December 21, 2021
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BLOOMBITES
2021. A year like no other. For Fresh Brewed Tech, we put out 71 podcast episodes, hosted 50-plus Clubhouses, released 26 newsletters, and hosted dozens of virtual events to connect the San Diego tech community. We also test-launched a new website and soft-launched a job board. And I co-launched an angel syndicate and am now raising a venture fund.

And we have a lot more in store for 2022.

The tech community was busy growing too. Check out our preliminary 2021 Tech Year In Review.

A very happy holidays and new year to you and yours,

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ORIGINAL CONTENT
It’s been a wild year with the number of investments, total amount invested into companies, and big rounds all up from 2020. Dive in with us as we review 2021 in San Diego Tech Ecosystem. Click here for the report.
TACOS & TECH PODCAST

An estimated 56% of Americans plan to move by the end of 2021, showing how many people are interested in remote work opportunities and/or finding communities they would want to live in, according to The Neighbor 2020 – 2021 American Migration Report. Carlsbad is a city actively attracting strong talent to lead its industries and technological developments, boasting its beautiful beaches and connected community. Local leaders from all over San Diego County are actively coming together to work toward city innovation and talent development. In this week’s podcast, David Graham, Chief Innovation Officer at City of Carlsbad, Matt Sanford, Economic Development Manager at City of Carlsbad, and Tim Carty and Winona Dimeo-Ediger, co-founders of RoleCall, share how they’ve built a pipeline of talent for the Carlsbad business community.
JOBS SPOTLIGHT
The talent market is hot especially for tech talent. Check out the new ‘stealth’ job board by Fresh Brewed Tech for early access. Full launch coming soon.
Roche (Carlsbad)

Cue Health (San Diego)

Apixio (San Diego)

PSC Biotech Corporation (Oceanside)
SoftClouds (San Diego/remote)

Teradata (San Diego)

ServiceNow (San Diego/remote)

Seismic (San Diego)
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Bitcoin & Open Blockchain - San Diego, January 11
RECENT FUNDINGS
PetDx, molecular diagnostics dedicated to the detection/treatment of cancer in pets, $62M Series B with LongView Asset Management

SkySafe, drone airspace management, $30M Series B with Kingfisher Investment Advisors

Kneron, AI chip manufacturer, $25M with Lite-On Technology

Bloom Science, biotech discovering/developing revolutionary new drugs, $12M Series A with ALS Investment Fund, Leaps by Bayer

Lawmatics, molecular diagnostics dedicated to the detection/treatment of cancer in pets, $10M Series A with Ankona Capital Partners
AQUISITIONS
Biosero by BICO for $165M

Ellsworth Cycling by RP Designs

Aurora Multimedia Services by ClubReady

Ultra Communications by Samtec

ProEst Estimating Software by Autodesk

Shipware by SIB Fixed Cost Reduction

BVA by The Stable
SD-BASED INVESTORS IN THE NEWS
Spark Growth Ventures invests in Outsite

AIG Direct invests in Anur Cloud Technologies

LogicBoost Labs invests in Clarevent

City Hill Ventures invests in OncoMyx Therapeutics

Section 32 invests in Nodexus, Freenome, Exai Bio, Dialpad, Verge Genomics
Correlation Ventures invests in Enable My Child

Qualcomm Ventures invests in ForwardX Robotics

M6 Ventures invests in Legends of Mitra

Radicle Growth invests in Full Harvest

Stepstone Group invests in Kasada
TACO TO YOU LATER
Happy Holidays!
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