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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!
1/9/2025 Top headlines
Predictions
5 VC Investors Share Hot Takes and Predictions
Neal’s predictions - IPO market, M&A, Fundings, In person
M&A news
Poseida deal closed, up $500m in purchase price. $1b to $1.5b
Funding
Gaming Startup Simulation Theory Raises $2M Seed Funding
Crop Diagnostix raises $3.5M Seed Round
Developments
$85M film studio under construction in Chula Vista
Curated Events List – For full list – check The Social Coyote
Startup Grind Carlsbad is back Jan 14
Angel Conference events on Jan 14 and Feb 18
Rumi AI HH - Jan 16
TechCon SoCal - Jan 17-18
The Future of Healthcare - Jan 22
ACG San Diego | CapCon24 - Feb 21-22
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