SUNNYVALE, Calif., Sept. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Plug and Play, the world’s leading innovation platform, announced today a strategic partnership with Ricoh Company, Ltd., a global provider of digital services and workplace solutions. Through this collaboration, Ricoh will join Plug and Play’s Enterprise & AI vertical to accelerate its engagement with cutting-edge startups and emerging technologies, with a focus on workplace innovation and advanced AI.
By joining Plug and Play’s global innovation ecosystem, Ricoh will gain access to a curated pipeline of high-potential startups in order to accelerate the discovery, testing, and integration of technologies and AI into workplace innovation.
“We are delighted to welcome Ricoh to our global innovation platform,” said Saeed Amidi, Founder and CEO of Plug and Play. “As an innovative leader, Ricoh is committed to driving innovation and supporting startups across multiple industries. Together, we will explore transformative solutions that enhance Ricoh’s digital services strategy and workplace offerings, creating new value for businesses worldwide.”
With a presence in more than 60 locations around the world and spanning across over 25 industries, Plug and Play offers Ricoh a new way to explore technologies beyond traditional business boundaries. This partnership will accelerate Ricoh’s innovation roadmap and create new business opportunities for startups across our ecosystem. By combining their R&D Hub in Silicon Valley with Plug and Play’s robust ecosystem, startups introduced in this network will be able to collaborate on solutions that transform how people work.
“Partnering with Plug and Play gives Ricoh direct access to one of the most dynamic startup ecosystems in the world, enabling us to accelerate the development of new workplace solutions and deliver greater value to our customers. Through Ricoh’s deep expertise in workplace innovation and Plug and Play’s curated network of startups, we can collaboratively explore advanced technologies and bring meaningful innovation to the workplace,” said Yasuyuki Nomizu, Corporate Senior Vice President and Chief Technology Officer of Ricoh Company, Ltd.
About Plug and PlayPlug and Play is the leading innovation platform, connecting startups, corporations, venture capital firms, universities, and government agencies. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, we’re present in 60+ locations across five continents. We offer corporate innovation programs and help our corporate partners in every stage of their innovation journey, from education to execution. We also organize startup acceleration programs and have built an in-house VC to drive innovation across multiple industries where we’ve invested in hundreds of successful companies including Dropbox, Guardant Health, Honey, Lending Club, N26, PayPal, and Rappi. For more information, please visit: https://www.plugandplaytechcenter.com/
About Ricoh
Ricoh is a leading provider of integrated digital services and print and imaging solutions designed to support digital transformation of workplaces, workspaces and optimize business performance.
Headquartered in Tokyo, Ricoh’s global operation reaches customers in approximately 200 countries and regions, supported by cultivated knowledge, technologies, and organizational capabilities nurtured over its 85-year history. In the financial year ended March 2025, Ricoh Group had worldwide sales of 2,527 billion yen (approx. 16.8 billion USD).
It is Ricoh’s mission and vision to empower individuals to find Fulfillment through Work by understanding and transforming how people work so we can unleash their potential and creativity to realize a sustainable future.
For further information, please visit www.ricoh.com
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