Tagged: plug and play

June 10, 2025 @ 12:30 pm By JD Alois  |  

Plug and Play has announced a $50 million Fintech and AI Fund, revealed at the Silicon Valley June Summit 2025. According to a note from Plug and Play, nine institutional investors are providing the money for the fund. Plug and Play notes that it currently… Read More

March 23, 2025 @ 6:51 pm By Tony Zerucha  |  

This week, Plug and Play announced the lineup for its XDC Network RWA Accelerator program, which launched on March 18. The three-month initiative features tokenization projects and collaborations with industry stakeholders, all with an eye to real-world asset (RWA) tokenization. Plug and Play will host… Read More

November 17, 2022 @ 11:52 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Global innovation platform, Plug and Play, together with founding partners Visa, AllianceBlock, The INX Digital Company, IGT, and Franklin Templeton, has announced “the launch of their new Crypto and Digital Assets program in Silicon Valley.” The program aims “to connect international startups with the founding… Read More

June 1, 2021 @ 8:10 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

‘   Plug and Play Japan announced on Monday it has selected a total of 91 Japanese and international startups for its Summer/Fall 2021 program batch. The startups, which were notably selected by 44 corporate partners, will be joining the following programs, IoT, Fintech, Insurtech,… Read More

April 27, 2021 @ 8:42 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Global accelerator program Plug and Play announced on Tuesday the launch of its new office in Seoul, Korea. Plug and Play reported its Korea division will primarily focus on corporate innovation in the areas of Financial Services (Fintech, Insurtech, and Health) and Smart Cities (Mobility &… Read More

April 1, 2021 @ 1:40 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plug and Play announced on Thursday it has selected 154 startups into their Summer 2021 Batches. The accelerator program reported that each company has been accepted into one of the following programs that run through June: Energy, Enterprise Tech, Fintech, Health, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Mobility, Real Estate & Construction, or Travel &… Read More

March 22, 2021 @ 8:06 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Plug and Play recently announced it has joined forces with UK-based fintech Finastra to help expand the FusionFabric.cloud platform for open innovation. Plug and Play reported that through the collaboration, it will support Finastra with the ultimate goal of bringing more fintechs to the platform to bring… Read More

March 18, 2021 @ 1:39 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

    Silicon Valley accelerator, Plug and Play, announced on Wednesday it has added NJM Insurance Group, a property and casualty insurer in the mid-Atlantic region, to its insurtech corporate partners network. According to Plug and Play, the insurtech program aims to improve the insurance… Read More

December 3, 2020 @ 7:50 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

  Plug and Play Japan KK announced on Wednesday it has selected 103 startups in seven existing verticals (IoT, Fintech, Insurtech, Mobility, Brand & Retail, Hardtech & Health, and newly launched vertical, Smart Cities) with 42 large domestic corporate partner companies for the Winter/Spring 2021… Read More

October 16, 2020 @ 8:14 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Japanese fintech accelerator Plug and Play Japan held its six-day Fall Summit 2020 (Demo Day) for its accelerator program on September 28th. The program revealed that 161 international and domestic startups pitched to a total of 4,391 viewers during the event. According to Plug and… Read More

September 30, 2020 @ 10:52 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Alfa Bank announced on Wednesday it has formed a new partnership with Silicon Valley accelerator, Plug and Play. Alfa reported that through the collaboration, it is expanding its contacts to fintech startups on a global scale.  Plug and Play describes itself as a global innovation… Read More

September 17, 2020 @ 10:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Silicon Valley accelerator, Plug and Play, announced on Thursday it selected 147 new startups into its winter 2020 batches. According to Plug and Play, the startups were selected to join one of the following programs that will run through November 2020: Energy, Fintech, Health, Insurtech, Internet of Things, Mobility, Real Estate &… Read More

September 16, 2020 @ 7:43 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech Europe, Plug and Play’s fintech-focused innovation platform based in Frankfurt, Germany, announced on Wednesday the eight startups selected for its sixth batch. Plug and Play reported that the platform has grown its partner base to 13 Financial Institutions since its inception in May 2018…. Read More

June 2, 2020 @ 11:40 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

Accelerating program Plug and Play Japan announced on Tuesday it has selected 104 startups in six verticals (IoT, Fintech, Insurtech, Mobility, Brand & Retail, and Hardtech & Health ) together with 38 corporate partners for the Summer/Fall 2020 Batch acceleration program, which will be run… Read More

April 28, 2020 @ 2:07 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Fintech Europe, Plug and Play’s fintech-focused innovation platform based out of Frankfurt, Germany, announced on Tuesday the ten startups selected for its fifth batch. The platform revealed that after screening applications from all over the world and intensive weeks of reviewing preselected startups with the partners,… Read More

March 27, 2020 @ 12:46 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Silicon Valley accelerator, Plug and Play, announced on Thursday the 167 startups chosen for their Summer 2020 Batches. Plug and Play reported the startups were selected by its corporate partner network and will enter one of the accelerator’s programs for the next three months, which… Read More

March 12, 2020 @ 11:56 am By Omar Faridi  |  

Cathay Financial has reportedly decided to join Plug and Play Singapore’s insurance technology  (Insurtech) program.  Both parties are planning to extend their partnership by working cooperatively with promising startups that are developing products and services for the financial services and health industry.  Cathay Financial and… Read More

February 16, 2020 @ 10:38 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

The Society of Actuaries (SOA) announced last week it has formed a partnership with Silicon Valley accelerator, Plug and Play. The duo is reportedly joining forces to exchange “knowledge and ideas” that will benefit both the insurance and consumers. “This relationship will allow InsurTech start-ups… Read More

January 27, 2020 @ 10:13 am By Samantha Hurst  |  

CaixaBank, a retail banking group based in Spain, announced on Monday it has formed a new partnership with global startup platform Plug and Play to help the continuous growth in the Spanish fintech sector. According to CaixaBank, the duo will promote new services for the… Read More

December 10, 2019 @ 12:20 pm By Samantha Hurst  |  

Sensely, a U.S. startup that has created avatar and chatbot-based platforms to assist insurance plan members and patients with insurance services and healthcare resources, announced on Tuesday it has been selected for the next batch of Plug and Play’s Insurtech program in Japan. According to… Read More