About
Said Ouissal is the CEO and Founder of ZEDEDA, a company providing a distributed, cloud-native edge management and orchestration solution for enterprises, focused on the security and remote management of edge infrastructure and applications. He has nearly 30 years of experience in Internet infrastructure and works across the edge computing, AI, and blockchain domains. He is also an Endeavor Entrepreneur supporting Moroccan startups and founders.
Founder at Zededa
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Zededa's investors · 9
Almaz CapitalPortola ValleyAlpha Wave GlobalMiamiChevron Technology VenturesHouston · since 2024Energize CapitalChicago · $10M – $20M checks · since 2024Lux CapitalNew York · $100K – $100M checks · since 2024Porsche VenturesLuxembourg · since 2024Prosperity7 VenturesDhahranRed Glass VenturesMenlo Park · since 2024Smith Point CapitalSan Francisco · since 2024
Experience
- ZEDEDACEO & Foundercurrent2016 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- EndeavorEndeavor Entrepreneurcurrent2023 — present
- SteelTraceAdvisorcurrent2022 — present
- Marathon Digital HoldingsIndependent Director - Board of Directors2021 — 2024
- Violin MemorySenior Vice President, Worldwide Sales & Field Operations2014 — 2016San Francisco Bay Area
- Juniper NetworksVice President, Product Management2012 — 2014San Francisco Bay Area
- EricssonVice President, Strategy & Customer Engagement2009 — 2012San Francisco Bay Area
- EricssonVice President, Systems Engineering2007 — 2009Netherlands
- Redback NetworksDirector, Systems Engineering, EMEA2001 — 2007Netherlands
- Conxion (former SpeedPort, a Versatel company)Sr. Manager, European Network Engineering and Operations2000 — 2001Netherlands
- Xylan/Alcatel INDSr. Technical Support Engineer1998 — 2000Netherlands
Skills & more
Juniper7Cisco Technologies4LTE6Enterprise Software4IP99Pre-sales99Product Management99Routing97Go-to-market Strategy73Business Strategy52Network Design58Strategy47
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Product Lifecycle ManagementMobile BroadbandTelecommunicationsChannel PartnersNetworkingPublic SpeakingBusiness DevelopmentNetwork EngineeringEthernetBroadbandWirelessMPLSLanguages Arabic · Dutch · English · French · German
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Frequently asked questions
- Who is Said Ouissal?
- Said Ouissal is the CEO and Founder of ZEDEDA, a company providing a distributed, cloud-native edge management and orchestration solution for enterprises, focused on the security and remote management of edge infrastructure and applications. He has nearly 30 years of experience in Internet infrastructure and works across the edge computing, AI, and blockchain domains. He is also an Endeavor Entrepreneur supporting Moroccan startups and founders.
- Where does Said Ouissal work?
- Said Ouissal is Founder of Zededa.
- What companies did Said Ouissal found?
- Said Ouissal founded Zededa.
- Where did Said Ouissal go to school?
- Said Ouissal studied at Saxion University of Applied Sciences (BS/CS, Computer Science).
Same school
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Shared employers
Also worked at ZEDEDA7
John ToughCo-Founder & Managing Partner, Member of Investment Committee at Energize VenturesJuan MuldoonPartner — Co-Head of Ventures at Energize VenturesRaymond LiaoManaging Director at Samsung NextLisa EdwardsOperations at Smith Point CapitalAbhishek ShuklaManaging Director at Prosperity7 VenturesBilal ZuberiFounder and Managing Partner at Red Glass Ventures
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Also worked at Juniper Networks60
Mark SmithExecutive Advisor at TCVNick PianimManaging Director at Dag VenturesItzik ParnafesVenture Partner at Key1 CapitalDrew KriensPrincipal at Ironspring VentureAnshu AgarwalGeneral Partner at ConvergeJames ChenVenture Partner at Foothill Ventures
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Also worked at Ericsson116
Mike VolpiInvestor at Index VenturesTom HodgesPartner & co-Head of Private Equity Strategy at Generation Investment ManagementFrank LevinsonInvestor at Phoenix Venture PartnersHari GopalDirector of Corporate Insights at Tech Square VenturesPedro GomesDirector, Intelligence & Transformation at Bright Pixel CapitalMarc FaucherManaging Partner at ArcTern Ventures
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Also worked at Redback Networks8
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