Meet the team
The Rising Tide Investment Team is a seasoned group of experienced business professionals with strong individual and collective records of success. We have a deep understanding of market dynamics, an obsessive attention to product design, and over 100 years of collective operational experience in our targeted industries.
This combination of general management and venture investment experience allows us to help the managers of our portfolio companies avoid common mistakes, attract key employees, establish winning strategies, and identify and pursue attractive corporate partners. It also provides the judgment, insight, relationships, and wisdom necessary to achieve our investment objectives.
Ossama Hassanein, PhD
Chairman of the Board
Ossama is an entrepreneur, mentor, and venture capitalist. Over the last 35 years, he has managed over $1 billion of international technology funds in diverse leadership roles including EVP of Berkeley International in San Francisco, Chairman of Technocom Ventures…
Saeed Amidi
General Partner
Saeed has been a technology investor since 1996 and co-founded Amidzad in 2000. He is a serial entrepreneur and a seasoned executive with over 23 years of experience in founding, operating, and growing successful companies. He has been closely involved…
Bruce Bauer
Venture Partner
Bruce is founder of Newbury Ventures and has spent more than 26 years in the venture capital industry. At Newbury, Bruce focuses on investments in security, imaging, sensors, healthcare IT and enterprise software products and services. Bruce led the firm's…
Joe Kell
Chief Financial Officer
Joe is the Chief Financial Officer of the Rising Tide Fund in Silicon Valley. Over the past 3 years, he has been responsible for maintaining the accounting systems, valuation analysis, reporting functions, and investor relations for over…
Tamer Hassanein
Partner
Tamer is a rising star of the digital media industry with deep domain knowledge and a strong appreciation for the dynamics that create successful startups in Silicon Valley. He has an unmatched network in the Valley’s…
Roham Gharegozlou
Partner
Roham is an investor with a strong technical and entrepreneurial background. Based in San Francisco, Roham has worked with technology startups through Newbury Ventures, a technology-focused venture fund with over $300MM invested capital. At Newbury, Roham specialized in deal flow…
