November 29th, 2022
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BLOOMBITES
I hope you all had a great Thanksgiving! With the end of the year in sight, we are bringing together the tech community one last time for some holiday fun at Tech The Halls on December 8. Donate some canned food and join us as we toast to 2022 one last time.

Also on the horizon in 2023, AgTech Day! From the amazing collaborations that happened at our AgTech Hackathon comes a quarterly gathering of farmers, technologists, and food system innovators. Join us January 19.
Cheers!
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TACOS & TECH PODCAST
In a recent episode of Tacos and Tech, CEO & Founder Kate Dilligan shares her story as a breast cancer survivor and how it led her to start Cooler Heads, a company that makes scalp cooling therapy more accessible and better for cancer patients.
JOBS SPOTLIGHT
The talent market is hot, especially for tech talent. Check out our new job board by Fresh Brewed Tech for all the awesome job opportunities in San Diego.
HCLTech (Alpine)

Brain Corp (San Diego)

Alphatec Spine (Carlsbad)

Maravai (San Diego)
Wagner Aeronautical (Escondido)

EPC Power Corp (Poway)

ResMed (San Diego/remote)

Helix (San Diego/remote)
UPCOMING EVENTS
CSUSM Innovation Hub, Nov 30

CWC @UC San Diego, Nov 30

Startup San Diego, Dec 5

ChallengeHER, Dec 7

Fresh Brewed Tech Live, Dec 7
Fresh Brewed Tech Live, Dec 8

TriNet & First Republic Bank, Dec 9

FEMX Quarters, Dec 12

Fresh Brewed Tech Live, Jan 19

San Diego SBDC, WBC, and PTAC, Jan 20
RECENT FUNDINGS
Escient Pharmaceuticals, targeted therapeutics for neurosensory-inflammatory disorders, $120M Series A with Abingworth, Forge Life Science Partners, New Enterprise Associates

Lipidio Pharmaceuticals, focuses on advancing a molecule to treat diseases associated with excess body fat, $20M Series A

Valcre, innovative appraisal platform for the commercial real estate industry, $12.7M Series A with Avenue Growth Partners

Personal AI, develops AI-based software to help users retain, reinforce, and recall human memory, $4.7M

KaiOS Technologies, powers an emerging global ecosystem of affordable digital products and services, $3.4M with Finnfund

Trio Pharmaceuticals, cancer therapeutics company that develops dual-action drugs for immunogenic tumors, $1.5M 

MANSCAPED, global men’s lifestyle consumer brand, Series B with Banner Ventures, Smash Ventures
ACQUISITIONS
Payment Logistics by Fortis Payment Systems

Cell IDx by Leica Biosystems
SD-BASED INVESTORS IN THE NEWS
Qualcomm Ventures invests in Ultraviolette Automotive, WEKA, Cloudbrink

Avalon Ventures invests in Jana Therapeutics

Correlation Ventures invests in Zenlyti
TACO TO YOU LATER
It's Taco Tuesday!
Have a tip or want to share your favorite local taco?
Feel free to tell us about it: techos@freshbrewedtech.com