This Week in San Diego Tech News - May 2026

About this episode

Neal Bloom discusses the latest developments in the San Diego tech scene, including IPOs and funding news.

Listen & subscribe on Apple , Spotify , YouTube . Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News! I’m Neal Bloom from Rising Tide Partners . This week, I’m flying solo on the mic to unpack a busy week in San Diego tech. Before we dive in, we wanted to thank you 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! Topics Covered Suja IPO & San Diego’s Consumer Brand Pipeline * Suja Life IPO * Coca-Cola’s early investment thesis * San Diego as a premium wellness and consumer products launchpad * Comparison to other recent San Diego consumer brand IPOs * Why San Diego may be one of America’s best “test markets” for health & lifestyle brands Stone Brewing, Sapporo & Maria Stipp’s Exit Track Record * Stone Brewing acquisition news * The evolution of San Diego’s craft brewing ecosystem * Maria Stipp’s leadership journey across: * EcoATM * Lagunitas * Stone Brewing * Suja * Siete Foods board involvement * The importance of experienced operators recycling through ecosystems Firestorm Labs Is on an Absolute…

People in this episode

Host: Neal Bloom

Topics covered

• San Diego tech news
• Suja IPO
• craft brewing ecosystem
• Firestorm Labs funding
• consumer brand pipeline
• defense technology

Keywords

• San Diego
• tech news
• IPO
• craft brewing
• Firestorm Labs
• consumer brands
• defense contracts

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Rising Tide Partners, Suja Life, Coca-Cola, Stone Brewing, Sapporo, EcoATM, Lagunitas, Siete Foods, Firestorm Labs

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