About this episode
Neal Bloom and Fred Grier discuss the latest developments in the San Diego tech scene, including funding news and upcoming events.
Listen & subscribe on Apple , Spotify , YouTube . 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. Before we dive in, we wanted to thank and ask our listeners to help us grow the show, leave a review and share with one other person who should be more plugged in with the SD Tech Scene. Thank you for the support and for helping us build the San Diego Startup Community! 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 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
People in this episode
Host: Neal Bloom
Guest: Fred Grier
Topics covered
- San Diego Tech News
- startups
- fundraising
- IPOs
- M&A
- tech events
Keywords
- San Diego
- tech news
- startups
- fundraising
- IPO
- M&A
- events
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: Rising Tide Partners, The Business of San Diego, Shield AI, Manifold Security, Rybodyn, Condor Software
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