San Diego startups have a new potential source for raising VC capital, as Anzu Partners is looking to raise $150M for local investments. Their focus isn’t strictly on the life sciences, but many of their investments are in this area. Anzu’s managing partner David Michael said their areas of interest include life sciences tools, microfluidics,...
In part four of the SanDiegOmics “Blockchain Genomics” series I interview Shivom COO Dr. Natalie Pankova. Shawn Baker (SanDiegOmics.com): Please explain what Shivom is doing. What problem are you trying to solve and how are you solving it?
This is part 2 of my interview with Ross Bundy, CEO of Nanomedical Diagnostics, in which the focus is on the challenges and advantages of building a startup in San Diego. Be sure to catch part 1 of the interview if you’d like to hear more about the technology that Nanomedical is building. Shawn...
In entry three of the SanDiegOmics “Blockchain Genomics” series I interview Alex Gorbachev, the founder of Zenome. Alex explains Zenome’s goal, details of how their genome database will work, and what sets it apart from others in this field. Shawn (SanDiegOmics): Please explain what Zenome is doing (what problem is it solving and how is...
One of the nice things about being in San Diego is the diverse community of startups we have in the life sciences. One such startup I’ve been following for a while is Nanomedical Diagnostics. They’re developing a graphene-based label-free detection platform with many potential applications in the life sciences and diagnostics markets. I recently sat...
In the second post in my Blockchain Genomics series I ask EncrypGen’s CEO David Koepsell about his company and how it fits into the competitive space. Unlike Luna DNA, they aren’t shying away from crytocurrency, proudly boasting that they have the best token name: $DNA. Read on to hear more about their thoughts on this...
Every so often someone will ask about the various “generations” of DNA sequencing or a company will claim to have the latest generation – 3rd, 4th, even “last”. (Hey, Genia, if you don’t come out with something soon, I’m going to start calling your platform “late” generation sequencing – as in “late to the party”...
For my first entry in a series on “blockchain genomics” companies (see previous post for details), I had the pleasure of sitting down with Luna DNA co-founder Dawn Barry. I picked Luna DNA to kick off the series for a couple of reasons. First, they’re right here in San Diego (well, technically Solana Beach), so...
Starting around six months ago, during the height of the bitcoin craze, a new segment in the genomics landscape started forming – “blockchain genomics”. Since then at least 10 companies in this space have formed. While they don’t all share the exact same business model, they’re all centered around the idea of aggregating consumer genomics...
Two recent reports show that San Diego startups continue to land big investments. The first, from MoneyTree, has local startups pulling in $346M in Q1 compared to $217M from the same period a year ago. The second report, the Venture Monitor, came up with different numbers, but a similar conclusion: $547M in Q1 compared to...