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Fred Grier

@fredmgrier.bsky.social

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Fred Grier @fredmgrier.bsky.social · 24/12/2024

Best Steakhouses in San Diego • Bob’s Steakhouse (Encinitas) • Born and Raised (Little Italy) • Cowboy Star (Downtown) • Rare Society (Solana) • Steak 48 (Del Mar) • Eddie V's (La Jolla) What else am I missing?

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Fred Grier @fredmgrier.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Had a great time speaking at Cell Bio 2024 today alongside SD-based life science VCs: • Aiden, VC at Insight Partners • Mohamedi VC at NuFund Ventures • Leah + MyPhuong Le VCs at Aquillius Corp Spoke about: - SD remains a #3 biotech hub in U.S. - AI trends in biotech - and more

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Fred Grier @fredmgrier.bsky.social · 10/12/2024

SD Biotech M&A Tops $15B Here's the largest acquisitions: RayzeBio ($4.1B) Longboard Pharma ($2.6B) Inhibrx Bio ($2.2B) Ambrx ($2B) Poseida ($1.5B) Escient Pharma ($750M) Evofem Bio ($100M) Despite a tough year for biotech... Big pharma continues to expand into San Diego

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Fred Grier @fredmgrier.bsky.social · 07/12/2024

Meeting in Bird Rock, La Jolla

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Fred Grier @fredmgrier.bsky.social · 27/11/2024

Private equity scene grows in San Diego Neos Partners, a firm that backs companies in clean-energy & data centers has raised $1.37B for its fund II. The firm is led former investors at @Oaktree, which has more than $200B assets under management. Full scoop, now live.

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Fred Grier @fredmgrier.bsky.social · 21/11/2024

Chicago 🛬 San Diego - 63 degrees - Sunny with few clouds - incredible view of the ocean America’s Finest City 🏙️

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Fred Grier @fredmgrier.bsky.social · 17/11/2024

More ppl should consider San Diego: • Most underrated city in the world • Ton of smart talent (w/ ucsd, usd, sdsu) • Access to Mexico-TJ borders • 8th most largest city in US • Solid food, music, art scene • Great beaches everywhere What else am I missing?

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