ABOUT THIS EPISODE
Episode Summary
Recorded 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 years
Links & Resources
* SDSU Lavin Entrepreneurship Center
* Companies featured: Cytodyme, Vayim, Polyvascular, Shezza Socks, Sesh, My Village Innovations (ROSA Spec)
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