Playground Ventures Affiliates III, L.P.
Late investment period
Late investment period: no first sale reported; age from Form D filed Jun 2022 (approximate)
- Vintage
- Unknown
- 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
- Matt Hershenson, Venture Partner
- Jory Bell, General Partner
- Peter Barrett, General Partner
- Laurie Yoler, Venture 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