This Week in San Diego Tech News - April 15, 2024 Tacos and Tech Podcast

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Welcome everyone to the weekly San Diego Tech News by Neal Bloom and Fred Grier from Fresh Brewed Tech.
I’m Neal Bloom from Fresh Brewed Tech, the Tacos and Tech Podcast, and Interlock Capital.
I’m Fred Grier, journalist and author of The Business of San Diego substack. I wrote about the tech industry for the San Diego Business Journal for two years. I covered the ins-and-outs of the startup world for much of that time, breaking news on IPOs, fundraising rounds, and M&A.
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4/15 Headline Stories
Illumina new execs
Startups acquiring other startups 
     Drata acquired Harmonize.io
     Shield AI acquired Sentient Vision Systems
Platform Science raise $125M in growth capital
Trident IoT raises $10M seed
Battery tech ecosystem      
     Carlsbad cleantech hub - including Zap, Smartville, ALE, Aptera
     Carlsbad cleantech ecosystem event April 29
     Cleantech Showcase April 24
 
Events - For full list - check The Social Coyote
ASU+ GSV edtech in SD April 14-17
From Dorm Rooms to Board Rooms April 17th at UCSD
Get Connected to SD Ecosytem April 19
Alternative Protein Conference at SDSU April 22
Escondido AgX Gathering April 23
Cleantech Showcase April 24
Carlsbad cleantech ecosystem event April 29
SD Founders Fintech lunch April 30