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Plug and Play

Venture Capital

Plug and Play is an early-stage investor that backed companies such as Dropbox and PayPal.

Portfolio

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companies


Portfolio companies

TransHumanity

TransHumanity

TransHumanity provides agentic artificial intelligence platforms for transport data analysis.

Ambr

Ambr

Ambr provides artificial intelligence software that monitors and addresses workplace stress.

Sunsave

Sunsave

Sunsave operates a solar subscription service that removes upfront installation costs for households.

Syndi Health

Syndi Health

Syndi Health provides an AI platform for navigating digital healthcare services.

Smart Kiwi

Smart Kiwi

Smart Kiwi builds a data intelligence platform that creates predictive demand models for shared mobility operators.

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BuiltAI

BuiltAI develops an artificial intelligence platform for the commercial real estate market.

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Paysend

Paysend operates an integrated global payments platform for consumers and small businesses.

Arbolus

Arbolus

Arbolus provides an expert insights platform for investors and consultants.

Symmetrical.ai

Symmetrical.ai

Symmetrical.ai provides ethical financial products and automated coaching for employees through employer partnerships.


Team

Saeed Amidi

Saeed Amidi

CEO & Founder

Saeed brings founding and leadership experience from Plug and Play, Amidi Group, and Chemtex Global. He also serves as partner at Plug and Play Ventures and Amidzad Ventures.

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Recent investments

Pre-Seed
£400K

The pre-seed round was led by SFC Capital with backing from Plug and Play.

"I am proud to see my rigorous research translated into trusted real-world AI innovation for the transport sector. With this investment, we can now realise my Future Leaders Fellowship vision, scaling a technology that empowers authorities across the UK to deliver integrated, net-zero transport."
— Haitao He, Co-founder and Director
Pre-Seed
£950K

Look AI Ventures and Fuel Ventures back the workplace well-being platform.

"At Look AI Ventures, we are thrilled to support Ambr in its mission to revolutionize workplace well-being. Unlike traditional methods that rely on surveys, Ambr taps into real employee interactions by seamlessly integrating with over 50 company tools, providing a robust data-driven approach. This allows organizations to gain valid insights not only to predict issues related to employee morale, well-being, and burnout but also to offer a solid foundation for people managers to assess and address these challenges effectively. Moreover, Ambr seamlessly integrates with a wide range of workplace tools across both Google and Microsoft ecosystems, enhancing the overall experience for employees and HR. We’re proud that Ambr works closely with its technology partners to provide a solution that amplifies the capabilities of existing workplace platforms, showcasing its value in the modern, interconnected workplace."
— Angelo Burgarello, Partner
Seed
£5.4M

Norrsken led the seed round alongside IPGL, Plug and Play, and notable angel investors.

"We’re demonstrating to UK consumers that being green doesn’t have to be a choice between doing what’s right for the environment or doing what’s best for your pocket. With Sunsave’s solar subscription you can go green and save money immediately. With energy prices expected to remain elevated for the foreseeable future, this is more important than ever."
— Alick Dru, Co-founder and CEO
Pre-Seed
£1.7M

The oversubscribed round drew backing from Remus Capital, Plug and Play, and Innovate UK alongside notable angel investors.

"We are very excited by the research and commercial potential of the Syndi Health platform. It will help us understand how better to support the mental health needs of our people and offer them the personalised digital support they need at the earliest opportunity, which is invaluable."
— Rohit Shankar
Seed
£2.0M

The seed round was backed by investors including MMC Ventures, Plug and Play, and an InnovateUK Smart Grant.

"Until now, analysing the returns of potential commercial real estate deals has been flawed due to the lack of transparent data available."
— Firoz Noordeen, Co-founder
Series B
£88.0M

The Series B round was led by One Peak to support international expansion and product innovation.

"Paysend’s vision is to develop the next generation integrated global payment ecosystem for consumers and SMEs. Our innovative technology is connecting 12bn cards worldwide to pay and send instantly anywhere, anyhow and any currency – we call this Money for the Future. This saves time, saves money and connects millions of people and businesses around the world."
— Ronnie Millar, CEO
Series A
£4.4M

Fuel Ventures led the Series A round to help the expert knowledge platform scale its operations.

"Having the right information gives you a competitive edge but the typical means of engaging with experts through one hour calls alone is failing to deliver value. These interviews are usually held by a single department and their findings end up lost in PowerPoint presentations or reports. Therefore, companies are only building up a short-term view. We are bringing innovation to the ways companies are working with external experts by using groundbreaking technology to, not just build expertise within organizations, but deliver it in ways that are digestible, searchable and, most importantly, usable for the months and years ahead across different departments."
— Sam Glasswell, CEO and co-founder