Playground GlobalFirm match from fund name (lower confidence)
Playground Helix, L.P.
Open, writing first checks
Open: first sale May 2025, per Form D (fund age approximates vintage)
- Vintage
- 2025
- Fund size
- $5M (Form D)
- Stages
- Pre-seed
- Sectors
- AI infra, Synthetic biology, Energy, Robotics, Quantum, Semiconductors
- Regions
- Not stated
01 · Thesis
Playground invests at the earliest stages of company formation in deep tech, backing technical founders working on AI, engineered biology, next-gen compute, hard science, automation, and energy transition.Inferred from the firm's website
02 · Initial check
$33K to $63K (estimated from fund size)
Estimated from Form D
03 · Who to approach
Named on this fund's Form D
- Bruce Leak, General Partner
- Jory Bell, General 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
Last verified: Oct 28, 2026