July 14, 2020
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Welcome to The Local Buzz, your inside scoop on San Diego’s tech scene. Keep up to date on our Fresh Brewed Tech website.
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Afif Khoury, Founder & CEO of SOCi , a local marketing platform that aims to solve and manage the complex digital workflow of large, multi-location enterprises.

Thanks to our partners at Cox Business for their support of our tech ecosystem.

FAST FIVE
Some highlights from this past week in San Diego tech.

Medical device startup MedCrypt struck a partnership with Blackberry QNX

I n-home chef startup Cook Casa wins Connect All competition

OneScreen is delivering technology that both private and public sectors can use to help reopen safely

Sunglass startup Blenders tackles work-from-home market with blue light lenses

Helix partners with San Diego County to make COVID-19 testing accessible for those who need it most
ACQUISITIONS
Home Junction by Attom Data Solutions, amount undisclosed

We put together a comprehensive list of Q2 acquisitions  here . Check it out!
RECENT DEALS
VelosBio, $137M with Surveyor Capital, Wellington Management, Viking Global Investors, Venrock, Takeda Ventures, Sofinnova Investments, Pappas Capital, and OrbiMed, among others

Hygienica, $1M with Impala Ventures

We put together a comprehensive list of Q2 fundings here . Take a look!
DEALS BY SD INVESTORS
Finistere Ventures invested in Growers Edge, $40M round

Correlation Ventures invested in Tranquis Therapeutics, $30M round
JOBS SPOTLIGHT
During the current shift in the world of work, many San Diego companies are still hiring . Thi s live job board by SD Life Changing, StartupSD, and Connect shows open roles. Companies can add their roles if they are hiring, too.
Senior Software Engineer, Seismic (Del Mar)

Product Manager - CRM, Seismic (Del Mar)
Product Designer, SOCi (Downtown)

Sales Representative, Whova (Miramar)

Senior Tax Accountant, Lytx (UTC)

Internal Communications Manager, Kyriba (UTC)

Associate DevOps Engineer, Teradata (Rancho Bernardo)

Web Marketing Analyst, FASHIONPHILE (Carlsbad)

Marketing Operations Analyst, Fastly (San Diego/Remote)

Product Designer, Chili Piper (San Diego/Remote)
UPCOMING * VIRTUAL * EVENTS
Enjoy these events from the comfort and safety of your own home.
Intuit Open Source: The Future is Female, July 14

Workforce Partnership & REC Innovation Lab Coder Connection PitchFest Live!, July 14

REC Innovation L ab Overview of Intellectual Property with Gayani Weerasinghe, July 15

Women's Fast Pitch Applications due July 17

Athena Gain a Competitive Edge in AI/ML Applications with Good Data, July 28  

Next San Diego Redefining Sustainability: Beyond Green, July 29

San Diego Code School Apprenticeship Program Summer 2020 Cohort, Apply here
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