Downtown Buzz: Where to Be During Startup Week

This week’s business and tech news from around downtown

Follow the Money

San Diego’s TVC Capital just led a $15 million Series A round for BitTitan, a cloud software company. They have been bootstrapping for nine years and this is the largest A round TVC has ever done.

Raining on the Parade

This one is sure to be the talk of the party during San Diego Startup Week. The Union-Tribune gives voice to some San Diego tech leaders that don’t believe all the hype about how great the San Diego startup ecosystem is. Sure they like it and think it’s good, but apparently it is no Silicon Valley.

Startups to Know

To kick off Startup Week, Josua Ansell McKinnon, CEO of Sidepay, offered up a list of San Diego startups you should know on Medium. Check out his list.

Guide to Startup Week

Xconomy put forward their thoughts on where to be this week during Startup Week. Highlights include: The fireside chat with Tech Coast Angels, Taco Tuesday with Taner, the Marc Suster keynote, Demo Night, the Startup Crawl, “Shit Startup Founders Don’t Talk About,” and “The Transformative Role of Design.” Check out the full list here.

Attack Mode

EvoNexus company AttackIQ just made an important list in Network World. They are listed as one of the top security startups to watch due to their platform’s continuous attack mode that helps customers identify holes.