
Brown Student Leaves Ivy League to Launch Startup
Alex Shieh, a 20-year-old Brown University sophomore, has left the Ivy League school to launch The Anti-Fraud Company after raising over $5 million.
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Alex Shieh, a 20-year-old Brown University sophomore, has left the Ivy League school to launch The Anti-Fraud Company after raising over $5 million.

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