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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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April 2

Manifold Security Raised $8M

Rybodyn Raised $10 Funding

Shield AI Raises $2B

Condor Software Series A

Q1 2026 Funding Report

2026 Cool Companies

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

2026 SD Hardtech 50 Release Event - April 30

TechCon SoCal May 21-23

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