This Week in San Diego Tech - July 7, 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!July 7Events debrief - Andy Ballester/SD Tech Founders eventMacro market is feeling positiveCarlsmed files for IPOCapstan Thera acquiredAquacycl - International expansion through MetroConnectBlossomhill Therapuetics moves in new HQFundings:Gallant Therapeutics - $18MArialys Therapeutics - $14MKelly Slater moved his brand to SDCurated Events List – For full list – check The Social CoyoteJuly 8 - Afternoon Founders HikeJuly 29 - Dev & Data x CTO Talks: Healthtech Night - link coming soon 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