1. San Diego's 9am.health snags $16 million for virtual health subscription to help manage diabetes

2. San Diego ranked No. 1 in women-owned micro-business starts over the past year

3. San Diego startups see steep drop in investment after record year

4. San Diego's Halozyme Therapeutics to buy Antares Pharma for nearly $1B in cash

Shout outs:

San Diegans moving to Mexico to save money on housing

Fundraises:

Mosaic.tech - $25M from Founders Fund

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• [02:20] Jayce gives an overview of what FarmRaise is
• [03:28] Jayce talks about how she grew up on a farm, the grant they got from USDA and how it got her interested in the finance aspect of agribusiness
• [06:18] Jayce shares how she met her co-founder in business school, and how their separate thesis helped them see a business opportunity to help farmers
• [09:00] How did Jayce and her co-founder find funding for their business project and turn it into a profitable one?
• [10:00] Jayce shares the things she learned from business school and how she applied them to her business, including the importance of running tests
• [11:19] Jayce talks about what it was like to run the business during the pandemic, how the pandemic affected the farm community, and how they helped farmers through financial opportunities
• [14:43] Jayce gives an update on how the business is doing now, how big their team is, and what their platform does to help farmers and future plans of FarmRaise
• [16:32] Jayce talks about what made her move to San Diego
• [18:40] Jayce shares her favorite taco spots, Oscars
• [19:44] Jayce shares a job opening in their company and what they're looking for in their applicants

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• An overview of what Safu Sake is [02:16]
• Paul talks about his background as a physician by training and how he got into business school [03:58]
• On why Paul chose sake as the main product for his business [04:47]
• Reina gives a backstory about her background in the food and beverage industry, and how she and Paul got connected [06:18]
• How Paul and Reina tested out sake for the business virtually during a pandemic [10:17]
• Reina talks about how Safu Sake's the first to export sake in their area [13:41]
• Paul talks about the history of the brewery and how they've designed a sake that they've never done before [15:11]
• On how Paul managed to work as a doctor, go into business school, and set up his business in the middle of a pandemic [16:48]
• How did Paul and his team get Safu Sake and their product into the market [18:32]
• Paul shares Safu Sake's milestones[19:08]
• Paul shares where people can get Safu Sake [21:02]
• Can you make sake outside Japan? [21:31]
• Paul and Reina's favorite taco places, Tacos El Gordo, Wahoo's Fish Taco, South Coast Grill, and Lanea in Santa Monica, LA [25:30]

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• [02:10] Sashee gives an overview of what Tea Drops is
• [02:35] Sashee shares her background and her entrepreneurship journey that lead to launching Tea Drops
• [03:54] The things Sashee learned from her parents as she was growing up, including buying and selling homes, and how to run a store
• [05:42] Sashee shares what she learned working at eBay and how it helped her on running her own business
• [09:57] Sashee shares how she came up with Tea Drops and the process from ideating it to turning it into an actual business
• [13:05] Sashee shares where she got her funding and help for her business, including using her own funds and entering pitch competitions
• [16:46] Sashee shares some of her struggles in sharing her products in San Francisco versus when she moved to LA
• [17:26] Sashee talks about Tea Drops and how the business is going since its launched and the pandemic affected Tea Drops positively in terms of sales
• [20:36] What made Sashee move to San Diego, how Tea Drops work as a team, including having get-togethers and working remotely, and a job opening in their company
• [24:34] Sashee shares her favorite taco spots, City Tacos

Resources:

• Venture Deals: Be Smarter Than Your Lawyer and Venture Capitalist by Brad Feld and Jason Mendelson

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2. New cannabis testing lab opens in Miramar area

3. Making It In San Diego: Robot server helps Tofu House restaurant overcome pandemic challenges

4. Qualcomm, ESL Gaming launch mobile Esports tournament

5. EV Charger maker Beam acquires Chicago battery maker and doubles company

Shout out section:

• San Diego Angel Conference on March 24th
• inaugural SD NFT Conference on April 9 & 10 (use discount code NFTINCLUSION for 20%)
• Startup San Diego Convergence on April 13 & 14
• 5.10.30 Innovation Day at Petco Park by Connect on April 28th
• San Diego ranks second for California's most supernatural sightings
• Blueprint Equity's new fund
• Cox is making all calls to Ukraine free

• Introducing Mark [02:00]
• Mark provides an overview of what Poseida is [02:20]
• Mark shares how he ended up in life sciences and how it led him to San Diego [04:04]
• What San Diego and the biotech industry were like when Mark moved to the city [07:14]
• The founding story of Poseida and what the company is currently working on [08:40]
• Mark shares the development of CAR-T [10:33]
• An update on the technology, the current programs in Poseida's clinic and trial dates [12:39]
• Mark talks about Poseida going public during the pandemic, and how it started [14:55]
• How the pandemic affected the world of biotech IPO [16:56]
• What makes working in biotech rewarding [17:25]
• Mark shares details about Poseida's first strategic collaboration with Takeda Pharmaceutical [18:27]
• Mark shares what the biotech community is like during a pandemic and what war talent is [19:59]
• Mark's favorite taco spot, Not Not Tacos, and Yesenia's [22:30]

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For March 4, 2022: 1. Local startup connects users with favorite athletes, sports personalities 2. Salk Professor Martyn Goulding wins Brain Prize - Salk Institute for Biological Studies 3. Beer battles: Stone Brewing's trademark fight with Keystone finally heads to trial 4. SD County to divest of fossil fuels 5. General Atomics and Orion Space win contract for military weather satellites

• Introducing Jamie [01:55]
• What is Stable Auto? [02:14]
• Jamie's background how he got into tech [02:56]
• Why Jamie got into electric vehicles [06:06]
• The challenges of deploying EV chargers [08:30]
• Jamie talks about the platform and machine learning [12:09]
• How Jamie's company managed during the pandemic and the data trends they saw [14:55]
• The type of companies and businesses using Stable Auto's data and product [17:38]
• The role of EV charging [19:07]
• Federal discussion of infrastructure bills and grant funding [20:55]
• Data of charging at home versus charging everywhere else [23:52]
• How accessible can EV charging be? [25:02]
• Why did Jamie move to San Diego [25:58]
• Jamie's favorite taco spots, Oscars and Just Peachy [28:54]

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• Introducing Don [01:53]
• How did Don get into the telecom world? And what was it like in the early days? [03:20]
• The evolution of Qualcomm [08:41]
• Qualcomm's plans of bringing industry-leading experiences to smartphones and helping the automotive industry [11:58]
• What are Qualcomm's branding strategies? [15:16]
• Consumer brand association with Snapdragon [15:58]
• Qualcomm's first fan community for Snapdragon [19:28]
• Don's biggest challenge on a daily basis [20:18]
• All about the Snapdragon Stadium [22:02]
• The future plans of Qualcomm over the next decade [25:44]
• How the pandemic contributed to the acceleration of the technology adoption curve with consumers and how it affected the system [28:58]
• Don's favorite taco spots, Roberto's (in Solana Beach) and El Pueblo [30:40]

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1. San Diego's Platform Science raises $115 million for connected truck fleet technology - The San Diego Union-Tribune

2. Column: Black Lives Matter put Maya's Cookies in the spotlight, and owner Maya Madsen is making it count - The San Diego Union-Tribune

3. Element Biosciences acquires Loop Genomics to add long-read tech to DNA sequencing platform | FierceBiotech

4. San Diego's ResMed CEO: Clogged supply chains still a problem but expected to ease this summer

5. 2018 Law is Reshaping Boards by Karen Pearlman at SDBJ