This Week in San Diego Tech - June 27, 2025

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Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News!

I’m Neal Bloom from Rising Tide Partners and the Tacos and Tech Podcast.

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.

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June 27

Dr Squatch acq again, this time for $2B

IPOs - Chime, Coreweave, eToro, Circle doing well and Wealthfront just filed.

Quidel acquired LEX

New Insulin results

Fundings:

Clearspeed series D

Firestorm raised new funds, according to SEC filing

Lilo of Carlsbad wins a Michelin Star

Deloitte Fast 500 nominations open

 

Curated Events List – For full list – check The Social Coyote

June 27 - Pitch Night at Bermuda Club

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