This Week in San Diego Tech – Aug 15, 2025

Listen & subscribe on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and other platforms.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.Before we dive in, we wanted to thank and ask our listeners 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!Aug 15SDEE event debriefBiotech layoffs: Thermo, Poseida TherapeuticsEquillium raiseScale Bio acquired by 10X GenomicsPlantible opens a 100-acre manufacturing module in TexasBAE Shipyard Gains Defense Build ContractsPrebys Foundation Donates $1M to support grant medical researchCurated Events List – For full list – check The Social CoyoteDefense Tech Build Day - Aug 28Gaming Gathering Build Day - Sept 2SD Defense at SoCal Deep Tech Week - Sept 16 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit risingtidepartners.substack.com/subscribe