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It’s the last week of October and the last week of the inaugural San Diego Startup Month (SDSM). The great programming continues and the final night will close with highlights of both social entrepreneurship and aerospace innovation, two standout areas of San Diego. Ticket prices have dropped each week, so get a one-week pass and join us.
Have you gotten to know the SDSM Incubator companies like EntireTask? Check out the Demo Day this Friday. Maybe you heard a panel on how our local startups continue to innovate during Covid-19? Well then you’ll enjoy this week’s podcast episode, which is with GoSite CEO Alex Goode. GoSite is helping small businesses digitize and continue to operate during the pandemic. If you like the episode, please share it with your network.
This is the last newsletter before the election. If you haven’t voted yet, please do so now. Help build a better community with us by engaging in the process. If Kate Rubins, UCSD alum and astronaut, can vote from space, you can do it too. Drop off your ballot now.
Cheers,
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Alex Goode is the founder & CEO of GoSite, a platform that helps small businesses transition from offline to online, something that's especially crucial in the current climate.
Thanks to our partners at Cox Business for enabling us to tell these stories of inspiring leaders.
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FAST FIVE
Some highlights from this past week in San Diego tech.
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Gilead Sciences, with an Oceanside facility, produced the first FDA-approved Covid-19 treatment
Beam Global and City of San Diego are collaborating to offer free EV charging to the public
COPAN Diagnostics hit the 5 million mark on COVID-19 sample collection transport equipment shipped from its new facility
Qualcomm launches new tech for 5G network gear |
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Cue Health, $481M with U.S. Department of Health & Human Services and U.S. Department of Defense
RayzeBio, $45M with venBio, Versant Ventures, and Samsara Biocapital

Lassogen, $4.5M with Playground Global, Tsingyuan Ventures, First In Ventures, and Better Ventures
Cellics Therapeutics, $3.9M with CARB-X
Agorus, $3M with undisclosed investors
Lawmatics, $2.5M with Eniac Ventures, Forefront Venture Partners, Revel Ventures, and Bridge Venture Partners
Security On-Demand, $2.2M with National Center for Research and Development (EU)
Traffic Rooth, $2M with undisclosed investors
ObjectSecurity, $500K with undisclosed granter(s)
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TSG Solutions by Continental Mapping Consultants, amount undisclosed
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Section 32 invested in Vineti, $33M round
HCAP Partners invested in DYPER, $20M round
TVC Capital invested in eVisit, $14M round
Finistere Ventures invested in TeleSense , $10.2M round
Founders First Capital Partners invested in Welcome Homes, $5.35M round
Crescent Ridge Partners Ventures invested in kegg, $1.5M round
LogicBoost Labs invested in Scholars, $670K round |
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During the current shift in the world of work, many San Diego companies are still hiring . This live job board by SD Life Changing, StartupSD, and Connect shows open roles. Companies can add their roles if they are hiring, too.
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Sr. React/Javascript Software Engineer, Housecall Pro (University City) |
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Account Executive, Entercom (Serra Mesa)
Failure Analysis Engineer, Fitbit (Carmel Mountain Ranch)
Campaign Operations Specialist, LeadCrunch (Downtown)
Digital Marketing Mentor, Chegg (Remote)
Head of Finance, Kandji (Downtown)
Process Engineer, Quidel (Sorrento Valley)
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UPCOMING *VIRTUAL* EVENTS
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Enjoy these events from the comfort and safety of your own home. |
San Diego Startup Month happening now!, until October 30
NSIN STARTS Navy & USMC 5G Pitch Competition, October 27
REC Innovation Lab From Pro Football Legend to Financial Visionary - with Kabeer Gbaja-Biamil, October 27
UC San Diego Career Fair Start-ups & Companies Less than 200 People, October 28
Nex Cubed Digital Health Showcase & Demo Day, October 28
Naturally San Diego Virtual Coffee + Convos Meet Up, October 30
DataTribe Challenge What could your company do with $2 million?, applications due October 30
Loud and Proud Celebrating diversity in entrepreneurship and LGBTQ changemakers, November 5
UC San Diego Innovation at the Edge: The Future of Artificial Intelligence and Ethics, November 12
Naturally San Diego Founder Series with Perfect Snacks Co-Founders, November 13
Connect ALL @ The Jacobs Center Winter 2021 Cohort, applications due November 16
Need a computer? COVID-19 Technology Assistance Program, apply here
SoCal Energy Innovation Network Accelerating market traction for energy startups, apply here
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