Press Releases

Check out all the latest news from our new partners, startups, and investments.

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December 2022

Plug and Play Japan Selects 74 Startups for its Winter/Spring 2023 Batch Accelerator Program

Global innovation platform, Plug and Play Japan KK, has selected 74 startups from Japan and overseas for the Winter/Spring 2023 Batch accelerator program which will be carried out from December 2022 to March 2023.

Plug and Play Japan

Dec. 2, 2022

November 2022

Plug and Play Announces Partnership with WestJet

Travel & Hospitality
Alberta

Nov. 22, 2022

Plug and Play Detroit announces strategic partnership with Ricardo

Mobility
Detroit

Nov. 22, 2022

Plug and Play to Launch Crypto and Digital Assets Innovation Platform with Visa, AllianceBlock, The INX Digital Company, IGT, and Franklin Templeton

Nov. 15, 2022

Chedid Capital Announces Partnership with the Innovation Platform Plug and Play

Insurtech
Germany

Nov. 3, 2022

Plug and Play Sets Sights To Further Support Ukrainian Startups

Nov. 2, 2022

Plug and Play LA Announces Program with Meta to Transform the Future of Business Messaging

Los Angeles
Media & Ad

Nov. 1, 2022

October 2022

Plug and Play Insurtech Europe Announces 13 Startups Selected for Batch 9

Insurtech

Oct. 7, 2022

Celebrating two years of partnership between Banco BRB and Plug and Play Tech Center

Fintech

Oct. 5, 2022

September 2022

European Innovation and Research Commissioner Visits Plug and Play HQ in Silicon Valley

Sept. 30, 2022

Plug and Play Alberta Announces 16 Startups for the Second Cohort of its Sustainability Program

Alberta
Sustainability

Sept. 29, 2022

Plug and Play Alberta Announces 22 Startups for the Second Cohort of its Sector Agnostic Program

Alberta

Sept. 29, 2022

Plug and Play Alberta Announces 50 Startups for the Second Cohort of its Accelerator Programs

Alberta

Sept. 29, 2022

Plug and Play Alberta Announces 11 Startups for the Second Cohort of its Health Program

Alberta
Health

Sept. 29, 2022

Daiichi Sankyo Europe joins Startup Creasphere’s Program Powered by Plug and Play

Startup Creasphere
Health

Sept. 28, 2022

GeoPost/DPDgroup reinforces its Direct to Consumer Strategy

France
Brand & Retail

Sept. 27, 2022

Plug and Play Japan Kicks off "Global Preparation Course," a Startup Acceleration Program in collaboration with JETRO

Plug and Play Japan

Sept. 26, 2022

“The Future Of Mobility” Event Drives Open Innovation To The Next Level

Mobility
Startup Autobahn
United Kingdom

Sept. 26, 2022

Plug and Play Japan Summit Summer/Fall 2022 Batch Report

Plug and Play Japan

Sept. 19, 2022

Plug and Play Topeka Selects 12 Startups For Their Fourth Batch

Topeka
Animal Health

Sept. 6, 2022

Plug and Play North Dakota Announces 14 Startups For Their Sixth Batch

North Dakota
Agtech

Sept. 6, 2022

August 2022

Plug and Play Detroit Announces 17 Startups For Their Fourth Batch

Detroit
Mobility

Aug. 29, 2022

Plug and Play Program Accelerate@IATA Announces New Airline Partners and 3 Batches of Startups

Accelerate@IATA, a travel tech startup accelerator jointly run by the International Air Transport Association (IATA) and Plug and Play, is proud to announce its seven new airline partners.

Travel & Hospitality

Aug. 5, 2022

July 2022

JOYSONQUIN announces strategic partnership with Plug and Play Detroit

Mobility
Detroit

July 28, 2022

Verbond van Verzekeraars and Plug and Play Insurtech launch an exclusive open innovation program

Insurtech

July 20, 2022

EECOL Electric Signs Partnership with Plug and Play in Canada to Advance AI and Technology Innovation in Alberta Region

Energy
Alberta

July 12, 2022

Plug and Play Japan Smart Cities Batch 3 EXPO Report Online Streaming will be available from July 13 to July 31 JST

Smart Cities

July 12, 2022

Plug and Play Welcomes Sabre as its Newest Travel and Hospitality Partner

Travel & Hospitality

July 6, 2022

Plug and Play Detroit announced as the official sponsor of the Startup Exhibit Area at the 2022 Detroit Auto Show. Calling for Applications Now!

Mobility
Detroit

July 6, 2022

E+H partners with Plug and Play to offer legal advice to startups in Austria

Vienna

July 5, 2022

June 2022

Misk Accelerator powered by Plug and Play Graduates Cohort 2 Startups

Plug and Play Saudi Arabia

June 29, 2022

Mitsubishi Chemical Holdings Partners with Plug and Play Japan

Health

June 29, 2022

Plug and Play Egypt Launches Inaugural Cohort of the Smart Cities Hub

Egypt
Smart Cities

June 22, 2022

Plug and Play UK Adds University of Warwick, Advanced Propulsion Centre, and Zenzic as Partners for UK Mobility Innovation Programme

United Kingdom
Mobility

June 21, 2022

Votorantim Cimentos North America Joins the Global Plug and Play Innovation Platform to Accelerate Innovation and Sustainability Initiatives

Sustainability

June 16, 2022

Women Leaders Drive Innovation and Entrepreneurship in Midwest

A group of innovative female leaders is working to foster a new perception of the Greater Topeka region and northeast Kansas through their technological prowess.

Topeka

June 15, 2022

Boehringer Ingelheim Canada Partners with Plug and Play Alberta to Advance Digital Health Innovation

Health

June 13, 2022

Plug and Play Maritime Celebrates its First EXPO Day in Antwerp

Events & Conferences
Maritime

June 7, 2022

Plug and Play Japan Selects 66 Startups for Summer/Fall 2022 Batch Accelerator Program

June 1, 2022

Plug and Play Kicks off Hydrogen-Focused Startup Accelerators

June 1, 2022

May 2022

Volvo Group Partners with Plug and Play To Further Expand Presence in Silicon Valley

May 18, 2022

Plug and Play Accepts 20 Startups for its Batch in Brazil

May 16, 2022

Uzbekistan Welcomes Global Innovation Platform, Plug and Play

May 11, 2022

Plug and Play Launches Startup Camp Program in the EMEA Region

Startup Camp

May 10, 2022

Radisson Hotel Group Partners with Plug and Play

Travel & Hospitality

May 5, 2022

Global Shipping Company, Iino Lines, Partners with Plug and Play to Drive Innovation in the Maritime Sector

Maritime

May 5, 2022

Unisys Joins the Global Plug and Play Innovation Platform to Accelerate Solutions and Services Initiatives

Enterprise Tech

May 5, 2022

April 2022

Plug and Play Launches In The UK

United Kingdom
Mobility

April 26, 2022

Lincare Signs Partnership with Plug and Play to Source Top Startups

Internet of Things

April 25, 2022

Plug and Play Launches $25.5M Supply Chain Fund

Supply Chain

April 19, 2022

Plug and Play Kazakhstan Announces Selected Startups For Their Next Batch

Kazakhstan

April 19, 2022

Plug and Play Insurtech Europe Announces 12 Startups Selected for Batch 8

Insurtech
Germany

April 18, 2022

Misk Accelerator - Powered by Plug and Play Welcomes 20 Tech-based Startups for Its Second Cohort

Smart Cities

April 18, 2022

Plug and Play announces an investment committee focused on the EMEA region

April 14, 2022

Plug and Play Health Partners With Launc[H]artford

Plug and Play Health has partnered with Launc[H] to select five startups within the health equity field that will participate in the Plug and Play Health Batch 14 program.

Health
Health

April 5, 2022

March 2022

Stellantis announced winner of Plug and Play Detroit’s Corporate Innovation Award

March 30, 2022

Plug and Play Japan Kicks Off 3rd Smart Cities Accelerator Program in Osaka and Tokyo

Plug and Play Japan
Smart Cities

March 24, 2022

Sanyo Trading Corporation Partners with Plug and Play Mobility

Mobility

March 23, 2022

Global Innovation Platform Plug and Play Reinforces Its Partnership With UnipolSai

Insurtech

March 23, 2022

Logix Announces Partnership with Plug and Play

Fintech

March 22, 2022

Plug and Play Morocco Launches Batch 3 of Their Program

Morocco
Smart Cities

March 22, 2022

Plug and Play Alberta Announces 10 Startups For The Location’s Inaugural Sustainability Program

Alberta

March 17, 2022

Plug and Play Alberta Announces 15 Startups For Their First Sector Agnostic Program

Alberta

March 17, 2022

Plug and Play Alberta Announces 14 Startups For The Location’s First Health Program

Alberta

March 17, 2022

Plug and Play Japan Summit: Winter/Spring 2022 Batch Report

Plug and Play Japan

March 10, 2022

Global Innovation Giant, Plug and Play, Inks Deal with UM6P Ventures for a Health and Agtech Platform in Morocco

March 7, 2022

Plug and Play Statement on Ukraine

We stand in solidarity with Ukraine and we must do what we can as a global platform to provide aid to everyone affected.

March 2, 2022

Plug and Play announces a new partnership with one of the largest communication operators in the Republic of Kazakhstan - Transtelecom JSC.

Kazakhstan

March 2, 2022

Plug and Play Japan To Launch Food & Beverage Program in June 2022

Plug and Play Japan
Food & Beverage

March 1, 2022

February 2022

Plug and Play Topeka Announces 12 Startups Selected For Their Third Batch

Feb. 17, 2022

Plug and Play North Dakota Accepts 9 Startups Into Its Fifth Batch

Agtech
North Dakota

Feb. 15, 2022

X5 and Plug and Play to Scout for Sustainable Development Innovations

Sustainability

Feb. 10, 2022

Plug and Play Promotes Eugenio Gonzalez to Partner

Feb. 9, 2022

Vodafone launches a 5G Lab for startups in collaboration with Plug and Play

Media & Ad

Feb. 3, 2022

VC’s Deliver $5.5M to Lula Delivery

Supply Chain

Feb. 3, 2022

January 2022

Plug and Play and ITIDA join hands with USAID Economic Governance Activity To Launch Open Innovation Platform in Cairo In March 2022, Applications Are Now Open

Egypt
Smart Cities

Jan. 25, 2022

Plug and Play Morocco opens applications for its third acceleration program to run from March 10th until June 3rd, 2022

Morocco
Smart Cities

Jan. 25, 2022

The Innovation Salon of Plug and Play China & Longhua District Smart Manufacturing Acceleration Camp Turned To A Big Success

Jan. 21, 2022

Plug and Play Travel & Hospitality Announces Corporate Award Winner for Winter 2021

Travel & Hospitality

Jan. 3, 2022

December 2021

Plug and Play Japan has selected 67 startups for its Winter/Spring 2022 Batch Accelerator Program

Dec. 1, 2021

November 2021

National Cerebral and Cardiovascular Center and Plug and Play Japan Concluded a Collaboration Agreement

Plug and Play Japan
Health

Nov. 17, 2021

Plug and Play Japan Summer/Fall 2021 Summit Osaka Report

Plug and Play Japan

Nov. 17, 2021

GROWMARK Receives Corporate Innovation Award

Supply Chain

Nov. 3, 2021

October 2021

Dot Foods Partners with Plug and Play to Invest in Innovative Supply Chain Solutions

Supply Chain

Oct. 19, 2021

Plug and Play Detroit Announces 12 Startups for Batch 2

Mobility
Detroit

Oct. 14, 2021

Plug and Play Insurtech Europe Announces 14 Startups Selected for Batch 7

Munich
Insurtech

Oct. 4, 2021

September 2021

Plug and Play Northwest Arkansas Accepts 10 Startups Into Its Fifth Batch

Supply Chain
Arkansas

Sept. 27, 2021

Plug and Play Japan Summer/Fall 2021 Summit Kyoto Report

Plug and Play Japan

Sept. 22, 2021

Plug and Play Brand & Retail Europe launches its 11th Batch with increased emphasis on international, disruptive, early-stage startups.

Brand & Retail

Sept. 22, 2021

Plug and Play Batch 2 program launches in Morocco

Smart Cities
Smart Cities

Sept. 21, 2021

Plug and Play to collaborate on innovation in Artificial Intelligence with INTEMA by MTS AI

Enterprise Tech

Sept. 15, 2021

Silicon Valley’s Plug and Play Launch First-Of-Its-Kind Industry 4.0 Open Innovation Platform In Partnership With Abu Dhabi Investment Office

Sept. 13, 2021

Plug and Play Japan Summer/Fall 2021 Summit Tokyo Report

Sept. 10, 2021

Plug and Play Topeka Announces Startups For Their Second Batch

Topeka

Sept. 9, 2021

August 2021

DKV and Plug and Play join forces to boost innovation in the health and insurance sectors

Insurtech

Aug. 9, 2021

Zenzic launches second cohort of the Zenzic CAM Scale-Up Programme in partnership with Plug and Play

Mobility

Aug. 3, 2021

July 2021

Plug and Play North Dakota Accepts 14 Startups for its Fourth Batch

North Dakota
Agtech

July 28, 2021

Plug and Play Osaka Kicks Off 2nd Accelerator Program

Plug and Play Japan
Smart Cities

July 23, 2021

Desigual launches a startup accelerator in collaboration with Plug and Play

July 14, 2021

June 2021

Plug and Play Plans to Launch Second Program in Chicago

Chicago
Fintech
Insurtech
Health

June 16, 2021

Grupo Antolin and Plug and Play join forces to boost innovation in the mobility sector

Mobility

June 10, 2021

May 2021

Plug and Play Japan Selected 91 Startups for its Summer/Fall 2021

Plug and Play Japan

May 30, 2021

Plug and Play Launches First Industry-Specific Investment Fund Focused on Commerce

Brand & Retail

May 12, 2021

April 2021

Plug and Play Korea Launches in Seoul

Fintech
Insurtech
Health
Smart Cities

April 26, 2021

Plug and Play Launches Maritime Innovation Platform in Antwerp, Belgium

April 22, 2021

GMR Group joins Global Innovation Platform, Plug and Play

Travel & Hospitality

April 20, 2021

Plug and Play Insurtech Europe Announces 14 Startups Selected for Batch 6

Munich
Insurtech

April 19, 2021

Plug and Play Cleveland Selects Six Startups For Their Health Program

Cleveland
Health

April 8, 2021

Leading Healthcare Stakeholders Join Plug and Play and Department of Health Abu Dhabi’s Healthcare Innovation Program

Plug and Play Abu Dhabi

April 7, 2021

Continuing Innovation in Northwest Arkansas: 10 Startups Accepted to the Fourth Plug and Play Supply Chain & Logistics NWA Program

Arkansas
Supply Chain

April 7, 2021

Plug and Play Japan Winter/Spring 2021 Summit Report: 127 Startups and Corporate Partners Gave Their Pitches on The Hybrid Event in Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka

Plug and Play Japan

April 6, 2021

Plug and Play Japan Announces New Energy Accelerator Program, Launching Summer 2021

Plug and Play Japan
Energy

April 6, 2021

Plug and Play Topeka Announces Startups For Their First Batch

Topeka

April 1, 2021

March 2021

Startup Creasphere Kicks Off Batch 6 With 17 Brand New Healthcare Startups

Startup Creasphere

March 24, 2021

Estee Lauder and Plug and Play Seek to Power the Next Generation of Beauty

Estee Lauder x Plug and Play

March 10, 2021

Plug and Play Collaborates with Finastra to Expand FusionFabric.cloud Platform for Open Innovation

Fintech

March 8, 2021

February 2021

Plug and Play, together with other key players, publish a market map featuring DACH region sustainability startups

Sustainability

Feb. 25, 2021

Plug and Play Topeka Announces New Program Manager

Feb. 23, 2021

Meet Neda Amidi, President of Plug and Play

Feb. 11, 2021

Plug and Play North Dakota Announces 14 Startups Selected for Its Agtech Batch 3

North Dakota

Feb. 10, 2021

Plug and Play Japan Announces New Materials Accelerator Program Launching Spring 2021

Plug and Play Japan
New Materials & Packaging

Feb. 10, 2021

AOK Bayern Focuses on Digital Healthcare and Cooperates with Plug and Play

Feb. 3, 2021

Plug and Play Morocco Launches its First Acceleration Batch in Partnership with OCP Group and Mohammed VI Polytechnic University

Smart Cities

Feb. 1, 2021

January 2021

Plug and Play's Fintech Europe Program Announces Startups Selected for the Fintech Cohort 2021

Fintech
Fintech

Jan. 29, 2021

Plug and Play Europe Held Its Annual Fintech EXPO

Fintech
Fintech

Jan. 29, 2021

Mana Common Announces Partnership with Plug and Play

Smart Cities

Jan. 22, 2021

December 2020

Expo Day 2020: Vienna Airport and Value One Receive Plug and Play’s Corporate Innovation Award

Smart Cities
Travel & Hospitality

Dec. 14, 2020

November 2020

A Star Quantum Raises 300 Million Yen in Series A Funding and Announces Strategic Alliance with Dentsu

Nov. 9, 2020

BIC Joins Plug and Play Network to Accelerate Sustainable Innovation

Sustainability

Nov. 3, 2020

14 Startups Selected for the Second Batch of Plug and Play's Fargo Location

North Dakota

Nov. 3, 2020

October 2020

Plug and Play Accepts 19 Startups for its Batch II in Brazil

Fintech
Food & Beverage
North Dakota

Oct. 29, 2020

Animal Health, AgTech Startups Pitch at ‘Plug and Play Topeka’s’ Inaugural Selection Day

Topeka

Oct. 21, 2020

Europe’s Largest Open Innovation Platform, Startup Creasphere, Presents Eleven New Batch Startups Transforming Healthcare

Startup Creasphere

Oct. 20, 2020

Plug and Play - Now Pay Investment Graphic

Financial-wellness Startup NowPay Raises US$2.1Million In Seed Investment

Fintech

Oct. 9, 2020

Plug and Play Insurtech Europe Announces Startups Selected for Batch 5

Oct. 6, 2020

September 2020

Alfa Bank to Collaborate on Innovation in Fintech with Plug and Play

Fintech Europe
Fintech

Sept. 30, 2020

Accenture Joins Plug and Play’s Startup Creasphere Program

Startup Creasphere

Sept. 29, 2020

Startup Applications Open for Batch 2 of Plug and Play’s End Plastic Waste Innovation Platform Silicon Valley Hub

Sept. 29, 2020

Penny Software raises $ 1.35M in Seed Round

Sept. 23, 2020

Plug and Play Launches a Sustainability Program in China

Sustainability
Plug and Play China

Sept. 16, 2020

Continuing Innovation in Northwest Arkansas, Plug and Play Announces the 13 Startups Accepted for the Third Supply Chain & Logistics Program

Supply Chain
Arkansas

Sept. 15, 2020

BRB and Plug and Play Brazil Announce Strategic Partnership

Fintech

Sept. 14, 2020

Plug and Play Joins The ALL_TOGETHER GLOBAL CLEANUP Campaign Alongside the Alliance to End Plastic Waste for World Cleanup Day 2020

Sustainability

Sept. 11, 2020

Fraport Launches Cooperation with Plug and Play

Travel & Hospitality

Sept. 10, 2020

Plug and Play Teams Up with Walmart Food Safety Collaboration Center

Food & Beverage

Sept. 9, 2020

New Investment: Deep Learning Company Hypatos Secures €10M Funding for Automating Document Processing

We are backing Hypatos, a company enabling large enterprises to automate back-office operations by combining deep learning-based machine vision with NLP.

Insurtech

Sept. 1, 2020

August 2020

New Investment: Rapicare, Digital Solutions for Healthcare Purchasing in Brazil

We are excited to be backing Rapicare, a digital solution for the purchasing, logistics, and accounts payable processes for the healthcare industry.

Health
Smart Cities
Health
Smart Cities

Aug. 25, 2020

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste and Plug and Play Bring Innovation to Singapore to Tackle Plastic Waste

Aug. 25, 2020

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New Investment: Helium Health, Digitizing the Healthcare Sector in Africa

We’re thrilled to participate in Helium Health’s latest funding round, alongside Global Ventures, Asia Africa Investment & Consulting, and more.

Health
Health

Aug. 21, 2020

13 Startups Present at Plug and Play Northwest Arkansas Supply Chain and Logistics Summit

Arkansas

Aug. 17, 2020

Real Estate and Urban District Developer, Value One, becomes Partner to Plug and Play’s Innovation Platform

Aug. 17, 2020

Facebook Launches Connectivity and Commerce Startup Accelerators in Mexico/Brazil/Colombia/Argentina

Facebook launches today an Accelerator program in partnership with Plug and Play to boost startups in Mexico/Brazil/Colombia/Argentina that are building solutions for commerce.

Aug. 3, 2020

July 2020

World's First Fully Digitized Material Recovery Facility

Sustainability

July 13, 2020

Plug and Play Invests in Sustainability Firm Circulor

Sustainability

July 8, 2020

Innovation Platform Plug and Play Tech Center: Rheinland Insurance Group Partners with the European Branch in Munich

Insurtech

July 1, 2020

June 2020

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Alelo and Plug and Play Brazil Announce Strategic Partnership

Fintech

June 29, 2020

Plug and Play with Phillips 66

June 29, 2020

ADAC signs strategic partnership with world’s largest innovation platform Plug and Play

Munich
Insurtech
Mobility
Startup Autobahn

June 24, 2020

New Investment: Doctorly, Changing the Healthcare Industry in Germany

Insurtech

June 19, 2020

Buddy Expands On-Demand Accident Coverage Across the U.S. to Protect Outdoor Athletes

A new partnership between Buddy and Berkley Accident and Health underwriting company, Star Net Insurance Company, will enable nationwide rollout of on- demand accident insurance.

Insurtech
Insurtech

June 17, 2020

New Investment: Monk, Bringing Expertise To Digital Inspection

June 17, 2020

Plug and Play North Dakota Accepts 14 Startups for its First Batch

North Dakota

June 8, 2020

May 2020

New Investment: Clara, Financial Support to Help People on Their Way to Recovery

May 21, 2020

UnipolSai Signs Partnership with Plug and Play in Insurtech

Insurtech
Insurtech

May 12, 2020

Thirteen Startups Selected for Plug and Play Northwest Arkansas’s Supply Chain & Logistics Program

Arkansas
supply chain

May 4, 2020

April 2020

Fintech Europe Selects Ten Startups for its Fifth Batch

Fintech

April 28, 2020

The Alliance to End Plastic Waste and Plug and Play Hold Selection Day for the End Plastic Waste Innovation Platform in Paris

Sustainability

April 23, 2020

Plug and Play Accepts 21 Startups for its first Batch in Brazil

April 21, 2020

Eight startups Join Plug and Play ADGM’s First Virtual Accelerator Program

Plug and Play Abu Dhabi
Fintech

April 15, 2020

Plug and Play Cleveland Selects 6 Innovative Startups for Batch 3 of Their Health Program

Health

April 9, 2020

Plug and Play announces its first investment in a Brazilian startup focused on the retail space: Mimoo

April 6, 2020

March 2020

Plug and Play Insurtech Selects 18 Startups for Batch 4 of their Insurtech Europe Program

March 31, 2020

A Special Message from our CEO in Response to COVID-19

As the world’s largest innovation ecosystem, we are proud to be adaptable and resilient in times of change.

March 17, 2020