Qiuyan Xu, PhD, Entrepreneur and Angel Investor- Gravitate AI

<p><span style="color: #d35400;">Why angel-scale biotech is so promising:</span> <a href= "https://syndicate.angelinvestboston.com/en-us/the-surge-of-opportunities-in-angel-scale-biotech"> Learn More</a></p> <p>Qiuyan Xu, PhD is a statistician, an entrepreneur and a colleague at Walnut. We talked about the startups she has invested in, her immigrant journey and the work she does at Gravitate AI (<a href= "https://www.gravitate.ai/">https://www.gravitate.ai</a>)</p> <p>Sponsors: Purdue University entrepreneurship & Peter Fasse, patent attorney at Fish & Richardson</p> <p>Highlights:</p> <ul> <li>Sal Daher Introduces Qiuyan Xu, PhD, Statistician, Entrepreneur and Angel Investor</li> <li>Qiuyan Xu Talks About Her Investment in AOA Diagnostics</li> <li>Qiuyan Xu Talks About Her Investment in Octagon Therapeutics</li> <li>What Sal Daher Looks for in an Academic Founder</li> <li>Qiuyan Xu Wonders About the Long Holds in Life Science Investments</li> <li>“It's an important thing to remember now that the early-stage, angel-scale life science investing is really, really just beginning to take off.”</li> <li>“There are some angels who have done very successfully, with just a handful of companies.”</li> <li>“Weeding out the obvious losers. I think it makes a lot of sense.”</li> <li>We Still Know Surprisingly Little in the Life Sciences</li> <li>Qiuyan Xu Came to the US in 2003 to Study Statistics at UC Davis</li> <li>“...I got my PhD in 2008, in statistics, in the middle of a recession.”</li> <li>What Drove Qiuyan Xu to Become an Entrepreneur</li> <li>Qiuyan Xu’s Company Is Gravitate AI (<a href= "https://www.gravitate.ai/">https://www.gravitate.ai/</a>)</li> <li>Gravitate AI Helps with Data Cleaning & Automation as Well as Customizing Open-Source AI Solutions</li> <li>How Qiuyan Xu Became an Angel Investor</li> <li>Contagious Enthusiasm</li> <li>Qiuyan Xu’s Advice to Angel Investors</li> <li>“You're urging angels to step right in, but at the same time, exercise control and have a budget.”</li> <li>Advice to Founders</li> <