California's Plug and Play Announces $1B Portfolio Milestone and 250+ Investments
Plug and Play Highlights Progress in 2025 Company Performance Report
January 22, 2026 – Plug and Play, a global innovation platform that connects startups with corporations, governments, universities, and investors, today released its 2025 Company Performance Report, outlining continued expansion and ecosystem activity across regions, industries, and investment programs.
The report highlights key developments from 2025, including expansion into nine new locations worldwide, collaboration with more than 550 partners, and the acceleration of over 2,800 startups globally, with activity spanning Asia, EMEA, and the Americas.
“We bring startups and partners together to solve real problems,” said Saeed Amidi, Founder and CEO of Plug and Play. “By bringing the right people together, we help turn ideas into solutions that companies can actually use.”
Throughout 2025, Plug and Play continued to grow its global footprint through new locations in New York City, Washington, D.C., Princeton, New Jersey, Indianapolis, Phnom Penh, Tbilisi, Yerevan, Nantong, and Taoyuan City, supporting both regional ecosystem development and customized innovation programs.
The company also expanded its investment and acceleration activity during the year, completing 250+ investments, supporting 33 exits, and managing more than $1 billion in assets across its global portfolio. AI remained a central focus across programs and investments, including continued development of Plug and Play’s AI Centers of Excellence, which bring together startups, enterprises, governments, and universities to advance AI adoption and workforce development.
To learn more about Plug and Play’s milestones and outlook, download the full 2025 Company Performance Report.
About Plug and Play
Plug and Play is the leading innovation platform, connecting startups, corporations, venture capital firms, universities, and government agencies. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, we're present in 60+ locations across five continents. We offer corporate innovation programs and help our corporate partners in every stage of their innovation journey, from education to execution. We also organize startup acceleration programs and have built an in-house VC to drive innovation across multiple industries where we've invested in hundreds of successful companies including Dropbox, Guardant Health, Honey, Lending Club, N26, PayPal, and Rappi. For more information, visit https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/.
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SOURCE: https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/press/company-performance-report-2025