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JANUARY 30, 2018

Los Angeles-based auto leasing startup Fair , led by startup veteran Scott Painter, has acquired the auto leasing portfolio of Uber , including both vehicles and existing leases, Uber said on Tuesday. Scott Painter was most recently founder and CEO of TrueCar, and prior to that, was founder and CEO of CarsDirect.com. READ MORE>>.

Truecar 100

Truecar Equity Los Angeles Activity 100

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Here are the venture firms who have been most active in SoCal (Santa Babrara - Los Angeles - Orange County - San Diego) in the last twelve months, based on the number of deals: 1. Local exits: TrueCar, Gravity, Maker Studios. Most recent investments: Zingle, Thrive Market, Fluent, Comparably. Upfront Partners - 11 deals.

Southern California 100

Southern California Dollar Shave Club Lootcrate Orange County 100

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DECEMBER 16, 2014

The speaks to the continued confidence in the venture capital markets and as I had predicted some time ago the VC markets right now are a great place to invest – especially relative to other places to put one’s money. It goes without saying that the shortening in time also was due to performance. Who gave you the money?

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Venture Capital Funding Technical Review Startup 396

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands , which operates a suite of online, advertising driven websites across a wide range of verticals, said Monday that it would go private in a $640M, private equity deal, bucking the trend of Southern California companies filing to get to the public markets.

Internet Brands 190

Internet Brands Westlake Village Woodland Hills Beverly Hills 190

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AUGUST 4, 2011

Jeff Zwelling is the co-founder of Convertro (www.convertro.com), a Los Angeles company focused on helping companies track how their marketing efforts are leading to sales conversions. Jeff Zwelling: Convertro allows marketers to know all of the marketing that led to a conversion. Jeff Zwelling is one of those.

Startup 210

Startup Marketing Customer Custom 210

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MARCH 17, 2010

Los Angeles. But it’s more atypical for investors located in this market. If we extend a bit North up the coast line we have many affiliate marketing innovators including ValueClick, Commission Junction and FastClick. You can hire a talented head of marketing, business development, technology and sales.

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Company Companies Technology Startup 290