Neda Amidi
InvestorPresident at Plug and Play Ventures
San Francisco Bay Area
Writes $25K – $3M checks · typically $114K
About
Neda Amidi built and led health-focused biotech and digital-health investing, managing corporate partnerships; her family pivoted from Persian rugs and real estate into tech after renting to Google and PayPal.
Invests in
FintechHealthtechInsurTechLogistics & Supply ChainSector Agnostic
Experience
- Visby MedicalInvestorcurrent2018 — present
- OwkinInvestorcurrent2017 — present
- Plug and Play Tech CenterPresident2021 — 2026
- Plug and Play Tech CenterPartner & Global Head, Health2018 — 2021
- Plug and Play Tech CenterInvestment Director, Health2016 — 2018
- Plug and Play Tech CenterPrincipal2015 — 2018
- Plug and Play Tech CenterAssociate2013 — 2015
- Zamzee Co.Consumer Operations Coordinator2011 — 2012
- Kiva.orgCommunity Engagement Intern2010 — 2011
- Zong (acquired by eBay/PayPal)Business Analyst2008 — 2010
- Plug and Play Tech CenterIntern2007
Education
- Santa Clara UniversityFinance2006 — 2010
- Stanford University Graduate School of BusinessExecutive Program for Growing Companies, Business
Skills & more
Strategy50Strategic Planning21Management25Public Speaking11Leadership22Competitive Analysis11Business Development34Venture Capital73Data Analysis13Research9Nonprofits4Customer Service7
+12 more
Start-upsBusiness AnalysisProduct ManagementSocial MediaProject ManagementFundraisingStrategic PartnershipsEntrepreneurshipProduct MarketingBusiness AnalyticsInvestmentsBusiness StrategyFrom Neda's professional profile.
Colleagues at Plug and Play Ventures
Alireza Masrour
General Partner at Plug and Play Ventures
Jojo Flores
Co-Founder at Plug and Play Ventures
Jupe Tan
Managing Partner, Asia & The Pacific at Plug and Play Ventures
Luis Llorens Gonzalez
Investor at Plug and Play Ventures
Omeed Mehrinfar
Managing Director, Co-head EMEA at Plug and Play Ventures
Peter Xu
CEO & Managing Director, Plug & Play China at Plug and Play Ventures
Philip Seiji Vincent
Managing Partner, Plug and Play East Asia (Japan & Korea) at Plug and Play Ventures
Saeed Amidi
Founder & CEO at Plug and Play Ventures
Frequently asked questions
- Where does Neda Amidi work?
- Neda Amidi is President at Plug and Play Ventures.
- What does Neda Amidi invest in?
- Neda Amidi invests in Fintech, Healthtech, InsurTech, Logistics & Supply Chain, Sector Agnostic.
- What check size does Neda Amidi write?
- Neda Amidi typically writes checks of $25K – $3M.
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