This Week In San Diego Tech News

Listen & subscribe on Apple, Spotify, YouTube.Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News!I’m Neal Bloom from Rising Tide Partners.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!2/9Debrief from 2026 VC OutlookJanuary 2026 Funding RecapSolve Energy IPO & Once Upon A Farm IPORakuten Medical $100M Series FMacroLayoffs Amazon 16,000 Traditional tech stocks are downIllumina partners with the SD Zoo Frozen ZooNew Dexcom CEONeal is back on twitter/XCurated Events List – For full list – check The Social CoyoteSD Founder Hike - Feb 6SDAC Angel Investor Knowledge Night - Feb 10AFCEA West - Feb. 10-12TechCon Southwest Austin - Feb. 12-13 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