March 21st, 2023
THE LOCAL BUZZ
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BLOOMBITES
Business books! A few friends have recently written some books and I’m happy to share them with you:
Dan Martell’s Buy Back Your Time - I loved this in audiobook and now going back over all the exercises in the hardcover version. So many good tips on how to work on the highest value items, especially important for busy founders/CEOs but really works for all of us.

Etienne de Bruin’s CTO Excellence in 100 Days - Good for non-CTO’s to appreciate their favorite technical leader and good for the up-and-coming technical leader too

What are you reading lately?

Cheers!
TACOS & TECH PODCAST
A skincare brand that stemmed from one's passion, Charbon Plus Founder & CEO Lucien Eloundou sat down with us to share his story—from finding the right formula for their product, winning a pitch competition, launching sales and how he’s running the company on multiple continents.
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.
BlueNalu (San Diego)

Measurabl (San Diego, remote)

Scripps Health (La Jolla)

San Diego Gas & Electric (San Diego, hybrid)
Bionano (San Diego, hybrid)

Alphatec Spine (Carlsbad)

General Atomics (San Diego/hybrid)

San Diego Food System Alliance (San Diego, remote)
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UPCOMING EVENTS
Mavericks, March 22

SDTechScene.org, March 30

Nationwide Career Fairs, April 14
Fresh Brewed Tech Live, May 2

World Trade Center SD, Apply by May 18

TECHSPO, May 22
RECENT FUNDINGS
SOCi, marketing platform for multi-location brands, $120M with JMI Equity

Viridos, develops genomic-driven solutions to address global energy and environmental challenges, $25M Series A with Breakthrough Energy Ventures 

Redemption Games, mobile gaming company that develops casual games, $7M Seed with Play Ventures

Safe Dynamics, independent safety company that promotes the public’s understanding and acceptance of wireless technologies, $6.6M

Microvascular Tissues, develops biological vascular tissues for implantation, $4.1M 

Elevate Dynamics, designer and manufacturer of healthcare products, $1M 

Vision Quest Investments, privately-held investment firm focusing on stable, income-producing multifamily opportunities, $40k Seed

Early Detection, develops non-invasive and accurate screening tests for an abnormal sugar molecule expressed only in cancer, $25k Seed

Cubist, developer tools and infrastructure company that helps web3 engineers build safer apps faster, Seed
ACQUISITIONS
Laurel Wealth Advisors by Integrated Partners

Shareholders Service Group by Altruist

Whooo's Reading by Savvas

Box Out Marketing by Keap

NuVasive by Globus Medical
SD-BASED INVESTORS IN THE NEWS
Qualcomm Ventures invests in Absurd:Joy, Humane

Breakthrough Energy Ventures invests in Viridos 

Correlation Ventures invests in Speedscale 

SeedFolio invests in Tiamat Sciences 

Harpoon invests in Vantage 
TACO TO YOU LATER
Check out this week's taco spotlight: Taco Surf Taco Shop!
Have a tip or want to share your favorite local taco?
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