Initiatives and teams that Lida led include: launching a national incubator, advising startups that have raised over $600 million, and winning international competitions, such as the Google Startup Battle award out of 1000+ teams. Lida has had experience in initiating, leading, and completing projects in Australia, Bénin, Canada, France, Italy, Japan, Malawi, Peru, Switzerland, the UAE, UK, and USA. In short, she has lived and worked on all continents, and speaks 3 languages well (while working on another 3).