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

Startup Catalyst

It was just quite extraordinary to give students the opportunity to go to Silicon Valley, see what’s happening in firms, and to do a startup weekend in the middle. We also had the opportunity to catch up with some QUT alumni who are running businesses over there. it came in through the QUT Business School. Where are they now?

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

TechCrunch

. “We like these nascent markets — I call them ‘overlooked and unsexy sectors’ That’s where we really like to get stuck in, and where I see the opportunity.” And for its second fund, Smith said they’ve reached somewhere in the region of 95th percentile for TVPI (total value vs paid in capital).

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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. She also spoke on how she is working to reform the current accredited investor definition.