Plug and Play Ventures

Plug and Play Ventures is a Sunnyvale-based global accelerator and venture capital firm that operates one of the most extensive corporate innovation and startup acceleration programmes in the world, running accelerator cohorts across more than 60 locations globally and managing a corporate venture portfolio that spans all technology sectors. Founded by Saeed Amidi, Plug and Play's corporate accelerator model has made it one of the highest-volume early-stage investors globally with thousands of portfolio companies across its fund and accelerator programme history. Notable companies that passed through the Plug and Play programme include Dropbox, the cloud storage company; LendingClub, the peer-to-peer lending marketplace; PayPal, the global payments technology company; and SoundHound AI, the voice AI and conversational intelligence company. Beyond its original investments, the portfolio spans thousands of additional startups across every technology sector globally.