San Diego startups had a good quarter raising money, pulling in a near record amount of $1.26B (as reported in the San Diego Union Tribune). San Diego County startups pulled in $1.26 billion in the second quarter, the region’s largest single quarter of venture funding since at least 2014, according to the National Venture...
The Launch Factory announced their first startup venture. Unlike a typical accelerator, the Launch Factory is sort of a “reverse” accelerator in that they come up with the startup idea and then search for entrepreneurs to execute the vision. It’s not a great model for most entrepreneurs, but it could be attractive for some. I...
If you’re currently starting up your own company here in San Diego, or even just thinking about it, San Diego Startup Week, organized by Startup San Diego, should be high on your list. The annual non-profit startup meeting/workshop/networking event promises to be bigger and better than ever this year: San Diego...
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,...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Some good news for San Diego biotech entrepreneurs – there’s new competition in the local co-working market, potentially leading to lower prices or better perks for startup working spaces. The national co-working chain, WeWork, is opening up 54,000 sq. ft. of office space near the heart of San Diego’s biotech hub, with prices as low...
Welcome to the SanDiegOmics blog! This is where I’ll be sharing with you the latest trends and updates in the genomics market, including next generation sequencing, genome editing, clinical interpretation, and more. I’ll also be commenting on genomics startup resources for San Diego, the epicenter of this rapidly growing industry. Finally, I’ll also be focusing...