EPISODE · Oct 9, 2025 · 22 MIN

This Week on San Diego Tech News

from Tacos and Tech Podcast · host Neal Bloom

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!10/10SD Startup Week debriefState of Biotech EcosystemFunding News* Turnout $21M Seed* Crystalys Therapeutics $205M Series A* Once Upon a Farm IPOSnapdragon Summit - Qualcomm announcements & Eyepop AI announcementsCurated Events List – For full list – check The Social CoyoteSD Founders Hike - Oct 10Stocktoberfest Oct 20-22Carlsbad Industry Exchange - Biotech - Oct 22SD Defense Tech Coffee / Build Day Oct 23 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