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Playground Global and Matter Venture join NUS's $117M deep-tech VC program
The two US funds joined NUS Enterprise's $117M vehicle targeting AI, biotech, quantum and advanced materials; NUS will open its first global outpost inside Playground's 70,000-sq-ft Silicon Valley incubator.
Positive-sum angle: A two-way bridge: Singapore deep-tech founders get Valley lab space and capital, while US funds get first look at a 4,500-startup pipeline — talent and dealflow compounding in both directions.