Ivan Zgomba
Senior Associate @ Plug and Play
Sunnyvale, United States
Ivan Zgomba is a seed investor at Plug and Play in Sunnyvale focused on Software and Artificial Intelligence. Ivan Zgomba is Principal at Plug and Play Ventures, Investment Arm of Plug & Play Tech Center.Ivan is an investor and adviser to number of Plug&Play start-ups including: Speaktoit, XYZ Interactive, Orbeus, Faspark, Stipple, TrintMe, Muzzley, WiifMe, Netkiller, Inbenta, Jetlore, Aegis Mobility, Retailigence, Envizio, YourMech, Wattio,InextWeb, Tickengo, Dropifi, EIE Materials, Palmbox, KnightScope, TidePool, Handscpape, Grability, Scout, etc...
- Total investments:
- 12
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Industries Ivan Zgomba invests in
Stages Ivan Zgomba invests in
Countries Ivan Zgomba invests in
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Investment Focus
Industry
- Software 4 (33%)
- Artificial Intelligence 3 (25%)
- Robotics 2 (17%)
- Machine Learning 2 (17%)
- Information Technology 2 (17%)
Stage
- Seed 4 (33%)
- Pre-Seed 4 (33%)
- Series A 1 (8%)
- Debt Financing 1 (8%)
- Convertible Note 1 (8%)
Country
- United States 3 (25%)
- Croatia 2 (17%)
- Colombia 1 (8%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| Nexxa.ai builds Multi-Agent Systems for the heavy industries the world relies on powered by a combination of computer use AI and AI tools like ml/computer vision. Tech companies have automated workflows for years—but industrial operations still rely on massive human labor forces to handle processes in fragmented systems. Human operatedmission-critical workflows in non-tech industries far exceed the number in tech which leads to a massive opportunity for automation. Cookie-cutter solutions & agent builders don’t solve the problem due to lack of technical expertise and custom tools in these industries. Nexxa specialized AI agents take over the work of entire teams in industrial operations. Our computer use agents integrate with legacy systems and execute complex processes in the existing infrastructure of our customers. We build proprietary computer vision models that augment existing computer use agents so that the models understand the custom software environments of our customers. | $9M / Seed / Jan 21, 2026 | ||
| Kite AI is a purpose-built, EVM-compatible L1 designed to power the AI economy. | $18M / Series A / Sep 02, 2025 | ||
| Nexxa.ai builds Multi-Agent Systems for the heavy industries the world relies on powered by a combination of computer use AI and AI tools like ml/computer vision. Tech companies have automated workflows for years—but industrial operations still rely on massive human labor forces to handle processes in fragmented systems. Human operatedmission-critical workflows in non-tech industries far exceed the number in tech which leads to a massive opportunity for automation. Cookie-cutter solutions & agent builders don’t solve the problem due to lack of technical expertise and custom tools in these industries. Nexxa specialized AI agents take over the work of entire teams in industrial operations. Our computer use agents integrate with legacy systems and execute complex processes in the existing infrastructure of our customers. We build proprietary computer vision models that augment existing computer use agents so that the models understand the custom software environments of our customers. | $4.4M / Pre-Seed / Jul 21, 2025 | ||
| Castia is a Latam based proptech. Acasa enables homeowners in Latam to move to a new home in a fast and simple manner, leveraging their current home equity. Then they sell the old home or else they buy it after 6 months. | Debt Financing / Aug 16, 2021 | ||
| Drift Biotechnologies develops bioinformatics software for infectious disease genetic sequencing. The company was headquartered in San Francisco, California in 2020. | Pre-Seed / Aug 09, 2021 | ||
| Peachy Patients offers a tool designed to make healthcare affordable and accessible to patients. It enables patients to pay their medical bills in one place, earn cash-back on every dollar spent, and be confident that they are always paying the correct price. The Peachy Patients platform puts patients at the center of the healthcare experience,providing them with the tools and resources they need to access care at a reasonable cost. | Pre-Seed / Aug 09, 2021 | ||
| Castia is a Latam based proptech. Acasa enables homeowners in Latam to move to a new home in a fast and simple manner, leveraging their current home equity. Then they sell the old home or else they buy it after 6 months. | $1.1M / Pre-Seed / Jun 29, 2021 | ||
| Castia is a Latam based proptech. Acasa enables homeowners in Latam to move to a new home in a fast and simple manner, leveraging their current home equity. Then they sell the old home or else they buy it after 6 months. | $1.1M / Seed / Jun 29, 2021 | ||
| Peachy Patients offers a tool designed to make healthcare affordable and accessible to patients. It enables patients to pay their medical bills in one place, earn cash-back on every dollar spent, and be confident that they are always paying the correct price. The Peachy Patients platform puts patients at the center of the healthcare experience,providing them with the tools and resources they need to access care at a reasonable cost. | $2.8M / Pre-Seed / Apr 20, 2021 | ||
| Gideon is a robotics and AI company specializing in automating complex material handling processes for logistics, warehousing, manufacturing, retail, and other industries. The company is transforming the loading bay with TREY—its autonomous forklift purpose-built for trailer loading and unloading, one of the most challenging tasks in logistics.Powered by (Physical) AI and computer vision, Gideon’s autonomous mobile robots operate safely in dynamic, unstructured environments, working alongside people and equipment to boost efficiency, reduce manual labor, and improve workplace safety. With operations in Croatia and the USA, Gideon serves customers across North America, the UK, and Ireland. Its solutions help businesses address labor shortages, rising logistics demands, and operational inefficiencies through flexible automation and real-time workflow orchestration. | Convertible Note / Dec 04, 2018 | ||
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Co-Investors
About Plug and Play
Plug and Play is a seed and early-stage investor focused on great teams leading emerging growth companies. Plug and Play runs 12 industry-specific accelerator programs twice a year, that acts as a platform for major corporations and high quality startups to connect and collaborate.Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, Plug and Playparticipates in Seed, Angel and Series A funding where they often co-invest with their strategic partners. Through years of experience and as part of their network, Plug and Play has put together a world-class network of serial entrepreneurs, strategic investors, and industry leaders who actively assist the firm with its successful and growing investment portfolio.SEED ROUND. Plug and Play participates in seed round investing through a program called Startup Camp. Startup Camp is a 10-week program based in Silicon Valley for top-notch entrepreneurs to work intensively on building out their business model. Select startups will refine their business models and prototypes with help from a combination of structured workshops, speaker series and mentorship sessions, as well as active coaching from their investment team. At the culmination of Startup Camp, founders will have crystalized their business plans and pitched their company to the venture capital community at EXPO Demo Day."ANGEL ROUND Plug and Play makes angel round investments throughout the year, sourced from their monthly Plug and Play Angels (PAPA) sessions. They are partnered with local angel investors in Silicon Valley who participate in PAPA to find the most promising startups and best new technologies.SERIES A. Series A typical Series A round is in the range of $2 million to $10 million, and is intended to provide operating capital for the company for six months to two years. This round capitalizes the company as it develops its products, performs initial marketing and branding, acquires talent, and conducts other early-stage business operations. It is in this stage that Plug and Play will co-invest with over 180 venture capital partners.Plug and Play has helped grow market leaders such as PayPal, Danger, Google, DropBox, LendingClub, Zoosk, SoundHound, CreditSesame, Skytree, and has over 400 more early-stage startups in its portfolio.
Plug and Play Contacts
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Chen Zhao
Managing Partner, China
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Gyehyon Andrea Jo
Crossborder IR program builder and mentor | Global Top Tier Metropolitans <>US onboarding
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Matthew Claxton
Global Director
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Oscar Gutierrez
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Roja Amrollah
Director, Investment Operations
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What does Ivan Zgomba invest in?
Ivan Zgomba invests primarily in Software, Artificial Intelligence and Robotics startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 12 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in United States. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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The most recent investment recorded for Ivan Zgomba closed in Jan 2026. Shizune tracks 12 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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