Venture In The South

S5/E283 David first interviews Joe Milam one of the Fund Managers from Fund That Tiger Fund, a Clemson Affinity Fund. Next is Abby Phillips, the Director of the Wolfpack Investor Network (WIN), an NC State Affiliated Angel Group soon to be launching a Fund. 2 great examples of differing approaches to University Affinity and Affiliated Funds and Angel Groups. Then Paul joins me to discuss the differing Theses and Mandates each each approach entails and how Investors might evaluate those approaches. (recorded from 10.8.26 to 10.20.26).

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S5:E282 David reviews the past Week In Venture and tees up E283 for Wednesday 10.21.26. For Wednesday's episode he'll be interviewing the managers of Fund That Tiger, a Clemson affinity Fund, and the Wolfpack Investor Network, an NC State affiliated Fund. Then Paul will join David for a discussion of the Academic Fund Thesis. (recorded 10.18.26) 

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S5:E281 David interviews Dr. Julia Halterman, she's the Founder & CEO of SalivIQ Diagnostics, a startup focused on saliva-based molecular diagnostics. They will be first to market in 2027 with a better, cheaper and faster molecular Strep A test that is more accurate for diagnosing strep throat without the need for an obnoxious tonsil swab. She has completed clinical testing, just closed their Seed Round and is focused on FDA approval in early 2027. (recorded 10.13.26)

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S5:E280 David provides the rundown on the past week in Venture and introduces  Wednesday's E281 interview with Julia Halterman, the Founder & CEO of SalivIQ Diagnostics. That's a startup focused on saliva-based molecular diagnostics, a rapidly expanding market for non-invasive Point-of-Service and at-home consumer diagnostic testing. (recorded 10.11.26)

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S5:E279 Paul joins David to review the nature of corporate Venture Capital in the Southeast, the impact this class of capital has on startup founders and investors, and where corporate VC can be found. (recorded 10.6.26)

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S5:E278 David reviews the past week in Venture, trying to focus less on Big AI which seems besieged by doomerism and Data Center Nimbyism, and more on issues in the startup ecosystem that aren’t directly related to Big AI. (recorded 10.4.26)

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S5:E277 David interviews Jacob Rushfinn Co-founder and CEO of Botsi, an AI platform for personalizing software subscription offers to enable more tailored customer choices at the top of the sales funnel. (recorded 9.24.26)

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S5:E276 David reviews the past week in Venture with most of the focus on AI. On Wednesday David will interview Jacob Rushfinn, Co-founder and CEO of Botsi, an AI platform for personalizing software subscription offers to enable more tailored customer choices at the top of the sales funnel. (recorded 9.27.26)

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S5:E275 David and Paul team up to review the concept of Funds of Funds in the Southeastern Startup ecosystem. We explain the concepts and theses for the Fund of Fund strategy, review government efforts to stimulate jobs by using this strategy to distribute state funds for economic development and we also review private Funds of Funds aiming to make money for private investors. (recorded 9.3.26)

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S5:E274 David reviews the past week in Venture and tees up E275 on Wednesday when David joins Paul to discuss the Fund of Funds Strategy for Startup Investing. (recorded 9.20.26)

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