July 21, 2020
THE LOCAL BUZZ

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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.
TACOS & TECH PODCAST
Julie Collens , CEO of Vivid Genomics , a precision medicine company that specializes in dementia, specifically with the aim to accelerate neurodegenerative disease drug development by using genomics, big data, and machine learning.

Thanks to our partners at Cox Business for their support of our tech ecosystem.
ACQUISITIONS
Home Junction by ATTOM Data Solutions, amount undisclosed

FTX Games by Tilting Point, amount undisclosed

Click here for a comprehensive list of acquisitions in Q2.
RECENT DEALS
BioAtla, $72.5M with Soleus Capital, Pfizer, Pappas Capital, Janus Henderson Investors, HBM Healthcare Investments, and Boxer Capital, among others

GoSecure, $20M with Yaletown Partners, SAP National Security Services, Razor's Edge Ventures, and Bank of Montreal

Neurovalens, $6.5M with IQ Capital, Wharton Asset Management Company, The Angel CoFund, Techstart Ventures, Clarendon Fund Managers, and Government’s Future Fund

AristaMD, $6M with Ascension Ventures and .406 Ventures

TuSimple, amount undisclosed with Navistar

We put together a comprehensive list of Q2 fundings here . Take a look!
DEALS BY SD INVESTORS
Qualcomm Ventures invested in Reliance Jio, $97M round

Section 32 invested in Glympse Bio, $46.7M round

SENTRE invested in Openpath, $36M round
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.
Senior Software Engineer,  Seismic  (Del Mar)

Product Manager - CRM,  Seismic  (Del Mar)
Human Resources Manager, Stone Brewing (San Diego)

Senior Scientist, Data Science – Natural Language Processing, Johnson & Johnson (La Jolla)

Project Manager, Truvian (UTC)

Growth Account Executive, Tealium (Torrey Hills)

Product Manager, Mercato (Downtown)

Graduate Innovation Internship, Launch Factory (Mission Valley)

Operations Project Manager, Sanofi (La Jolla)

Financial Analyst, Procede Software (Sorrento Valley)
UPCOMING * VIRTUAL * EVENTS
Enjoy these events from the comfort and safety of your own home.
CONNECT ALL Digital Marketing Boot Camp, July 22

Pismo Ventures  National Venture Plan Competition, Applications open July 22

San Diego Code School AMA with Mike Roberts About Apprenticeships, July 28

Athena Gain a Competitive Edge in AI/ML Applications with Good Data, July 28  

Next San Diego Redefining Sustainability: Beyond Green, July 29

Brandwood CKC Virtual-Innovation Accelerator, July 29

Data Science Alliance Reality Check - What to expect as a data scientist working outside the tech industry, July 30

Techstars Anywhere Applications due October 11

San Diego Code School Apprenticeship Program, Apply here
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