Innovation and Sustainability in the Hotel Industry
A Word From Our CEO.
" This year brought many challenges as we navigated a rapidly changing world. However, we saw the resilience of our community as our partners and startups continued to persist and push boundaries. We had many opportunities to grow, create, and better our world. Throughout this next year, we will continue to work together and strive to make innovation open to anyone, anywhere.”
Saeed Amid
Founder & CEO of Plug and Play
Celebrating our 15 Year Anniversary.
How we built the world's largest innovation platform.
15 years in the making:
A compilation of everything we’ve learned since Plug and Play was founded in 2006. Featuring our Leadership team, programs, leading corporations, and more.
We help startups succeed
In 2021, we accelerated
2,539
startups globally.
616
518
1,405
AMERICAS
EMEA
APAC
We are proud to have backed some of the best founders in the world.
Average Check Size
We typically invest between $25-500k.
Investment Stage
We invest in startups of all stages.
Number of Investments
116 domestic -94 international
Portfolio Company Exits
21 more than last year
Congratulations to our incredible portfolio companies
who became Unicorns this year.
Our partners make
innovation a priority.
In 2021, we worked with
535
corporate partners.
We hosted
1,100+
dealflows.
The innovation software available to our ecosystem corporate partners.
Experience a better way to discover, meet, and partner with the best startups in your industry.
We expanded our global presence.
10
NEW LOCATIONS
Alberta, Antwerp, Chicago, Cairo, Hyderabad,
Istanbul, Modena, Nur-Sultan, Seoul, Riyadh.
40+
OFFICES WORLDWIDE
We have presence in North America,
South America, Europe, Asia, Africa.
Introducing Maritime, our newest vertical.
“The launching of our first maritime platform in Antwerp represents the beginning of a new “voyage” for us at Plug and Play. We are eager to support our founding partners and the existing local innovation community through our global ecosystem, by means of impactful startup-corporate collaboration.”
Saeed Amid
Founder and CEO of Plug and Play
A new hub for innovation in the maritime sector.
We launched new custom programs
We hosted 30% more
events than last year.
1,300+
TOTAL EVENTS
274
600
428
EMEA
AMERICAS
APAC
Stay up to date on top industry trends.
EBOOK
EBOOK
EBOOK
See how our partners and startups have worked together this past year.
CASE STUDY
CASE STUDY
CASE STUDY
TESTIMONIAL
TESTIMONIAL
Our audience increased
by 37% on social media.
185k
TOTAL AUDIENCE
7.5K
Youtube
14.5K
19K
24K
120K
Join the ultimate innovation platform.
ACCELERATOR PROGRAM
We run over 60 industry-themed accelerator programs a year in cities around the world.
CORPORATE INNOVATION
We supercharge the innovation of over 500 industry-leading corporations.
VENTURE CAPITAL
We invest in over 250 companies a year and co-invest with the world's best VCs.
APAC SUMMIT: 2 Days of Innovation, 50 Startups, 1 Platform