

A recap of what our innovation platform is...
Accelerator Programs
We run over 50 industry-themed accelerator programs a year in cities across the world.
Corporate Innovation
We supercharge the innovation of over 250 industry-leading corporations.
Venture Capital
We invest in over 220 companies a year and co-invest with the world's best VCs.
By being part of the Plug and Play ecosystem you are joined by some of the world’s brightest minds and greatest innovators. With that in mind, we spent much of 2018 improving your proximity to our platform, services, and members wherever you are in the world. With more companies invested in and accelerated, more private dealflow sessions, and bigger and better events, we are making strong progress towards being your ultimate innovation platform.
Our Global Footprint
One of our greatest ambitions is to make our ecosystem accessible wherever you are. With offices across the world, we're proud to be the world's largest innovation platform by geographic reach.
New programs
As part of our goal to make innovation open to everyone, everywhere, we have been hard at work expanding our platform into new industries and new locations.
Watch the launch videos for our new programs and offices.
Enterprise 2.0 in Silicon Valley
Real Estate & Construction in Silicon Valley
Fintech & Insurtech in Singapore
Mobility in Singapore
Insurtech in Beijing
Health in Beijing
Mobility in Beijing
Real Estate & Construction in Beijing
Fintech in Shanghai
Energy in Shanghai
Health in Munich
Fintech in Frankfurt
Safetytech in London
Mobility in Tokyo
Health in Cleveland
We hosted 792 events in our Silicon Valley HQ this year.
We host events every day at our headquarters that range from our Summits (over 1,000 people) to our industry-themed meetups.
Watch the highlights from our 2018 Summits in Silicon Valley
Spring Summit 2018
Summer Summit 2018
Fall Summit 2018
Winter Summit 2018
We accelerated 30% more startups in the U.S. this year.
With the popularity of our existing verticals, we introduced 2 new programs in Silicon Valley this past year: Enterprise 2.0 and Real Estate & Construction.
We also accelerated a record number of startups outside of the U.S. too.
We hosted 12% more startup-corporate dealflow sessions in 2018.
Our dealflow sessions match the technology interests and business objectives of our corporate partners to startups that are providing a world-class solution.
Our average check size grew by 28% in 2018.
As one of the most active VCs in Silicon Valley, our goal is to fund the teams that are building the defensible businesses of the future.
We invested 72% in the US and 28% in other regions.
Our investments are reflecting our growing global presence. A quarter of our total investments in 2018 were made in international companies.
Our investment stages by size in 2018.
Our focus in 2018 was to invest in great seed and early stage companies.
12 of our portfolio companies had exits.
The largest of our portfolio exits this year came from Guardant Health's IPO that raised $273.1 million and valued the company at $1.59 billion.











We now have 280 corporate partners on our platform.
72 new partners have joined us this year and we are excited to play our part in their innovation journey.
Meet some of our corporate partners...
CEO of Prologis
CEO of ZF Group
Innovation Executive of Munich Re
VP of UPS Ventures
Managing Director of Bosch Venture Capital
CTO of Kaiser Permanente (CREST Network)
CTO of Yanfeng
Join our ecosystem.
If you are a corporation seeking digital transformation, startup scouting, due diligence, culture change, and a booster pack for your innovation strategy – we're the ones to call.
If you have a startup company and are looking for a partner to find mentors, raise capital, secure new clients, and be part of a community of great entrepreneurs – hello!
Read and watch our new content series.
- NEW CONTENT SERIES
The Future of Work
A content series about Enterprise 2.0.
- New Content Series
Sustainability
How technology can save the next generation.
- NEW VIDEO SERIES
Industry Leaders
Meet the executives inspiring change in their corporation.
- NEW CONTENT SERIES
Blockchain
How Blockchain can save the world.