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From Boulder to the Bay: Alumni investors connect with university startups at Silicon Valley summit
On August 17, eight University of Colorado startups founded on faculty research traveled to Silicon Valley for a day-long retreat with CU Boulder alumni investors and friends.The investors are members of the Bay Area Buffs Investors Club, a grassroots alumni organization founded by Pingrong “PR” Yu (PhDChem’04), a Silicon Valley-based venture capitalist, startup founder and CU Boulder alumnus.