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MARCH 6, 2013

It's also a big win for Brogger, who started SharesPost to help angel investors, venture capital investors, and founders in private company find liquidity, in a market which had been starved for IPOs. Brogger was at CarsDirect with Scott Painter, who heads up TrueCar. SharesPost is now up in San Bruno. READ MORE>>.

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CarsDirect Marketing Incubator Truecar 170

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SEPTEMBER 10, 2008

Santa Monica-based Zag, the online car buying software firm headed by former CarsDirect CEO Scott Painter, has spun out a new company called TrueCar, the firm said late Wednesday. According to TrueCar, it will provide information about new car pricing, using the actual price people have paid for cars.

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Zag Truecar CarsDirect Arcturus 133

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FEBRUARY 8, 2011

Scott Painter is the CEO of TrueCar/Zag, and was also previously CEO of CarsDirect, and has been incubating a number of companies out of his Santa Monica-based BrightHouse incubator. No details on that funding have been announced by the company. SharesPost had originally been based in Santa Monica.

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CarsDirect Zag Santa Monica Incubator 140

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JULY 7, 2009

Zag has previously received venture capital from such firms as Anthem Ventures, GRP Partners, the Tech Coast Angels, Capricorn Management, Capital One, and Arcturus Capital. Painter was previously CEO of CarsDirect, and is now involved with such firms as TrueCar and SharesPost. READ MORE>>.

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Zag Sales CarsDirect Tech Coast Angels 100

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FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Los Angeles-based Zag , the online car buying software firm headed by former CarsDirect CEO Scott Painter, has scored an investment from financial services firm USAA , USAA disclosed Thursday. Tags: automobile ecommerce usaa venture capital automotive. USAA did not provide financial details behind the investment. READ MORE>>.

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Zag Invest CarsDirect Venture Capital 100

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JULY 13, 2009

Brighthouse is a technology incubator headed by both Brogger and Scott Painter, who also co-founded Zag and CarsDirect. Tags: sharespost brighthouse private company stock venture capital tesla facebook. SharesPost, headed by Greg Brogger and incubated by Brighthouse, is looking to create a Web 2.0-enabled READ MORE>>.

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Research Sales Web 2.0 CarsDirect 100

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OCTOBER 6, 2008

Zag has now signed up 14 AAA motor clubs, and also provides its technology to Capital One Auto Finance, Overstock.com, and other sites. Zag is headed by former CarsDirect CEO Scott Painter, and is venture backed by Anthem Venture Partners, Capital One Auto Finance, GRP Partners, Arcturus Capital, Callaway Cars and the Skoll Fund.

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Zag CarsDirect Arcturus GRP Partners 100