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Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News!
I’m Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital.
My co-host in this episode is Fred Grier, journalist and author of The Business of San Diego substack. He covers the ins-and-outs of the startup world including breaking news, IPOs, fundraising rounds, and M&A through his newsletter.
Before we dive in, we wanted to ask our listeners and SD Tech fans to help us grow the show, leave a review and share with one other person who should be more plugged in with the SD Tech Scene. Thank you for the support and for helping us build the San Diego Startup Community.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
1/2/2025 Top Headlines
V.C. Activity Tops $6 Billion in 2024
Join the conversation on Fred’s LinkedIn post
Neal bets Luke Sophinos of Coursekey on number of IPOs in 2025
Fundings
Janux Therapeutics - $350m
Pleno - $25m growth round
Hauler Hero - $10m seed round
Teradata & Amazon partner on Gen AI
GKN Aerospace opens new facility
Heron Therapeutics Moves HQ From San Diego to North Carolina
Events – For full list – check The Social Coyote
SD Founders Hike - Jan. 3
CES - San Diego showcase - let us know if you’ll be at CES
Join me on Tuesday at this event or Wednesday at this event
JP Morgan Healthcare conference January 13-16 (SF/Bay Area)
TechCon SoCal - Jan 17-18
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