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Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News!

I'm Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital.

My co-host in this episode is Fred Grier, journalist and author of The Business of San Diego substack. He covers the ins-and-outs of the startup world including breaking news, IPOs, fundraising rounds, and M&A through his newsletter.

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HAPPY NEW YEAR!

1/9/2025 Top headlines

Predictions

5 VC Investors Share Hot Takes and Predictions

Neal's predictions - IPO market, M&A, Fundings, In person

M&A news

Coursekey buy out by PSG

Poseida deal closed, up $500m in purchase price. $1b to $1.5b

Funding

Gaming Startup Simulation Theory Raises $2M Seed Funding

Crop Diagnostix raises $3.5M Seed Round

Deep Vector Raises $1.5M

Developments

$85M film studio under construction in Chula Vista

Curated Events List – For full list – check The Social Coyote

Startup Grind Carlsbad is back Jan 14

Angel Conference events on Jan 14 and Feb 18

Rumi AI HH - Jan 16

TechCon SoCal - Jan 17-18

The Future of Healthcare - Jan 22

ACG San Diego | CapCon24 - Feb 21-22