About Interplay
Interplay is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of May 2024, Interplay is an active investor, having invested in 138 companies, with 1 new investment in the last 12 months. It primarily invests in Series A round in United States based startups. Its investments are spread across a wide range of sectors from Consumer to Retail and Enterprise Applications. Most recently it led the $28M Series B round of Properly along with FJ Labs. This round also saw participation from MaxVIL and other investors.
Overall, Interplay portfolio has seen 6 unicorns, 3 IPOs and 16 acquisitions including key companies like Coinbase, Warby Parker and Animoca Brands. A lot of funds co-invest with Interplay, with names like FJ Labs sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio.
Interplay has team of 31 people including 13 partners.
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Interplay's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Interplay has invested in 138 companies over the last 12 years, with an average of 3 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2024, it made 2 investments. Its most recent first time investment was in Plenty and most recent follow-on round was in Roofr.
Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1stÌý¸é´Ç³Ü²Ô»å | Follow-on | Total | |
2025 (YTD) | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2024 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2023 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2022 | 10 | 1 | 11 |
2021 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
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Interplay's Investment Trends by Stage
Interplay has made 22 investments in Series A stage, 12 investments in Seed stage and 5 investments in Series B stage.Interplay's Investment Trends by Sector
Interplay has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, FinTech, High Tech and Retail. Notably, it has invested in 103 Tech companies, 67 Consumer (B2C) companies, 60 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 40 companies focusing on Software.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 18 |
Consumer | 10 |
FinTech | 9 |
High Tech | 9 |
Retail | 8 |
Others | 51 |
Interplay's Investment Trends by Geography
Interplay has made most investments in United States (110), followed by Canada where it has made 3 investments.
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 34 |
Canada | 2 |
Colombia | 1 |
Israel | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Interplay's recent investments
Here are the most recent investments by Interplay:
Date | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
May 09, 2024 | United States | Seed | $5M | Inovia Capital [+8] | |
Feb 02, 2024 | United States | Series A | $18.5M | Pritzker Group [+7] | |
Oct 24, 2023 | United States | Series B | $14M | ||
Oct 18, 2023 | United States | Series A | $23.5M | ||
Aug 16, 2023 | Colombia | Series A | $4.1M |
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Here is a list of unicorns in Interplay's portfolio:
ÃØÃÜÑо¿Ëù Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
63 | Provider of space mission launch services | 2016 | San Francisco | Series C | eihyqsc | ||
74 | Developer of blockchain-based PC and mobile games | 2006 | Kowloon | Series C | btlpkzg | ||
57 | Online insurance comparison platform for health insurances | 2006 | Miami | Series C | yhgnubl | ||
66 | Video content creation platform for businesses | 2016 | New York City | Series C | nwfz{gk | ||
62 | Cloud based analytical processing and data lake engine for businesses | 2015 | Mountain View | Series E | mmomixx |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Interplay's Portfolio
Here are Interplay's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Sep 29, 2021 | - | - | - | |
Apr 14, 2021 | - | - | - | |
Jun 12, 2019 | - | - | - |
Acquired companies in Interplay's Portfolio
Here are Interplay's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Apr 10, 2025 | May 09, 2024 | Seed | $5M | |
Mar 13, 2025 | Oct 19, 2022 | Series A | $28M | |
Dec 05, 2024 | - | - | - | |
Oct 16, 2024 | Dec 07, 2017 | Seed | $4.3M | |
Feb 16, 2024 | - | - | - |
Team profile of Interplay
Interplay has a team of 31 membersÌýincluding 13 Partners and 12 Venture PartnersÌýlocated in United States, Mexico and . Interplay's team does not sit on the board of any company as of now.Here is a list of top team members in Interplay:
Name | Designation | Location | Board Memberships | Contact details |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | ||
Partner | United States | - | ||
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | West Palm Beach | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | - |
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Over the past 12 years, 339 investors have co-invested in Interplay's portfolio companies.
- Invested before Interplay:Ìý, Bullpen Capital and 87 others have invested in rounds before Interplay. There are 4 companies where Y Combinator has invested before Interplay and 3 companies where Bullpen Capital has invested before Interplay.
- Top Co-investors of Interplay:Ìý171 investors entered a company along with Interplay. These include investors like FJ Labs (7 companies).
- Invested after Interplay:ÌýA total of 79 investors have invested in Interplay's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Motley Fool Ventures (2 companies), Gaingels (2 companies) and NewView Capital (1 company).
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