Playground

VC firm · Palo Alto, CA

Verified active in the last 12 months

Venture firm based in Palo Alto, CA. Most recent fund on file: Playground Ventures IV, L.P. ($475M offering), filed Jul 2026. 1 deal vehicle (SPVs) filed with the SEC since Jul 2025. Partners sit on the boards of 9 startups that raised recently.

Stages: Seed to Series B
Typical check (est.): $4.75M–$14.3M
Latest fund: $475M · Jul 2026
Last verified activity: Mar 2026

Focus

Biotech & Pharma

Recent portfolio activity

Strand Therapeutics
Board seat · MA
Mar 2026
Sizable Energy
Board seat · CA
Jan 2026
Snowcap Compute
Board seat · CA
Oct 2025
xLight
Board seat · CA
Aug 2025
PowerLattice Technologies
Board seat · WA
May 2025
Manifold Biotechnologies
Board seat · MA
Dec 2024
Perlumi Chemicals
Board seat · CA
Jun 2024
Farmwise Labs
Board seat · CA
May 2024
Mangata Networks
Board seat · CO
Mar 2024

Funds and vehicles on SEC file

Playground Ventures IV, L.P.
Fund · $475M offering
Jul 2026
Playground Genesis, L.P.
Fund · $50M offering
Oct 2025
Playground Omega, L.P.
Fund · $3.66M offering
Jul 2025
Playground Omega 2, L.P.
Deal vehicle · $2.2M offering
Jul 2025
Playground Helix, L.P.
Fund · $5M offering
May 2025

Sources

SEC Form D: Playground Ventures IV, L.P.Jul 2, 2026
SEC Form D: Playground Genesis, L.P.Oct 9, 2025
SEC Form D: Playground Omega, L.P.Jul 8, 2025
SEC Form D: Playground Omega 2, L.P.Jul 8, 2025
SEC Form D: Playground Helix, L.P.May 30, 2025

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