Startup Executive Spotlight (Virtual): Saeed Amidi, CEO & Founder, Plug & Play

Startup Executive Spotlight (Virtual)

• Welcome/Introduction: Antoine Broustra, Senior Director, Career Development, UC Davis Graduate School of Management
• Remarks: Saeed Amidi, CEO & Founder, Plug & Play
• Q&A with students

Saeed Amidi, CEO & Founder, Plug and Play

Saeed Amidi is a serial entrepreneur and a seasoned executive with over 28 years of experience in founding, operating, and growing successful companies. He has successfully started and grown businesses in the U.S., as well as internationally, in countries like: Spain, Germany, France and Austria.

Amidi also holds the position of general partner in Amidzad. The fund has been investing in technology companies for over 15 years and holds successful investments in over 1,000 technology companies, some of which are: PayPal, Powerset, Danger, Bix, Powerset, DropBox, Lending Club, Zoosk, etc.

Amidi’s current passion is inspiring and helping entrepreneurs and startups out of universities. His objective is to identify great entrepreneurs with a passion to execute on their ideas.

Amidi is an active member of the technology community and a frequent contributor to numerous charitable foundations. He is also an active member of the Young Presidents' Organization (YPO), a world-class network of Fortune 500 CEOs, accomplished serial entrepreneurs, and veteran financial executives.

About Plug and Play

Plug and Play is a global innovation platform. Headquartered in Silicon Valley, it has built accelerator programs, corporate innovation services, and an in-house VC to make technological advancement

progress faster than ever before. Since inception in 2006, its programs have expanded worldwide to include a presence in over 30 locations globally, giving startups the necessary resources to succeed in Silicon Valley and beyond. Companies in its community have raised over $9 billion in funding, with successful portfolio exits including Dropbox, Guardant Health, Honey, Lending Club and PayPal.