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    Why San Diego missed the first wave of tech ‘unicorns,’ and what’s changing now

    San Diego Union Tribune, Brittany Meiling March 8, 2019 —After years of stagnation, San Diego is seeing a barrage of startup activity in the tech scene. In recent months, two tech startups earned billion-dollar valuations, making them the first software “unicorns”...

    Rivaling dot-com boom, 2018 breaks record for San Diego startups raising cash

    San Diego Union Tribune, Brittany Meiling Jan 7, 2019 — San Diego’s startup scene made big gains in 2018, hauling in nearly twice as much money as the prior year. That’s record-breaking attention from investors, and it’s an impressive performance compared to state and...
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