About this episode

The episode features pitches from six finalists at the San Diego Angel Conference, highlighting innovative startups in biotech and medical devices.

Episode Summary Recorded live at the San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC 8) finale at SDSU, where Neal - the SDAC Fund 8 manager - and 40+ investors spent months turning 135 applications into six finalists, then handed out the checks on stage. You’ll hear all six pitches: * Cytodyme’s compliance automation for biotech, * Vium’s sinus device that makes antibiotics 36x more effective, * Polyvascular’s pediatric heart valve that grows with the child, * Shezza’s viral anti-blister sock (funded by a cross-country lawnmower race), * SESH’s blood test for a cancer biomarker most thought impossible to detect, and * My Village Innovations’ first reimagined speculum in 180 years. Key Topics * How SDAC turns 135 applications into six finalists * 40+ investors building conviction together * Cytodyme: compliance automation for biotech & medtech * Vium: a device that makes antibiotics 36x better * Polyvascular: a heart valve that grows with the child * Shezza: the viral anti-blister sock funded by a lawnmower race * SESH: a blood test for an “impossible” cancer biomarker * My Village Innovations: the first new speculum in 180 years Links & Resources * San Diego Angel Conference * SDSU Lavin…

People in this episode

Host: Neal Bloom

Topics covered

• San Diego Angel Conference
• startup pitches
• biotech innovation
• medical devices
• investor collaboration
• entrepreneurship

Keywords

• San Diego Angel Conference
• Cytodyme
• Vium
• Polyvascular
• Shezza
• SESH
• My Village Innovations
• startup pitches
• biotech
• medical devices

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: San Diego Angel Conference, SDSU Lavin Entrepreneurship Center, Cytodyme, Polyvascular, Shezza, SESH, My Village Innovations

Products: Vium

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