THE LOCAL BUZZ
Fueled by:
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2018 was awesome, with a positive change in momentum in the San Diego tech ecosystem. On top of enthusiastic metrics in funding, exits, and new local funds, we as a community found our voice and inner evangelist. San Diego finally started to join the Twitter conversation around tech and spread the word beyond our own borders.
SD Life Changing
gave us a lot of talking points and we popped up on people’s radars outside of our region.
We need more of this. How? By sharing good content. Step one: Consume good content. Step two: Share the good content. That’s what we can do for our community in 2019. Spread the word on this dynamic ecosystem.
To see 2018 SD tech metrics and things I think we should watch for in 2019, check out my latest article
here
. Comment on the article on what your predictions are for 2019 and we’ll share them too.
And, if you missed any of our 2018 newsletters and original Fresh Brewed Tech content, click
here
.
Let’s get busy San Diego!
Cheers!
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ORIGINAL BREW
Our team of
local writers
gives a fresh look inside the San Diego tech ecosystem past and present
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San Diego’s Tech Ecosystem: 2018 Looking Back. 2019 Looking Ahead
:
2018 was quite the year, and in San Diego, a great year of tech ecosystem growth.
Read more here
for 2018 highlights and what to watch for in 2019.
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Check out one of our latest podcasts with founder Dan Hendricks of Open Source Maker Labs. Thanks to our partners at Cox Business for helping us continue to spotlight our great tech ecosystem.
Listen:
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SAN DIEGO TECH ECOSYSTEM NEWS
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Guys behind $30B giant ServiceNow launch tech
startup
in San Diego
Amazon is settling into its 85,000-square-foot UTC-area
hub
. Word on the street is the office is sunny, open, and so San Diego
San Diego’s low
unemployment
rate ranks it 10th in the nation and 2nd in California
The CONNECT All startup accelerator will open in City Heights this
spring
to help minority and low-income entrepreneurs. Applications are now open
A group of young venture capitalists have launched Blueprint Equity, with over
$50M raised and more to come
to invest in San Diego software startups
There’s a new startup
incubator
in town called ThinkTank Innovation
Keep up with the latest SD tech news
here
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Nex3 is accepting
applications
for a new San Diego accelerator program for healthcare and life sciences software companies
Gossamer Bio has filed for an
IPO
after raising a remarkable $330M in 2018
In a huge biopharma shakeup, Bristol-Myers to buy
Celgene
for $74B
Forge Therapeutics gets up to
$11.1M
for drugs against 'superbugs'
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Seismic,
$100M
with Lightspeed, General Atlantic, T. Rowe Price, JMI Equity, Jackson Square Ventures
Erasca,
$42M
with Cormorant Asset Management and City Hill Ventures
Medsphere Systems,
$32M
with Morgan Stanley Expansion Capital & East West Bank
Aristea Therapeutics,
$15M
with Novo Holdings
Home Bay,
$13.5M
with Serra Ventures, Signal Peak Ventures, E15 VC
Sensemetrics,
$10M
with Mooring Ventures, X2 Equity, Three Curve Capital
Sendlane,
$2M
with Zing Capital
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ACQUISITIONS
Luxtera
by
Cisco for $660M
mdg
by
Freeman, amount not disclosed
Verimatrix
by
Inside Secure for $152M
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Head of Marketing,
Mercato
(Downtown)
USPTO Attorney,
X.com
(San Diego)
Social Media Manager,
Holonis
(Downtown)
Software Engineer,
XCOM Labs
(Sorrento Valley)
Product Designer,
Hero
(San Diego)
Quality Assurance Lead Engineer,
Rakuten
(Pacific Beach)
Customer Service Specialist,
Blueboard
(Miramar)
Software Engineer,
FICO
(Carmel Valley)
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San Diego Angel Conference - Pitch Deconstruction,
Jan. 8
She Founder’s Group: Developing an Effective Advisory Board,
Jan. 14
Evening with an Entrepreneur & Startup Showcase: Life Sciences Serial Entrepreneurs,
Jan. 15
SDVG Venture Outlook 2019,
Jan.16
3rd Mondays, Startup San Diego,
Jan. 21
South Bay Hera Labs Demo Nite,
Jan. 24
North County Hera Labs Demo Nite,
Jan. 31
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