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Plug and Play

Venture Capital

Plug and Play is an early-stage investor backing Roleshare.

Portfolio

20

companies

Investment by month

By category

  • FinTech£93.1M
  • AI/ML£19.8M
  • Mobile App£10.8M
  • EnergyTech£6.9M
  • SaaS£4.4M
  • Other£9.0M

By location

  • London£128M
  • Dublin£10.8M
  • California£3.8M
  • Leeds£650K
  • Loughborough£400K
  • Other£358K

Portfolio companies

About:Energy

About:Energy

About:Energy builds software platforms for battery data and virtual prototyping.

Ambr

Ambr

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

Arbolus

Arbolus

Arbolus provides an expert insights platform for investors and consultants.

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Arda Biomaterials

Arda Biomaterials turns brewery waste into sustainable, plastic-free leather alternatives.

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BuiltAI

BuiltAI offers an artificial intelligence platform for commercial real estate financial modelling and investment underwriting.

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Headstart

Diversity recruiting software that removes bias and matches candidates using data science.

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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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Kieran Borrett

Kieran Borrett

Plug and Play UK Director

Kieran directs UK operations at Plug and Play. He previously served on the UK Insurtech Board at Tech Nation and held corporate development and consulting roles at Verisk and AIR Worldwide.

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Carolin Wais

Director and EMEA IC Member

Carolin is a partner at Plug and Play, where she also serves as a director and EMEA investment committee member. Her earlier career includes investment roles at next47 and Axel Springer.

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Recent investments

Pre-Seed
£358K

The funding round was led by SFC Capital to support expansion into NHS England trusts.

"Pontiro was built inside the NHS, alongside the teams who use it every day. That matters. With this investment, we’re taking infrastructure that already works at scale in Wales and making it available to trusts across the country who are navigating the same challenges."
— Lewis Bowen, Chief Executive Officer
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
Series A
$14.5M

The Dublin-based HR tech startup secured the capital from Eurazeo alongside existing backers to grow its team and carrier network.

"As a founder and GM, I experienced how managing benefits through email, between brokers and insurance companies, was completely disconnected and alien from everything else in the business."
— Luke Mackey, Founder and CEO
Seed
£5.0M

The seed round was led by Fuel Ventures to support research and development and international expansion.

"I spent 14 years as a medical researcher, and I would spend hundreds of hours copying data from one system to another. The back-office process is completely broken. When you multiply this across the industry the costs for patients and research institutions are astronomical."
— Amber Hill, founder and CEO
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, Managing Partner