About Interplay
Interplay is a venture capital firm founded in 2012. It is primarily based out of New York City, United States. As of Feb 2026, Interplay is an active investor, having invested in 175 companies, with 2 new investments 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 Enterprise Applications to Retail and Consumer. Most recently it participated in the $***** Series C round of Pepper Overall, Interplay portfolio has seen 8 unicorns, 5 IPOs and 19 acquisitions including key companies like Coinbase, Warby Parker and SpaceX. A lot of funds co-invest with Interplay, with names like FJ Labs sharing a substantial percentage of its portfolio. Interplay has team of 30 people including 13 partners.Key Metrics
Team Members
Portfolio Sectors
Portfolio Locations
Rounds of Entry
Series A, Seed & 2 more
Portfolio Unicorns
Interplay's List of Top Investments
Interplay has a portfolio of 175 companies, including 8 unicorns. Their most notable investments are in Properly and Teach Me To.Their portfolio spans across United States, United Kingdom, Canada and 9 more locations. They have invested in Enterprise Applications, Retail, Consumer and 31 other sectors, across stages such as Series A, Seed and 2 more. Here is the list of top investments by Interplay:
1. Coinbase
Online platform for crypto portfolio. It offers solutions for consumers such as regular trading platforms, wallets for storing cryptocurrencies, crypto exchanges, USD-backed stable coins, and more. It also provides solutions for businesses such as custodian services, crypto-based payment acceptance solutions, and more.
Key facts about Coinbase
- Founded Year: 2012
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $547M
- Employee Count: 7,025 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Intel, 2020 Ventures and 149 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Post IPO, Aug 13, 2021, $*****
- Highlight: Public
2. Stripe
Provider of financial infrastructure solutions for revenue growth and payment processing. It offers tools designed for individual or combined use to grow businesses. These tools enable payment acceptance and optimisation globally, both online and in person. The company facilitates various billing models and provides access to borderless money movement. It also offers resources for startups and platforms to build and scale their operations.
Key facts about Stripe
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series I
- Total Funding till date: $9.81B
- Employee Count: 16,622 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: Glynn Capital, Silver Lake and 135 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series I, Apr 08, 2024, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
3. Warby Parker
Internet first brand offering eyewear for men and women. The product catalog includes eyeglasses, sunglasses, contact lenses, and other eyewear accessories. The company also provides home-try-on program for customers to choose frames from the website.
Key facts about Warby Parker
- Founded Year: 2010
- Location: New York City (United States)
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $573M
- Employee Count: 2,854 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: equitywestsecurities.com, T. Rowe Price and 36 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series F, Aug 27, 2020, $*****
- Highlight: Public
4. Databricks
Provider of a unified data and AI platform for building and managing analytical and operational workloads. This platform enables organizations to build business intelligence and artificial intelligence applications, stream and analyze data, and process daily operations with consistent security, performance, and governance. It integrates data engineering, data warehousing, and machine learning capabilities into a single foundation, allowing teams to build, deploy, and manage production applications.
Key facts about Databricks
- Founded Year: 2013
- Location: San Francisco (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2024
- Valuation: $*****
- Stage: Series L
- Total Funding till date: $25.2B
- Employee Count: 5,679 as on Dec 31, 2025
- Investors: equitywestsecurities.com, Founders Circle Capital and 127 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series L, Jul 17, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Editors' Pick
5. SpaceX
Provider of advanced aerospace and space transportation services. It delivers advanced launch services using reusable rocket systems designed to transport crew and cargo for missions to orbit, the Moon, Mars, and deep space exploration. It also develops and operates large-scale satellite networks that provide high-speed, low-latency internet connectivity across the globe, including remote and underserved regions. It supports human spaceflight programs aimed at expanding long-duration space exploration and increasing access to space for both commercial and governmental missions.
Key facts about SpaceX
- Founded Year: 2002
- Location: Hawthorne (United States)
- Annual Revenue: $1B+ as on Dec 31, 2025
- Stage: Public
- Total Funding till date: $11.9B
- Employee Count: 20,833 as on Sep 30, 2026
- Investors: TrueBridge, equitywestsecurities.com and 275 Others
- Latest Funding Round: Series J, Mar 17, 2026, $*****
- Highlight: Public
Interplay's Year-on-Year Investment Trends
Interplay has invested in 175 companies over the last 13 years, with an average of 4 new investments annually in the last 10 years. In 2025, it made 1 investment, while as of Feb 2026, it has made 2 investments in this year. Its most recent first time investment was in Pepper and most recent follow-on round was in Roofr.Year | No. of Investments | ||
|---|---|---|---|
1st Round | Follow-on | Total | |
2026 (YTD) | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2025 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2024 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2023 | 5 | 2 | 7 |
2022 | 11 | 1 | 12 |
2021 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
2020 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
2019 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
2017 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Interplay's Investments by Stage
Interplay has made 23 investments in Series A stage with an average round size of $13.9M, 14 investments in Seed stage with an average round size of $8.04M, 7 investments in Series B stage with an average round size of $26.1M and 1 investment in Series C stage with an average round size of $50M.Stage of entry | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Series A | 23 |
Seed | 14 |
Series B | 7 |
Series C | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Interplay's Investments by Sector
Interplay has a diverse portfolio, with companies operating in the Enterprise Applications, Consumer, Retail, FinTech and Real Estate and Construction Tech. Notably, it has invested in 133 Tech companies, 84 Consumer (B2C) companies, 82 Enterprise (B2B) companies and at least 60 companies focusing on Software.Sector | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
Enterprise Applications | 21 |
Consumer | 11 |
Retail | 11 |
FinTech | 9 |
Real Estate and Construction Tech | 5 |
Others | 43 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Interplay's Investments by Geography
Interplay has made most investments in United States (40), followed by Canada where it has made 2 investments.Country | No. of Investments |
|---|---|
United States | 40 |
Canada | 2 |
Colombia | 1 |
Israel | 1 |
United Kingdom | 1 |
Note: We have considered here, only first round of investments
Interplay's recent investments
Interplay has made 2 investments in 2026 so far - Pepper and Relist.Here are the most recent investments by Interplay:
Filter this listDate | Company | Location | Round Details | Round Amount | Co-Investors |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feb 20, 2026 | United States | Series C | 5283 | [+4] | |
Jan 20, 2026 | United States | Seed | 2978 | - | |
May 23, 2025 | United States | Seed | 7157 | [+1] | |
May 09, 2024 | United States | Seed | 8872 | [+8] | |
Apr 12, 2024 | United States | Series B | 7503 | [+4] |
Unicorns in Interplay's Portfolio
Interplay has 8 unicorns in its portfolio - OpenEvidence, Loft Orbital, Figure and others. The most recent unicorn in their portfolio is OpenEvidence. It became a unicorn in 2025, 1 years before Interplay first invested in it.Here is a list of unicorns in Interplay's portfolio:
Tracxn Score | Company | Short Description | Founded year | Sector | Location | Company Stage | First Investment/ Acquisition Details |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
79 | AI powered medical search platform for healthcare professionals | 2021 | Miami | Series D | ydlhkcz | ||
70 | Provider of space mission launch services | 2016 | San Francisco | Series C | pxuxmpn | ||
62 | Developer of AI-powered humanoid robots designed for everyday home assistance | 2022 | San Jose | Series C | pudhbxu | ||
74 | Web3 technology investment and venture-building company | 2006 | Hong Kong | Series C | dzdqymp | ||
65 | Online insurance comparison platform for health insurances | 2006 | Miami | Series C | dupvenj |
IPOs and Publicly Listed companies in Interplay's Portfolio
5 of Interplay's portfolio companies have become public. SpaceX got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ), in Jun 2026 at marketcap of $996B and CoreWeave got listed on the National Association of Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (NASDAQ) at marketcap of $14.2B.Here are Interplay's portfolio companies that went public:
Company | IPO Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Jun 12, 2026 | - | - | 7124 | |
Mar 28, 2025 | - | - | 5345 | |
Sep 29, 2021 | - | - | 6051 | |
Apr 14, 2021 | - | - | 7466 | |
Jun 12, 2019 | - | - | 1749 |
Acquired companies in Interplay's Portfolio
19 companies from Interplay's portfolio have been acquired. The most recent acquisition was Dremio in May 2026 by SAP for $*****.Here are Interplay's portfolio companies that got acquired most recently:
Company | Acquisition Date | First Invested on | First Round of Investment | Round Size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
May 06, 2026 | - | - | 8470 | |
Dec 10, 2025 | - | - | 2923 | |
Sep 16, 2025 | - | - | 8020 | |
Apr 30, 2025 | May 09, 2024 | Seed | 5265 | |
Mar 13, 2025 | Oct 19, 2022 | Series A | 3908 |
Team profile of Interplay
Interplay has a team of 30 members including 13 Partners, 6 Venture Partners and 4 Principals located in United States, Pakistan and 2 more locations. 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 | West Palm Beach | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | New York City | - | - | |
Partner | Chicago | - | - | |
Partner | - | - |
Co-investors of Interplay
Over the past 13 years, 374 investors have co-invested in Interplay's portfolio companies. This includes funds and angels.
- Invested before Interplay: Y Combinator, Bullpen Capital and 114 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: 184 investors entered a company along with Interplay. These include investors like FJ Labs (7 companies).
- Invested after Interplay: A total of 74 investors have invested in Interplay's portfolio after their investments. Top Investors include Motley Fool Ventures (2 companies), Gaingels (2 companies) and SoftBank Vision Fund (1 company).
Recent News related to Interplay
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Pepper Secures $50 Million Series C to Expand End-to-End Technology Platform for Independent Food Distributorsintelligence360•Mar 12, 2026•Lead Edge Capital, Pepper, Iconiq Capital, Interplay and 9 others
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Pepper Raises $50 Million Series C to Modernize Independent Food DistributionTechnologies.org•Feb 21, 2026•Lead Edge Capital, Pepper, Iconiq Capital, Interplay and 3 others
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TeachMe.To Raises $3M in Seed+ FundingFinSMEs•Sep 17, 2025•Teach Me To, Bling Capital, 1984 Ventures, Interplay
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Interplay VC Firm Leases 4,500 SF in NoHoCommercial Observer•May 22, 2025•Radius Global Solutions, Interplay
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Wealthtech Plenty Raises $5 Million Seed RoundCrowdfund Insider•May 10, 2024•Plenty, Inovia Capital, Garage Capital, Charge Ventures and 4 others
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Fuel Me Secures $18 Million in Oversubscribed Series A to Redefine Fuel Procurement as We Know ItPR Newswire•Mar 21, 2024•Fuel Me, Pritzker Group, Tribeca Venture Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners and 7 others
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Interplay secures $45M for third fund focused on B2B marketplaces, vertical softwareTechCrunch+•Nov 13, 2023•Interplay
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Roofr Secures $23.5 Million Investment to Enhance Roofing Software SolutionsSilicon Valley Journals•Oct 18, 2023•Roofr, Vertical Venture Partners, ABC Supply, Bullpen Capital and 5 others
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Autolab secures $4.1M funding roundLatamList•Aug 19, 2023•Autolab, Vertical Venture Partners, Haven Ventures, Interplay and 3 others
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Boxhub Secures $12.4M Series A to Modernize Global Shipping Container Trade - Shipping & Marine ServicesGulfoilandgas•Jun 28, 2023•Interplay, Boxhub, AlleyCorp, Solasta Ventures and 2 others
