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Welcome to This Week in San Diego Tech!
I’m Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital.
Joining me as always is Fred Grier, journalist and author of The Business of San Diego Substack, covering startups, funding, and M&A across the region.
Interlock Capital hosted 30+ tech leaders for a behind-the-scenes tour of the newly renovated Jacobs Music Center ($150M remodel!)
The tech community showed up at the San Diego Symphony’s Discovery Night, featuring jazz, Mardi Gras flair, and remarks by ResMed CEO Mick Farrell
The call to action: it’s time for the next generation of founders to support arts, science, and innovation in SD
Neal and Tim Ryan launched Startup 101, a community event for early-stage builders to explore the “car, plane, or rocket ship” path of growth
10 attendees, curated cohort, high demand for more, filling a new cohort each quarter - and Founders Build Day now expanding to 3 monthly locations in May!
Symphonic Capital raises $13.5M for its debut fund, led by Sydney Thomas (ex-Precursor), focused on fintech and digital health
Bliss AI, an aesthetic-focused AR software platform, secures Series A funding (co-founder based in North County)
Biolinq raises $90M for non-invasive glucose sensing — originally spun out of UCSD labs and now scaling hard
UCSD sees $150M+ in NIH funding paused or cut, impacting researchers and early-stage startups
Federal agency funding delays (FDA, DOD, SBIR) creating ripples in life sciences and defense tech
Tariffs, market uncertainty, and reduced VC capital raise concerns for hardware and deep tech founders
Pfizer moves to new Torrey View campus
Novartis to build a $1.1B San Diego R&D hub
Prebys Foundation acquires Wells Fargo Plaza for $40M (previously $148M), signaling interest in downtown tech corridor
GemPharmatech, Qpex, and BioLabs expanding presence in the region
EvoNexus UTC set to open new space for medtech/life science founders in May
San Diego State men’s basketball team debuts custom Air Jordan 4 PEs — only 50 pairs made!
One Million Cups is back!
Every Wednesday at 8am @ Ansir Innovation in Convoy
Two startup presentations + community feedback
Interlock Capital LP + Portfolio Founder Day
LPs and founders will be connecting in curated roundtables to move the needle on growth
The Social Coyote has your curated event list:
Thanks to Michael Robertson and other listeners for your feedback — we’re testing a shorter intro song this week!
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