The document describes the leadership and activities of Plug and Play, highlighting Saeed Amidi as the CEO and founder, with significant contributions to early-stage investments including notable companies such as Dropbox and PayPal. The team includes Zarko Maletin and Alireza Masour, who manage over 3,000 startup reviews and have raised $1 billion since 2006. Additionally, it outlines the organization’s efforts in fostering corporate and strategic partnerships, accelerating international startups, and participating in technology events.

4. Saeed Amidi
Canice Wu
CEO and Founder of Plug
and Play. Over 250 early
stage investments, including
Dropbox, Paypal, Lending
Club, Zoosk, and Danger.
President of Plug and Play,
Former VP, GM, and COO of
Siebel Systems, Inc. and
former CEO of Insights
OnDemand. Leads the Plug
and Play B2B accelerator.
Zarko Maletin
Alireza Masour
VP of Investments and M&A.
Zarko leads the Ventures team
which reviews over 3,000
startup investment
opportunities per year.
Managing Partner of Plug
and Play Funding and
Startup programs. His
portfolio has raised $1B since
2006.
Candace Denton
Jupe Tan
VP of Corporate and
Strategic Partnerships.
Deal flow, technology
partnerships, business
development for corporate
innovators and startups.
VP of International Relations
Silicon Valley immersion
programs, investment
consulting, accelerator
program creation.

5. 3000+ 100+
1200+ 50+
startups reviewed
annually
international startups
accelerated annually
startups accelerated
since 2006
technology events
annually
350+
250+
200+
20+
startups
Corporate Partners
Venture Capital and
Investor Partners
International
Partners
20+
$1.6B
250+
University Partners
venture funding raised
since 2006
startups invested in