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Playground Ventures

VC
Los Angeles, CAWebsite

Playground Ventures is a Pre-Seed venture capital firm based in Los Angeles, CA investing in Other. The firm typically writes $250K–$750K checks and has 2 portfolio companies in our records.

Check size
$250K–$750K
Portfolio
2 companies on record
Partners
14 listed
Stage
Pre-Seed
Sectors
Other
HQ
Los Angeles, CA
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-07-18

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Pre-Seed

Check Size

$250K – $750K

Portfolio

2+ companies

Team

14 partners

Investor activity
Investments in last 12 months: 0

Investment Thesis

Specializes in early-stage gaming and social interaction startups, specifically targeting Gen Z and college-aged users.

How Playground Ventures invests

Playground Ventures is a vc firm based in Los Angeles, CA. The firm invests at the Pre-Seed stage, with a focus on Other. It does not invest in Blockchain.

Playground Ventures typically writes checks of $250K–$750K per investment.

Playground Ventures has backed 2 companies in our records, including Campus Legends, WinTwist.

Partners & Team

PG

Pat Gelsinger

General Partner

Semiconductors
Next-Gen Compute
Energy Transition
MH

Matt Hershenson

Partner

Hardware
Startup Engineering
Devices
BK

Benjamin Kim

Partner

Engineered Biology
Biotech
SynBio
JC

Jon Carter

Partner

Deep Tech
Investments
Scaling Technology
NC

Nate Chang

Partner

Life Sciences
Bio Investing
Biotech
GH

Garrett Haddad

Partner

Platform Services
Founder Support
Ecosystem Development
DY

Daniel Yum

Principal

Investments
Early Stage Deals
Deep Tech
PB

Peter Barrett

General Partner

Next-Gen Compute
Infrastructure
AI/Automation
Engineered Biology
JB

Jory Bell

General Partner

Engineered Biology
Life Sciences
BL

Bruce Leak

General Partner

Automation
Robotics
Infrastructure
Energy Transition
LY

Laurie Yoler

Partner

Strategic M&A
AI
Growth & Innovation
SO

Sasha Ostojic

Partner

Technical Systems
Infra
Deep Tech Engineering
RP

Richard Peretz

Partner

Operational Scaling
Product & Market Fit
RL

Rachel Lin

Partner

Consumer Mobile
Gaming

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other

Does Not Invest In

Blockchain

Portfolio Companies (2)

Other

CA

Campus Legends

Consumer Mobile
WI

WinTwist

Gaming
How to pitch Playground Ventures
  • Raising at Pre-Seed? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • Lead with your fit in Other — the sectors they actively back.
  • Size your ask to their typical $250K – $750K check.
  • warm intro preferred
  • Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Pat Gelsinger, General Partner.
  • A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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