Playground Global

Excited for RNA Leaders this week 🎉 If you're attending, be sure to check out the session on Thursday at 3:30 with Playground GP jory bell along with Michelle Werner Qing Z. Kent Rogers and Renee T. Williams, PhD MBA on  “RNA Revolution: Deciphering the Investment Landscape - Modality, Technology, or Indication?" 🧬💡 cc Benjamin Kim Nate Chang

https://lnkd.in/gPe5m5pP ICYMI Learn how Raphael Townshend, founder of Atomic AI is transforming RNA drug discovery with AI. By fusing machine learning and structural biology, the company is generating proprietary data to train its AI-based RNA structure model and create medicines that can tackle previously untreatable diseases. Read more in Nature magazine cc jory bell Michelle Linn Nate Chang Benjamin Kim #RNA #AI #DrugDiscovery #MachineLearning

Moore's law ends only when the spark of innovation dies. xLight Inc. and Los Alamos National Laboratory are collaborating to build the next generation of #EUV #lithography tools to advance the state of the art in #semiconductor manufacturing. This represents yet another partnership with between xLight Inc. and the extraordinary National Labs that have served as the leading institutions for scientific innovation in the United States for more than 60 years. #innovation #creativity #technology #future #engineering #research #science #design #ASML

Nice piece featuring Phasecraft co-founders Toby Cubitt and Ashley Montanaro on the work they are doing to develop #quantum algorithms that will outperform classical methods in the near term. #innovation #creativity #technology #future #engineering #research #science #design

Agility Robotics CEO Peggy Johnson talks with Emma Hinchliffe at Fortune about her path from Microsoft and Magic Leap to running the world’s  leading robotic manufacturer. Agility is home to Digit, the humanoid robot working in Amazon warehouses. “Much like other technical innovations, [robotics] takes time,” she says. “But it’s definitely hit its stride now.” cc Bruce Leak Laurie Yoler https://lnkd.in/e9NPuwHU

At RTF, we will host a panel about venture capital and deep technology. Moderated by Jessica Mathews, the panelists will include Rajesh Swaminathan from Khosla Ventures, Nicole Conner from Airbus Ventures, Whitney Haring-Smith from Anzu Partners, and the RTF return of Peter Barrett from Playground Global. There is no group better positioned to explain how VC thinks about deep tech, where the market is headed, and which technologies and founders they are looking to invest in then these five. #deeptech #rtf24 #venturecapital #startups #technology

8 years ago Playground Global invested in Jeremy O'Brien, Terry Rudolph , Pete Shadbolt, and Mark Thompson who started PsiQuantum with the audacious goal of building the world’s first fault-tolerant quantum computer. Today they are three years away from that goal and ICYMI were recently on the cover of Forbes Australia. cc Peter Barrett Alex Mack https://lnkd.in/gg8TRV2E

Congratulations to Marc Lajoie and the Outpace Bio team on its latest fundraising round, which takes us one step closer to improvising treatment outcomes for patients battling tumors. https://lnkd.in/gaA6_g-f

Playground invests in exceptional teams disrupting large markets. Scott Ruffin, formerly at Amazon and Walmart, is the CEO of Pandion, the premier e-commerce shipper for every consumer. Pandion manages the package journey from fulfillment centers to Pandion-owned sort centers and on to delivery through a network of 500,000+ final-mile drivers, creating an instant diversified network and fast transit times. Learn more in Playground Global's latest No Small Plans. https://lnkd.in/gcGbnUCe