Alumni Spotlight
Zain Zaidi, ’21 Electrical Engineering
Zain Zaidi is a blockchain-focused executive, entrepreneur, and investor. He is the
Co-founder, Chief Executive Officer, and Director of TransCrypts, a B2B platform focused
on consumer-empowered record management and verification. Zain is a Forbes 30 Under
30 honoree and has raised over $18 million in venture funding to scale enterprise-grade
infrastructure at the intersection of compliance, data, and automation.
He has been recognized as an “Under 25” entrepreneur by the Silicon Valley Business
Journal and is a frequent guest speaker and contributor on Bloomberg and Forbes. His
work and insights have also been featured in publications such as MarketWatch, as
well as on local affiliate channels of Fox and NBC News.
Sameer Saran is a tech entrepreneur and the Founder & CEO of ParkStash, a parking
technology company he bootstrapped after earning his Master’s degree in Computer Engineering
from San José State University in 2018.
With no outside funding, he built ParkStash from the ground up - leading product development,
sales, marketing, and operations with a lean team. Under his leadership, the company
scaled from zero to over $1M in sales, now serving properties across the United States
and partnering with billion-dollar enterprises to deliver scalable, real-world solutions.
Sameer’s work has been featured across major media outlets including CBS, ABC, NBC,
FOX, Scripps Media, and MoneyWatch. He holds multiple patents, has received more than
11 national awards for product innovation, and actively serves as an advisory board
member in incubators and early-stage startups.
He is passionate about sharing honest lessons from building a company without a playbook
and enjoys working with student founders focused on turning ideas into sustainable,
real-world products.
Angel Idusuyi is a fintech entrepreneur and the Co-Founder of CreditCliq, a cross-border
credit solution she launched while completing her degree in Business at San José State
University. Driven by the mission to solve financial barriers for immigrants, she
built CreditCliq to enable newcomers to port their international credit history to
the U.S. and Canada. Her leadership and product vision took the company from a student-led
project to a successful acquisition by Creditchek in early 2025. Following the acquisition,
she has continued to push the boundaries of technology, currently focusing on the
development of AI agents at Bland AI.
Angel’s work at the intersection of tech and social impact has earned her numerous
prestigious honors, including first place at the Silicon Valley Business Plan Competition
and a top-tier award at the Fowler Global Social Innovation Challenge. Beyond fintech,
she is the co-founder of 34 Colors, a social initiative that leverages high-speed
technology like Starlink to modernize educational infrastructure in Nigeria.
