March 17, 2020
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BLOOMBITES
Crazy times. First, I hope you and your family stay safe and healthy and are following guidelines from government and health officials. There’s plenty of time to ponder what the future looks like with all this change, but most important is that we stay calm and keep ourselves in the mental capacity to make sensible decisions. If you are a team leader/exec, you can support your team by alleviating stress in any way you can by being available and keeping the lines of communication open. Everyone has a lot going on at home now, so work should feel secondary for all of our people.

From a work perspective, I am incredibly encouraged by the economic development communities for jumping in and putting out information for helping businesses navigate this uncertainty and to be able to care for their employees. See the section below for resources that will help you get through this time of uncertainty.

Stay safe and healthy, my friends.

In the meantime, my team and I at Fresh Brewed Tech will continue to keep you updated on our amazing tech ecosystem, with positive news, including our companies that are assisting with this pandemic. Stay tuned!

Cheers,

P.S. Who has the best video of a kid washing their hands and singing a song to? We could all use an educational pick me up.

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COVID-19 BUSINESS RESOURCES
We're here to support you as you safely isolate in place. Here are some resources you and your business can take advantage of:


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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
Episode #42
Take your mind momentarily away from the noise to listen in to our recent interview with serial entrepreneur and investor, Amy Chang .

Thanks to our partners at Cox Business for their support of our tech ecosystem.
RECENT DEALS
Cloudbeds, $82M with Viking Global Investors, Recruit, PeakSpan Capital, Cultivation Capital, and Counterpart Ventures

Primmune Therapeutics, $7M with CAM Capital, Charlie McDermott, BioRock Ventures, and BioBrit

Gretel, $3.5M with Moonshots Capital, Greylock Partners, Village Global, and several angel investors

Agragene, $1.2M with Ospraie Ag Sciences

Lipidio Pharmaceuticals, amount undisclosed with Foundation for Prader Willi Research, among others

Luther, amount undisclosed with undisclosed investors
ACQUISITIONS
Morris 4x4 Center by AutoAnything, amount undisclosed
JOBS SPOTLIGHT
Director of Strategic Partnerships, LeadCrunch (Downtown)

Financial Analyst, Simplexity (San Diego)

Human Resource Associate, AerNos (San Diego)

Inside Sales, Flock Freight (Solana Beach)

IS Support Tech, Scripps Health (UTC)

Director of Growth & Retention, Blenders Eyewear (Pacific Beach)

Media Manager, Sony Electronics (Rancho Bernardo)

Support Engineer I, Kibo (San Diego)

Regional Marketing Development Manager, Thermo Fisher (Sorrento Valley)

Program Finance Analyst, Cubic (San Diego)
UPCOMING * VIRTUAL * EVENTS
Enjoy these events from the comfort and safety of your own home
App lication: Innovative solutions to tackle Coronavirus outbreak, du e March 18

How marketers can be more effective when remote working, March 18

Procopio free webinar: Employment Law and COVID-19, March 19

Application: CONNECT ALL @ The Jacobs Center's Business Accelerator Program, due March 30

Coronavirus & Business: Helping self-employed professionals to create solutions, March 31

San Diego Tech Hub March Meeting : Addressing the FUD Factor of COVID-19, March 31

2020 Top Tech Awards Nominations, due April 24

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