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Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News!

I’m Neal Bloom from Rising Tide Partners.

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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Debrief from 2026 VC Outlook

January 2026 Funding Recap

Solve Energy IPO & Once Upon A Farm IPO

Rakuten Medical $100M Series F

Macro

Layoffs

Amazon 16,000

Traditional tech stocks are down

Illumina partners with the SD Zoo Frozen Zoo

New Dexcom CEO

Neal is back on twitter/X

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

SD Founder Hike - Feb 6

SDAC Angel Investor Knowledge Night - Feb 10

AFCEA West - Feb. 10-12

TechCon Southwest Austin - Feb. 12-13

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