This Week in San Diego Tech News - December 5, 2024

Listen & subscribe on Apple, Spotify, YouTube, and other platforms.Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News!I’m Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital.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 ask our listeners and SD Tech fans 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.12/5 NewsFunding - SD VC funding through Q3 & Fred’s tweetCarlsbad’s Vuori secures $825M in funding, reaches $5.5B valuationAmprion raises $15M Series BAcquisitions/M&AKate Therapeutics acquired by Novartis for $1.1BRoche Acquires Poseida for $1.5BLundbeck acquires Longboard Pharmaceuticals in $2.6BNeos Partners new fund - $1.37BJLABS supports 190+ biotechsEvents – For full list – check The Social CoyoteSD Founders Hike - Dec 6Tech The Halls - Dec 6 - THE tech holiday party!JP Morgan Healthcare conference January 13-16 (SF/Bay Area)TechCon SoCal - Jan 17-18 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