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For the week of October 29, 2021, here’s what we’re reading:
- ClickUp raises $400M, bringing its valuation to $4B
- San Diego Community College District to forgive $3.9M in student debt
- UCSD, Spin, TransLoc partner for campus mobility services
- San Diego: Life. Changing. – Unicorns are real: San Diego startups to watch
- Longfellow Real Estate Partners expands internationally
- All Scripps Health emergency departments awarded geriatric accreditation
- San Diego Workforce Partnership to provide youths with green job internships
- San Diego tech startups outmuscle life science firms in VC funding
- Consulting firm Dudek becomes 100 percent employee-owned
- Encinitas-based Ventyx Biosciences goes public, raises $152M
- NanoCellect Biomedical raises $35M
- MiQ Partners moves headquarters to Carlsbad from Ohio
…and here are some opportunities we’re watching:
- Applications still open – San Diego Regional EDC, GoSite
San Diego Business Hub - Course – City of Carlsbad, CCOE
Cybersecurity-Awareness Program - Application – Rady School of Management
Rady’s Lab to Market Capstone Project - November 10 – SDG&E
How to start doing business with SDG&E
Applications open: Small business export accelerator
Join Modern Times, Dr. Bronner’s, Bitchin’ Sauce, and dozens more in going global with World Trade Center San Diego (WTCSD). Through November 15, WTCSD is accepting applications for 15 SBA-designated small businesses to participate in year six of its flagship export assistance program, MetroConnect. Presented by JPMorgan Chase and Procopio, the program provides businesses with a $5,000 private-sector funded export assistance grant, access to SystranPRO machine translation software, the chance to win a $25,000 grand prize, and more.
Advancing San Diego: Career Exploration Day
Hiring interns or entry-level employees? Join Advancing San Diego’s Career Exploration Day on November 18 for a day of networking and hiring local talent. At two job fairs throughout the day, companies can host virtual recruitment booths to share digital collateral, showcase company culture, post current job openings, communicate with students and new grads via chat, and conduct on-the-spot interviews via Zoom.
Additional resources:
- Find more COVID-19 business information and resources at EDC’s COVID-19 page
- Find North County information at Innovate78’s COVID-19 page