April 28, 2020
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Welcome to The Local Buzz, your inside scoop on San Diego’s tech scene. Keep up to date on our Fresh Brewed Tech website.
BLOOMBITES
Hey friends, while March felt like a year, April felt like a week. I hope you are all doing OK. I attempted to go for a run with a mask on this weekend and it did not work out well. I did join a pretty fun virtual beer festival this past weekend where 1,500 San Diegans were shipped 10 local beers and watched recorded tasting notes from brewers and music performances. What are you doing that’s new lately?

With the switch to digital everything, it’s been fun to experiment with new ways to connect and network, including presenting at Startup SD/Mission Edge/SD Downtown Partnership’s Startup Series, where we talked through the entrepreneurial mindset and local resources. Watch the recording here . Part two is this Friday and word on the street is each workshop you attend gives you a bigger discount to the (soon-to-be-announced) postponed San Diego Startup Week. 

We also continue to experiment with our newsletter to inform as many as possible on what’s going on in San Diego. Let us know what you think of the content and layout. This week, we are excited to highlight SDSU startup Den written by Sandy Athniel. Give it a read!

Stay safe and healthy,

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ORIGINAL BREW
Our team of  local writers   gives a fresh look inside the San Diego tech ecosystem past and present
TACOS & TECH PODCAST
Teal & Tristan Cooper , founders of VendiBean , a barista at the touch of a button, in the form of a coffee vending machine.

Thanks to our partners at Cox Business for their support of our tech ecosystem.
NEW VENTURE FUNDS
Section 32 raising $350M for third fund
RECENT DEALS
Erasca, $200M with ARCH Venture Partners, Cormorant Asset Management, EDBI, Terra Magnum Capital Partners, LifeSci Venture Partners, Colt Ventures, City Hill Ventures, and Invus

Brain Cor p, $36M with SoftBank Vision Fund 1, ClearBridge Investments, Satwik Ventures, and Qualcomm Ventures

Trovata, $4.3M with JP Morgan and FINTOP Capital

Intellecy, $125K with undisclosed investors
ACQUISITIONS
BaseHealth by Genalyte, amount undisclosed

Empyr by Augeo Marketing, amount undisclosed
JOBS SPOTLIGHT
Even with the world turned upside down recently, certain companies are still hiring. This live job board by SD Life Changing, StartupSD, and Connect shows open roles. Companies can add their roles if they are hiring, too.

Podcast/Email Growth Marketer, Fresh Brewed Tech (Remote) 😎

Lead Software Engineer, Sekr (Remote)

Agile Team Coach, Mitek (Downtown)

Program Planning Specialist, Cubic (Kearny Mesa)

Senior Computer Vision Engineer, Yembo (Sorrento Valley)

Creative Designer, Sendlane (Mira Mesa)

Innovative Sales Leader, ShipCalm (Vista)

Full Stack Developer, Fuse Integration (Kearny Mesa)

Brand Content Writer, GoSite (Mission Valley)

Market Development Manager, SeaSpine (Carlsbad)
UPCOMING * VIRTUAL * EVENTS
Enjoy these events from the comfort and safety of your own home
JLABS: Fighting Viruses, April 28

San Diego Tech Hub: Get Out of Your Comfort Zone, April 28

Founders First CDC: PPP – Show Me The Money, April 30

JLABS: Cybersecurity: Good Data Hygiene 101 for Life Sciences, April 30

Meta by Acai: Startup Community Virtual Networking, April 30

Startup SD, Mission Edge, and SD Downtown Partnership: Embracing Resiliency and Finding Opportunities (Startup Series Workshop 2 of 5), May 1

JLABS: Developing a Non-Confidential Pitch for in-Person and Virtual Presentations, May 5

Meta by Acai: Women in Tech Virtual Networking, May 7

Application: Advancing San Diego - Get free talent for your small company!, apply now
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