May 26, 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
Today would have been the first day of San Diego Startup Week , so I am officially missing seeing you all, but have no fear, there are great plans for this fall coming together. Listen to this recent podcast for more background and info. 

We’re also eagerly awaiting the announcement of this year’s Cool Companies by Connect with San Diego Venture Group, coming out May 28 . Keep an eye out. 👀

For Fresh Brewed Tech, this week we have Part 5 of the HNC story, the godfather of San Diego’s analytics and data science sector. We also interview Brook and Rema of Cup O’ Sugar on our podcast on how neighbors are able to trade household and kitchen items through their platform.

Stay safe, friends,

Follow @FreshBrewedTech for daily SD tech news.
ORIGINAL BREW
Our team of  local writers   gives a fresh look inside the San Diego tech ecosystem past and present
Entrepreneur Eric Haller catches the data analytics wave, from the
pioneering HNC days to ID Analytics and now Experian DataLabs.
TACOS & TECH PODCAST
Brook Sheehan & Rema Abedkader , co-founders of Cup O' Sugar , a mobile app that allows neighbors to connect over sharing and requesting food ingredients.

Thanks to our partners at Cox Business for their support of our tech ecosystem.
RECENT DEALS
Amplyx, $90M with Sofinnova Investments, New Enterprise Associates, Lundbeckfonden Ventures, Arix Bioscience, Pappas Capital, RiverVest Venture Partners, 3×5 Partner s , BioMed Ventures, and Adage Capital Management

Ecwid, $42M with PeakSpan Capital and Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital

Chromacode, $10M with Adjuvant Capital
ACQUISITIONS
Access Scientific by Smiths Medical, amount undisclosed

FMG Suite by Aurora Capital Partners, amount undisclosed
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT: WE MADE A GAME
Our team created a game to help you pass time and "Eat All the Tacos!" We used none other than San Diego-based Koji to create this game.
JOBS SPOTLIGHT
During the current shift in the world of work, many San Diego companies are still hiring . Thi s 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 Engineer, NOVO Engineering (Vista)

Social Media Manager, Psyonix (Downtown)

Graduate Innovation Internship, Launch Factory (Mission Valley)

Account Manager, Blueboard (Miramar)

Director, Customer Support, ParTech (Rancho Bernardo)

UX Designer, Chatmeter (Downtown)

Social Media Manager/Sr. Specialist, Illumin a (Sorrento Valley)

Customer Service Representative, Redemption Games (Carlsbad)

Sr. Accountant, Neurocrine Biosciences (Del Mar)
UPCOMING * VIRTUAL * EVENTS
Enjoy these events from the comfort and safety of your own home.
San Diego Tech Hub: The Three R’s of Pivoting Professionally , May 26

Athena: How COVID-19 Pandemic is Accelerating Modern Medicine , May 28

Meta by Acai: Startup Community Virtual Networking, May 28

Classy: The Can’t-Miss Virtual Non-Profit Event of the Year, June 9-12

UCSD: The Basement's Annual Pitch Competition, Vote for your favorite startup pitch!

Application: NSIN Defense Innovation Accelerator, apply by May 28

Application: Pax Momentum's Fall 2020 Cohort, apply by June 1

Application: Advancing San Diego - Get free talent for your small company!, apply by June 1
HOW ARE WE DOING ON THESE NEWSLETTERS?
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