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For September 23, 2022: 1. Hone lands $30M in funding   2. ImmunoScape raises $14M in venture capital to fund platform targeting cancer 3. The news we’ve been waiting for! Sapporo completes sale of Stone Brewing for $165M 4. General Atomics opposes Chinese agriculture investment near Grand Forks Air Base in ND 5. https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/business/story/2022-09-20/new-research-shows-you...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Ashley shares how she got into smart home automation [02:52] Josh talks about how tech has played a part in his career over the last few years [03:43] Ashley shares the first steps Ashley did to get started on sustainability and the first things she tried and tested [05:07] How did Ashley monitor if she was being sustainable? [07:51] Ashley...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Tyson gives an overview of what Greatscale Ventures is [02:26] Where was Tyson originally from and how did he get into tech? [04:14] On chasing financial success and the first company Tyson built [06:45] Tyson talks about his company and how they started by making hospitals efficient at collecting money with software [08:39] Tyson shares wh...

Following the success with our very first Marketing Night, we recently held our second in-person Marketing Night event on August 30th, featuring impressive panelists who shared helpful career wisdom. Check out more details from our blog post here!   This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit risingtidepartners.substack.com/...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Elizabeth gives an overview of what Black Tech Link is [02:25] How did Elizabeth get into the tech industry? [04:38] Elizabeth shares what it was like working at the California Science Center [08:43] How did Elizabeth start her own organization? [11:57] Elizabeth shares what she learned from joining blacks in techs and working with other pe...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Marcos gives an overview of what Pricing I/O is [02:41] When did Marcos move to San Diego? [03:33] How did Marcos end up in the tech and pricing industry? [05:16] Marcos talks about a campaign they did to collect data from companies Marcos shares the observation and trends he noticed from companies [06:36] [07:49] When did Marcos know he wa...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Maritza gives an overview of what ITJuana is [03:02] Maritza talks about the earlier perception of Tijuana, and the successful experiment they did of hiring engineers in Tijuana. [04:31] Maritza shares her objective in life and why ITJuana veer from traditional outsourcing [07:05] Maritza talks about the transformation that happened to thei...

For August 19, 2022: 1. FBI Issues warning over cyber threats 2. Veriteque awarded Walmart open call deal 3. PSYONIC brings advanced bionics to SD   Check out our recent newsletter to be updated about upcoming events: Latest events calendar This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit risingtidepartners.substack.com/subscribe

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Marty gives an overview of Always AI [02:18] How did Marty end up in the tech industry? [03:53] Marty talks about what it was like working for Blackberry and being in the telecom space [05:38] Marty shares how he turned his idea for alwaysAI into reality[06:43] When did Steven and Marty meet? [07:39] Steven talks about what Longley Capital...

1.  Apple expands SD footprint with new 67-acre campus in Rancho Bernardo 2. Brius Technologies wants to give you the perfect smile 3. Persephone Biosciences, startup focused on microbiome-based therapeutics lands $15M in seed funding 4. Nuvee and SDGE power Cajon Valley Schools buses and they power back at night 5. Cari Health is battling the opioid crisis through its wearable device This is a pu...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Grant gives an overview of what SkySafe is [02:24] How did Grant end up in the tech world and the defense route? [03:24] Grant shares how he got into the drone space — from being in the military to building a company [05:30] Grant talks about drones and how their use has evolved over the years [07:08] Grant shares how large autonomous flyin...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Erin gives an overview of what Equip is [02:34] How did Erin end up in the telehealth tech space? [03:26] Erin talks about eating disorders and shortage in eating disorders providers [09:21] How did Erin and Kristina started their business and partnered with tech teams to build and scale it? [10:51] Erin shares the trends and differences sh...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Jesse gives an overview of what NSIN is [02:49] Jesse talks about his career path and how he got into national security and defense tech space [04:50] Jesse shares what he’s learned from having a great military presence and its relationship with innovators in San Diego [09:57] What does investment mean from the DoD perspective? [13:50] Jess...

For July 22, 2022: NAWBO, BofA Team To Help Female Firms Launch, Grow GigTown’s post pandemic reboot Illumina loses court bid to halt European antitrust review of Grail acquisition SD Biotech, ViaCyte, acquired by rival Vertex Pharmaceuticals for $320M Qualcomm joins forces with Swedish and French firms to build satellite-driven 5G Network This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this wi...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Aubri gives an overview of what Civile Apparel is [02:31] Aubri shares how she got into the entrepreneurial world and how her business idea started [03:33] How did Aubri end up in San Diego? [05:16] Aubri and Kate share how people discover pickleball today, and how they met and eventually became business partners [05:56] Aubri talks about t...

Listen on Apple , Google , Spotify , and other platforms. Miles gives an overview of what PÜL is [02:32] Mile talks about their journey to becoming an entrepreneur [03:30] When did Miles take interest in building and running his own company? [04:48] Jock shares how he got into the startup world [05:59] Miles talks about how they came up with the idea for PÜL [09:24] Miles shares how the smart cap...

1. Mid year update on venture capital in SD 2. Maui Brewing acquires Modern Times for $15M when Brewery X drops out 3. The future of PCR: Startup Pleno uses telecom coding techniques for clinical diagnostics 4. San Diego construction tech startup AGORUS lands $6.5 million to digitize and automate home building 5. Scripps Clinic First to Use 3D Hologram Tech for Surgery in Southern California   Sho...