Plug and Play
VC Fund
Sunnyvale, United States
Plug and Play is a VC fund in Sunnyvale focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. Plug and Play operates as an innovation platform, connecting startups, corporations, investors, and government entities. The company facilitates accelerator programs across various industries, supporting early-stage businesses in scaling their operations. It provides venture capital investment opportunities, fostering collaboration betweenemerging companies and established enterprises. Plug and Play engages in corporate innovation initiatives, helping organizations integrate new technologies and business models. The company hosts networking events and industry summits, creating opportunities for knowledge exchange and strategic partnerships. Its ecosystem includes a global network of entrepreneurs and industry leaders focused on technological advancement.
- Total investments:
- 210
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 24%
Last updated:
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Industries Plug and Play invests in
Stages Plug and Play invests in
Countries Plug and Play invests in
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
Investment Focus
Industry
- Artificial Intelligence 60 (29%)
- Software 46 (22%)
- Information Technology 28 (13%)
- Health Care 26 (12%)
- FinTech 23 (11%)
Stage
- Seed 92 (44%)
- Pre-Seed 65 (31%)
- Non-equity Assistance 15 (7%)
- Series A 12 (6%)
- Convertible Note 7 (3%)
Country
- United States 85 (40%)
- Canada 17 (8%)
- United Kingdom 13 (6%)
- France 12 (6%)
- Uzbekistan 11 (5%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Alireza Masrour
Managing Partner
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Managing Partner | Total investments: 306 | Find email | |
Bradley Leimer
Mentor (Fintech)
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Mentor (Fintech) | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Diego Hernandez
Venture Investor
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Venture Investor | Total investments: 1 | Find email | |
Ivan Zgomba
Partner
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Partner | Total investments: 12 | Find email | |
Jackie Hernandez
VP of Operations
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VP of Operations | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 10 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
Alya
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FinTech providing instalments & payment solutions in Africa | Seed / Sep 15, 2025 | |
Anecoica Studio
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Anecoica Studio UG is a Berlin-based R&D company pioneering the integration of quantum computing, artificial intelligence, and music therapy for mental health applications. Through its dedicated research division, Anecoica Lab, the company develops emotionally intelligent technologies that respond to users’ real-time biometric data.Theirflagship project is KÚMA—a software platform that generates adaptive therapeutic music using real-time biometric sensing and quantum-enhanced AI. The goal is to create personalized, clinically validated soundscapes that reduce stress and improve emotional balance.Mission & Vision: By 2030, Anecoica aims to make emotion-adaptive soundtracks a standard part of daily life, supporting mental health for everyone, everywhere. Their work envisions a future where sound becomes a form of digital medicine, seamlessly integrated into wearables, therapy, and immersive environments.Core Technologies & Innovation: Quantum Emotional Algorithm (QEA): A patent-pending technology combining emotion recognition and quantum pattern analysis. Biometric Sensing: Integration with EEG, HRV, and GSR sensors for real-time emotion detection. Adaptive Soundscapes: AI-generated music that dynamically responds to emotional states in <100ms latency. Clinical-Grade Architecture: Designed for use in medical therapy, neurofeedback, XR environments, and wellness apps. | $50K / Pre-Seed / Aug 23, 2025 | |
Dirac
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Closing the gap between engineering and manufacturing. | $10.7M / Seed / Aug 21, 2025 | |
Solidec
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Solidec is the pathway to emission-free compounds, beginning with hydrogen peroxide. | $2M / Pre-Seed / Jul 30, 2025 | |
Certivity
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Certivity RegTech Software solution makes regulatory management smarter, more transparent, more efficient, and way cheaper. | $15.4M / Series A / Jul 29, 2025 | |
Vaudit (Formerly BlokID)
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BlokID is a developer of blockchain-powered privacy protection solutions. | $7.3M / Seed / Jul 23, 2025 | |
Nexxa.ai
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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. | $4.4M / Pre-Seed / Jul 21, 2025 | |
Nuar
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The Nuar app provides daily, personally curated selections of fresh, local food offers directly from producers. From everyday essentials and popular brands to unique artisan products, we simplify access to a variety of high-quality local produce all in one feed.We make local food buying as habitual as supermarket shopping by providing localquality, shelf-variety and daily updates. | Convertible Note / Jul 04, 2025 | |
Privasee
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Privasee generates and updates your GDPR documents and cookie banner if anything changes in your business or the law. Set GDPR on auto-pilot in less than an hour without needing to be an expert. | $1.4M / Seed / Jul 01, 2025 | |
Pilea
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Pilea provides a tool that uses AI to detect problems on e-commerce websites. The system scans website pages and finds issues like missing buttons, broken layouts, or payment errors. Users enter a website link, and the platform checks for design or layout problems. It gives a list of issues and offers steps to fix them. The tool also shows how eachissue might affect sales numbers. It connects with platforms like Jira, Trello, and Slack for task tracking. | $267K / Pre-Seed / Jul 01, 2025 | |
| See all 210 investments → | |||
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FAQ
What does Plug and Play invest in?
Plug and Play invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Information Technology startups, most often at Seed and Pre-Seed stage. Most of the 210 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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Who are the partners at Plug and Play?
The team at Plug and Play includes Alireza Masrour (Managing Partner), Bradley Leimer (Mentor (Fintech)) and Diego Hernandez (Venture Investor), among 10 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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