# This Week In San Diego Tech News

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Podcast: [Tacos and Tech Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/tacos-and-tech-podcast-534768)
Published: 2026-03-12T17:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://risingtidepartners.substack.com/p/this-week-in-san-diego-tech-news-799
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## Resource

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! 3/12 * Seasats visit debrief * BlueNalu tasting debrief * SD Angel Academy Debrief * $100 Genome by Element Bio * New fundings: * Candid Therapeutics reverse merger of $500M+ * Spinogenix * Qureator * NuFund Ventures Closes Most Successful Year Since 2021 * BAE Systems wins support contract for F-16 * Carlsbad proposed for undersea hub for cables between US and Australia Curated Events List – For full list – check The Social Coyote Longevity Innovation Forum 2026 March 11 San Diego AgTech Gathering March 19 March Mingle March 25 SD AI x Bio March 26 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

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