Saeed Amidi
Location: USA
Said Amidi is the co-founder and CEO of Plug and Play Tech Center. He has served on the advisory board of the eCounterfeit Alliance. Mr. Amidi is the co-founder and founding general partner of the Amidi Group.
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Said Amidi is the co-founder and CEO of Plug and Play Tech Center. He has served on the advisory board of the eCounterfeit Alliance. Mr. Amidi is the co-founder and founding general partner of the Amidi Group. He also served as a general partner at Amidzad. The fund has been investing in technology companies for more than 15 years and has successful investments in more than 70 technology companies, some of which are: PayPal, Powerset, Danger, Bix, Powerset, DropBox, Lending Club, Zoosk and others. A serial entrepreneur and seasoned executive with over 28 years of experience founding, managing and growing successful companies. He has successfully founded and grown businesses both nationally and internationally in countries such as Spain, Germany, France and Austria. Said is currently dedicated to inspiring and helping entrepreneurs and startups from universities. His goal is to identify great entrepreneurs who are eager to bring their ideas to life. Said is an active member of the technology community and frequently donates to numerous charities. He is also an active member of the Young Presidents Organization (YPO), a world-class network of Fortune 500 CEOs, successful serial entrepreneurs and veteran financial professionals. He is an angel investor. He is an advisor and board member of GuardKnox. Member of the board of directors of Mobilender.
CEO at Plug and Play Tech Center | Partner at Plug and Play Ventures/Amidzad Ventures Sunnyvale, California
Summary
Accomplished entrepreneur and venture capitalist with over 40 years of experience in building and scaling global enterprises. Co-founder of Plug and Play Tech Center, a leading global innovation platform and venture fund that has helped portfolio companies raise over $9B. Pioneer in corporate innovation with a proven track record of successful early-stage investments, including PayPal, Lending Club, and Dropbox. Expertise in connecting Fortune 1000 companies with innovative startups across multiple industries including Finance, Brand & Retail, IoT, Health, Travel & Hospitality, and Insurance.
Experience
Founder and CEO
Plug and Play Tech Center 2006 – Present
- Built and scaled a global innovation platform connecting startups with 400+ corporate partners
- Developed a comprehensive startup ecosystem supporting companies from pre-seed to public stage
- Created thousands of job opportunities in the tech sector
- Established multi-national corporate platform for Fortune 1000 Companies
- Managed portfolio that has collectively raised over $9B in funding
- Pioneered corporate innovation programs across multiple industries including Finance, IoT, and Health
Partner
- Lead seed and early-stage investments in emerging growth companies on the West Coast
- Focus on information technology and life science companies
- Co-founded the firm in 1999 with strategic focus on high-growth potential startups
- Directed successful investments in unicorn companies including PayPal, Lending Club, and Dropbox
- Leverage 50+ years of combined entrepreneurial experience to identify promising opportunities
- Provide strategic guidance to portfolio companies through various growth stages
Co-founder
- Established and grew a conglomerate of privately-held business enterprises
- Manage significant holdings across manufacturing, distribution, trading, and retail sectors
- Direct international business operations and growth strategy
- Built sustainable growth across diverse business verticals
- Oversee strategic partnerships and business development initiatives
- Developed extensive real estate portfolio and international trading operations
Angel’s investments
- Bitwage(Multiple Rounds)
- Industry: Human Capital Services
- Stage: Generating Revenue
- Eversnap
- Industry: Multimedia and Design Software
- Stage: Generating Revenue
- Glan
- Industry: Media and Information Services (B2B)
- Stage: Generating Revenue
- Jobspotting
- Industry: Human Capital Services
- Stage: Profitable
- Knightscope
- Industry: Other Commercial Products
- Stage: Generating Revenue/Not Profitable
- Reachli
- Industry: Media and Information Services (B2B)
- Stage: Out of Business
- Deal Type: Seed Round
- Robby (App)
- Industry: Application Software
- Stage: Out of Business
- Deal Type: Accelerator/Incubator
- ThroughPut
- Industry: Business/Productivity Software
- Stage: Generating Revenue
- Deal Type: Seed Round
- Zubhium
- Industry: Software Development Applications
- Stage: Generating Revenue
Education
Professional Memberships
- Active member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO)
- Member of various technology community initiatives
- Contributor to numerous charitable foundations
Investment Highlights
Notable investments include:
- PayPal (Acquired by eBay)
- Lending Club (IPO, Dec 2014)
- Dropbox
Skills
- Executive Management
- Venture Capital
- Corporate Innovation
- Technology Investment
- Strategic Partnerships
- Mobile Technologies
- Global Business Development
- Startup Ecosystem Development
Contact Information
- Location: Sunnyvale, California, United States
– Professional Followers: 18,802
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