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Neda Amidi

President at Plug and Play Tech Center

San Francisco Bay Area

Overview 

Neda Amidi is an Autism Advocate and Investor based in the San Francisco Bay Area, with a strong background in competitive analysis, strategy, and venture capital. She currently serves as the President, Partner & Global Head of Health at Plug and Play Tech Center, and has made notable investments in companies like LingoHealth and Drift Bio at early stages. Highlights of Neda's career include her role at Plug and Play Tech Center as President, Partner & Global Head of Health, and her investments in innovative startups like LingoHealth and Drift Bio at early stages.

Work Experience 

  • President

    2021 - Current

  • Partner & Global Head, Health

    2018 - 2021

    Neda Amidi serves as a Partner and Global Head of Health at Plug and Play. She leads investments in digital health and biotech startup companies. She is responsible for global partnerships with corporations including Johnson & Johnson, Cleveland Clinic, Sanofi, Roche, and others.

  • Investment Director, Health

    2016 - 2018

  • Principal

    2015 - 2018

  • Associate

    2013 - 2015

    Plug & Play Ventures is a seed and early-stage venture capital firm focused on investing in emerging growth companies.

Plug & Play Topeka is a Venture Capital company that offers corporate Innovation, open Innovation, and accelerator Programs.

  • Investor

    2018

Visby Medical is a diagnostics company that develops PCR-based diagnostic tests for the detection of infectious diseases.

Raised $376,911,564.00 from CARB-X and Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority (BARDA).

  • Investor

    2017

Owkin is an AI precision medicine company with a vision to find the right drug for every patient.

Raised $304,100,000.00 from Bristol-Myers Squibb and Sanofi.

  • Consumer Operations Coordinator

    2011 - 2012

Zamzee is a meter that measures activity and a website that makes moving fun.

Raised $1,000,000.00 from Hopelab.

  • Community Engagement Intern

    2010 - 2011

Kiva is an international non-profit organization that enables families to make small loans to entrepreneurs in developing countries.

Raised $11,800,000.00 from Women’s Global Development and Prosperity Initiative and The Draper Richards Kaplan Foundation.

  • Business Analyst

    2008 - 2010

  • Intern

    2007 - 2007

Plug & Play Topeka is a Venture Capital company that offers corporate Innovation, open Innovation, and accelerator Programs.

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