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!2/18TechCon Southwest DebriefFund raises:Shield AI - possibly raising $1B on $12BSeasats $20M Series A raise Karmel Capital new fundPlantible FDA ApprovalCurated Events List – For full list – check The Social CoyoteSD Gaming Tech Leaders Gathering - Feb. 24Biocom Investor Conference - Feb. 24-26SD Angel Academy - March 6 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