April 27, 2021
THE LOCAL BUZZ
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BLOOMBITES
Well, the cat is out of the bag! I have partnered with fellow entrepreneur and angel investor Al Bsharah to launch a community-driven angel investment syndicate called Interlock Capital. We’ve been joined by more than 120 local and abroad entrepreneurs, operators, subject matter experts, and service providers to provide $1.25 million in investments for six companies since last summer. We’re focused on growing our investor venture partner roster, so if you want to join us, get in touch through our website. Thanks to all of YOU for your support, intros, and well wishes as we help our local companies grow, create more jobs, and have a broader impact. Come hear us speak about it at tonight’s SD Tech Hub event.

Fast Five stories I am watching this week:
  • UCSD faculty created 500 new inventions in 2020 and has helped start thousands of companies including 760 current startups.
  • Downtown San Diego is booming with new tech campuses.
  • General Atomic has been tapped to design a new nuclear powered rocket.
  • SD Foundation and SDG&E announce grant for black women entrepreneurs.
  • Petco plans to make half of its products sustainable by 2025.

Cheers,

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TACOS & TECH PODCAST

Jared Criscuolo is the Founder and CEO of San Diego-based Upcycle and Company, a sustainable, organic fertilizer company breaking the cycle of consumption hoping to get users to the point where they no longer need fertilizer at all. 
JOBS SPOTLIGHT
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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UPCOMING *VIRTUAL* EVENTS
Enjoy these events from the comfort and safety of your own home.
Life Science in Downtown San Diego
Biocom

Entrepreneur's Toolkit: Tech Coast Angels
UCSD Office Of Innovation & Commercialization

Navigating Research & Innovation in an Agile Startup
San Diego Tech Hub

Human Resources Workshop: Management 101
CONNECT ALL @ the Jacobs Center
1st Mondays May 2021
Startup San Diego

Women Return To Tech
Athena

Data Week by General Assembly

5-Day Virtual Conference
Startup San Diego

Apply to get a Paid-For Manufacturing Intern
ORIGINAL BREW
Our team of local writers gives a fresh look inside the San Diego tech ecosystem past and present.
John Walsh, San Diego State University alumnus and founder of Endera
Motors, made headlines in September when he secured a contract for the nation's largest deployment of an all-electric fleet at a U.S. airport.
RECENT DEALS
Janux Therapeutics, cancer immunotherapy, $125M Series B with Ra Capital, Avalon Ventures, Orbimed

Classy, non-profit SaaS, $118M Series D with Norwest Venture Partners, Salesforce Ventures, Hinge Capital, Santa Barbara Venture Partners

Kandji, device management platform, $60M Series B with Okta Ventures, First Round Capital, SVB Capital, Felicis Ventures

Shoreline Biosciences, cancer immunotherapy, $43M with Boxer Capital

Molecular Assemblies, DNA synthesis, $24M Series A with Keshif Ventures, Alexandria Venture Investments, iSelect Fund

Seqster, health data management, $12M Series A with Anne Wojcicki (23andMe), Takeda Ventures

Rejuvenate Bio, aging gene therapy, $10M Series A with Digitalis Ventures, Kendall Capital Partners

Yembo, AI for video asset management, $8.5M Series A with Imogen Capital Partners
ACQUISITIONS
MindTouch by NICE Systems

PowerDot by Therabody, $34M

JLab Audio by Noritsu Koki, $370M
Innovation Digital by COMSovereign

Kindred Bravely by TGP Group
SD INVESTORS IN THE NEWS
Interlock Capital publicly launches its angel investment syndicate

Finistere Ventures raised a new $40M agritech fund focused on New Zealand

Finistere Ventures invested in Virginia-based Territory Food’s Series B

Section 32 invested in Boston-based Current Health’s Series B

Section 32 invested in NY-based Series B C2i Genomics

Qualcomm Ventures invested in New Delhi-based boAt’s Series B

Tandem Diabetes invested in Switzerland-based CeQur’s Series C

Domain Associates invested in Atlanta-based Antios Therapeutics’ Series B
TACO TO YOU LATER

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