
Plug and Play most often invests alongside Seedcamp, D11Z.Ventures, Scale Now Ventures and Deel, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Plug and Play
Does Plug and Play have AI programs for startups?
Yes. Plug and Play is described as an innovation platform and accelerator with AI programs that connect startups with large corporates.
Where is Plug and Play Tech Center based?
Plug and Play is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, United States, and runs locations beyond its headquarters.
What stages does Plug and Play invest in?
Its Lounge profile lists Pre-seed, Seed, Series A, Series B and Series C+ as focus stages. Public check sizes were not found.
What is the Plug and Play AI investments track record?
Public details of the firm's AI investments were not confirmed in the sources reviewed, so founders should check the firm's website for current portfolio information.
Where can I find Plug and Play's official pages?
The firm's website is plugandplaytechcenter.com and its company page is on LinkedIn. No official X account was confirmed.
What AI companies has Plug and Play invested in?
Plug and Play's AI investments include Palma.ai, Metris Energy, OCTA, Embodied AI, Cobi, Maximum, Gyre Energy and SE3 Labs. The 17 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Plug and Play based?
Plug and Play is based in Sunnyvale, California, United States.
What stage does Plug and Play invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Plug and Play has invested at Seed and Pre-seed, with a median round of $4M.
Who does Plug and Play co-invest with?
Plug and Play's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Seedcamp (3 deals), D11Z.Ventures (1 deal), Scale Now Ventures (1 deal), Deel (1 deal) and Octopus Ventures (1 deal).
How can founders reach Plug and Play?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Plug and Play's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Plug and Play to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.