Inside the San Diego Angel Conference

Episode SummaryRecorded live at the San Diego Angel Conference (SDAC 8) finale at SDSU, where Neal - the SDAC Fund 8 manager - and 40+ investors spent months turning 135 applications into six finalists, then handed out the checks on stage. You’ll hear all six pitches: * Cytodyme’s compliance automation for biotech, * Vium’s sinus device that makes antibiotics 36x more effective, * Polyvascular’s pediatric heart valve that grows with the child, * Shezza’s viral anti-blister sock (funded by a cross-country lawnmower race), * SESH’s blood test for a cancer biomarker most thought impossible to detect, and * My Village Innovations’ first reimagined speculum in 180 years. Key Topics* How SDAC turns 135 applications into six finalists* 40+ investors building conviction together* Cytodyme: compliance automation for biotech & medtech* Vium: a device that makes antibiotics 36x better* Polyvascular: a heart valve that grows with the child* Shezza: the viral anti-blister sock funded by a lawnmower race* SESH: a blood test for an “impossible” cancer biomarker* My Village Innovations: the first new speculum in 180 yearsLinks & Resources* San Diego Angel Conference * SDSU Lavin Entrepreneurship Center* The Lean Startup* Companies featured: Cytodyme, Vayim, Polyvascular, Shezza Socks, Sesh, My Village Innovations (ROSA Spec)Connect on LinkedIn* Neal Bloom* San Diego Angel Conference This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit risingtidepartners.substack.com/subscribe