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Onboard Dynamics Is Leading the Transition to Next Generation Transportation Fuels, Reducing Emissions, and Driving Down Energy Costs

Angel Capital Association

The CNG technology concept needed to be fully developed and commercialized to build out the necessary storage and refueling infrastructure to make it widely accessible to consumers. The following September in 2014 the company received a $3.6 The following September in 2014 the company received a $3.6 They recently closed a $2.5M

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A university’s role in an emerging startup community and other conversations

Startup Catalyst

Of those who had a QUT supported place: Alex Ghiculescu (2014) founded Tanda, a workforce success company that continues to go from strength to strength with over 120 staff across the globe. You then need your risk capital and we’re seeing increasing amounts of risk capital available in Queensland. Where are they now?

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‘High conviction, low volume’: Playfair launches $70M pre-seed fund for European startups

TechCrunch

One of them was Orca AI which was developing a collision-avoidance system for ships, and it was this company from a sea of samey startups that Playfair ended up investing in — both in its 2019 pre-seed funding round, and its follow-on Series A round two years later. There just wasn’t enough differentiation.”

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Public Policy Quarterly: October 2023

Angel Capital Association

Back to top The History of the ACA's Public Policy Efforts The Angel Capital Association was a nascent organization in 2009-2010 when Congress developed the bipartisan Dodd-Frank Act in response to the fallout of the great recession. It will help develop a better, more diverse economy.