About
Zaid Ayoub is a Venture Partner and Investment Committee member at Silicon Badia who also manages RTMZ Investments Inc., with interests spanning technology, venture capital, food and beverage, and real estate. He co-founded Dimensions Consulting Inc. (DCI) in 1992, a semiconductor test products company he ran until 2007, overseeing its acquisition of Liberty Research, its sale to Credence Systems, a later management buyout, and its eventual sale to UMD Technologies. He holds an MBA and a BSEE from Santa Clara University and completed an executive program at Stanford University.
Invests in
Semiconductors
Experience
- Falafel IncCEOcurrent2013 — presentMenlo Park, CA
- Silicon Badia / Badia Impact FundMemeber, Invesment Committeecurrent2016 — present
- R TMZ Investments IncManaging Directorcurrent2013 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
- JTronix - Jordan ElectronicsProgram Director2011 — 2014
- Royal Scientific SocietyMember, Board of Trustees2012 — 2013Amman, Jordan
- Jordan Investment BoardBoard Member2010 — 2012
- Dimensions Capital and Eirad HoldingsDirector2006 — 2012
- Antares ATTDCI - President1992 — 2007
- National SemiconductorMarketing Manager1990 — 1992
Skills & more
Business Valuation23Semiconductor Industry20Business Development70Business Strategy43Entrepreneurship99Semiconductors7Electronics5Mergers & Acquisitions46Mergers4Testing3Private Equity15Energy6
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Management ConsultingRenewable EnergyResearchEmerging MarketsMarket ResearchManufacturingEngineeringInvestmentsStrategic PlanningStrategyManagementNegotiationLanguages Arabic
From Zaid's professional profile.
Colleagues at Silicon Badia
Erass Majdoubeh
Partner at Silicon Badia
Fawaz H. Zu'bi
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Silicon Badia
Hamed Masri
Venture Partner at Silicon Badia
Hossam Shafick
Partner at Silicon Badia
Mamoun N. Muheisen
Chief of Staff at Silicon Badia
Maryam Abu Ragheb
Legal & Compliance Director at Silicon Badia
Mohammed Nasif
Venture Partner at Silicon Badia
Namek Zu'bi
Co-Founder & Managing Partner at Silicon Badia
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Zaid Ayoub?
- Zaid Ayoub is a Venture Partner and Investment Committee member at Silicon Badia who also manages RTMZ Investments Inc., with interests spanning technology, venture capital, food and beverage, and real estate. He co-founded Dimensions Consulting Inc. (DCI) in 1992, a semiconductor test products company he ran until 2007, overseeing its acquisition of Liberty Research, its sale to Credence Systems, a later management buyout, and its eventual sale to UMD Technologies. He holds an MBA and a BSEE from Santa Clara University and completed an executive program at Stanford University.
- Where does Zaid Ayoub work?
- Zaid Ayoub is Venture Partner at Silicon Badia.
- What does Zaid Ayoub invest in?
- Zaid Ayoub invests in Semiconductors.
- Where did Zaid Ayoub go to school?
- Zaid Ayoub studied at Stanford University Graduate School of Business (Executive Program for Growth Companies, Executive Management for High Growth Companies); Santa Clara University Leavey School of Business (MBA, MBA); Santa Clara University (BSEE, Electrical Engineering / Computer Architecture).
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Shared employers
Also worked at National Semiconductor15
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