March 22nd, 2022
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BLOOMBITES
In the last newsletter, we mentioned a bunch of events that are coming up - but I missed a few more! See our Events section for the full listing

April 7 - Innovate78 Startup Series with a focus on startup funding
April 26 - Fresh Brewed Tech Live: Marketing Night (Stay tuned for this)

And we’re hiring interns at Fresh Brewed Tech and parent company Rising Tide Partners! See our job board for our jobs and more from the ecosystem

See you at an upcoming event!

Cheers!
TACOS & TECH PODCAST
Mark Gergen is CEO and Director of Poseida Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company translating best-in-class technology into lifesaving cell and gene therapies for patients with high unmet medical need. 
Learn how Mark is providing a cure through innovative technology in our latest podcast.
JOBS SPOTLIGHT
The talent market is hot especially for tech talent. Check out the new ‘stealth’ job board by Fresh Brewed Tech for early access. Full launch coming soon.
Border LLC (San Diego/remote)

Shield AI (Downtown SD)

Fresh Brewed Tech (San Diego/remote)

Rising Tide Partners (San Diego/remote)
Flexe (San Diego/remote)

Redbock (Encinitas/remote)

Thermo Fisher Scientific (Carlsbad)


Flock Freight (Encinitas/remote)
UPCOMING EVENTS
Village Up San Diego, March 23

Downtown Partnership, March 24

TEDxSanDiego, March 27

Innovate78, April 7

Naturally San Diego, April 7

SDNC, April 9-10
Startup San Diego, April 13-14

Torrey Project, April 15

Connect, April 28

EvoNexus

Launch Factory
RECENT FUNDINGS
Once Upon a Farm, quality, eco-friendly, and nutritious food products for children, $52M Series D with CAVU Venture Partners

Creyon Bio, reinventing drug development to make safe medicines, $40M Series A with DCVC Bio, Lux Capital

Molecular Assemblies, developing a revolutionary, enzymatic DNA synthesis technology, $25.8M Series B

Eclipse Bioinnovations, RNA genomics company, $14M Series A with Alexandria Venture Investments, iGlobe

Qureator (Formerly known as Curiochips), precision architecture for drug discovery, $9M Series A 

Arima Genomics, commercializing a new standard in DNA sequencing, $7M Series B with Genetron Health, Hiaqua Investments, Ladder Ventures, Tech Coast Angels

Challenger, real-time video game cash contests that uses AI, $2.8M with SeventySix Capital

MediPrint Ophthalmics, clinical stage eye care pharmaceutical company, $2.5M Series A 
SD-BASED INVESTORS IN THE NEWS
Qualcomm Ventures invests in AiFi, FreedomFi & launched new $100M Snapdragon Metaverse Fund

Blueprint Equity launches $175M Fund II

Karmel Capital invests in Skyminyr

StepStone Group invests in Kyash

BioBrit invests in Creyon Bio

Harpoon invests in TruEra
TACO TO YOU LATER
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