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

Startup Catalyst

The last time I had visited was mid-2016 when I was getting ready to leave QUT. Matthew Brown (2015) left a role at one of the big 4 consulting firms to join Maxwell Plus , a medical tech startup rethinking the way we detect and diagnose disease (and are doing pretty well ). It’s not all startups! What walls do we need to move?

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Five Tips to Activate New Angel Investors

Angel Capital Association

As angels are typically characterized as making individual investments between $25,000-500,000 in early-stage companies, it’s likely that many who are qualified have a lower risk appetite. With the launch of Regulation Crowdfunding (Reg CF) under the JOBS Act in 2016, investors can now participate in equity crowdfunding.