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.