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Playground Global

Venture Capital

Playground Global is a deep tech venture capital firm based in Palo Alto with $1.2bn under management, backing early stage startups in compute, automation, and engineered biology.

Portfolio

1

companies

AUM

£1200M

under management


Portfolio companies

Phasecraft

Phasecraft

Phasecraft builds high efficiency quantum algorithms for material discovery and energy optimisation.


Team

PB

Peter Barrett

General Partner


Recent investments

Series B
£25.3M

The round was co-led by Plural, Playground Global, and Novo Holdings.

"We’re actively creating quantum advantage at Phasecraft. Our algorithms are delivering meaningful results now, whether it’s simulating the physics of complex materials or optimizing the structure of a large energy network, whilst our partnerships with the world’s top quantum hardware providers increase the impact our algorithms will have for commercial applications. We’re delighted to have the backing of our visionary investors such as Plural, Playground Global, and Novo Holdings, to support us on the mission to bring quantum advantage to the world faster."
— Ashley Montanaro, CEO