This Week in San Diego Tech – July 19, 2025

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Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News!

I’m Neal Bloom from Rising Tide Partners and the Tacos and Tech Podcast.

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.

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July 11

• Funding:

  • Firestorm $47m Series A

  • Field Medical raises again

• Tang Capital acquires

• SoftEye acquired

• AI Launches:

  • Trust & Will launches new AI platform

  • Wealth tech Copia AI new partnership

  • Comma AI valued at $1B

  • Clickup’s AI Agent gets top ranking by G2

• Atrium Energy powering commercial properties

• Alexandria Signs 466k Lease with Big Pharma

• Oku launches into Sprouts

• Modal AI in the new U.S. Defense Department video

Curated Events List – For full list – check The Social Coyote