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Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News!

I'm Neal Bloom from Rising Tide Partners and the Tacos and Tech Podcast.

My co-host in this episode is Fred Grier, journalist and author of The Business of San Diego substack. He covers the ins-and-outs of the startup world including breaking news, IPOs, fundraising rounds, and M&A through his newsletter.

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Aug 15

SDEE event debrief

Biotech layoffs: Thermo, Poseida Therapeutics

Equillium raise

Scale Bio acquired by 10X Genomics

Plantible opens a 100-acre manufacturing module in Texas

BAE Shipyard Gains Defense Build Contracts

Prebys Foundation Donates $1M to support grant medical research

Curated Events List – For full list – check The Social Coyote

Defense Tech Build Day - Aug 28

Gaming Gathering Build Day - Sept 2

SD Defense at SoCal Deep Tech Week - Sept 16

This Week in San Diego Tech – Aug 15, 2025