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Playground Global

Playground Compute, L.P.

Follow-ons only

Follow-ons only: first sale May 2021, per Form D (fund age approximates vintage)

Vintage
2021
Fund size
$10M to $30M (Form D)
Stages
Pre-seed
Sectors
AI infra, Synthetic biology, Energy, Robotics, Quantum, Semiconductors
Regions
Not stated

01 · Thesis

No thesis found on the firm's website yet.

02 · Initial check

$67K to $375K (estimated from fund size)

Estimated from Form D: $10M sold of a $30M target

03 · Who to approach

Named on this fund's Form D

  • Bruce Leak, General Partner
  • Matt Hershenson, Venture Partner
  • Peter Barrett, General Partner

04 · Deals

No deals attributed to this fund yet.

05 · Evidence

  • Firm-widePlayground invests at the earliest stages of company formation, backing technical founders working at the intersection of AI, engineered biology, next-gen compute, and hard science.

    We invest at the earliest stages of company formation, backing technical founders working at the intersection of AI, engineered biology, next-gen compute, and hard science.
    https://www.playground.vc/

06 · Sources

  1. https://www.playground.vc/
  2. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1861451/000186145121000001/

Last verified: Oct 28, 2026