socalTECH

MARCH 6, 2013

According to the two companies, the move will create a new marketplace for private growth companies, which combines NASDAQ OMX's experience in the market and resources, and SharesPost's web-based platform for trading private stock. Financial details of the joint venture were not disclosed. SharesPost is now up in San Bruno.

CarsDirect 170

CarsDirect Marketing Incubator Truecar 170

Both Sides of the Table

JULY 1, 2010

Scott’s first big foray into industry-changing companies came with CarsDirect, an IdeaLab company where he was the initial founder & CEO. Analytics also extend to iPhone and web apps using Facebook Connect. Company plans to use the capital to build out sales and marketing and r&d. -a a fbFund winner.

Zag 248

Zag Truecar Venture Capital CarsDirect 248

socalTECH

JULY 13, 2009

SharesPost, headed by Greg Brogger and incubated by Brighthouse, is looking to create a Web 2.0-enabled enabled secondary marketplace for shares in private companies, and particularly venture-backed, technology firms. Brighthouse is a technology incubator headed by both Brogger and Scott Painter, who also co-founded Zag and CarsDirect.

Research 100

Research Sales CarsDirect Web 2.0 100

Both Sides of the Table

FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Last year I was on Sand Hill Road in Silicon Valley meeting with one of the most prominent venture capital firms in the country. The VC partner, somebody I greatly respect said, “Yeah, we like Gil and what they’re doing. That’s convenience when your VC is hoping to write the next $20 million check.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Southern California Google Startup 313

socalTECH

JUNE 17, 2009

Yesterday, Santa Monica-based SharesPost (www.sharespost.com) launched a new service of particular interest to the venture capital and high tech startup market, a new, online service which facilitates the buying and selling of private company stock. We co-founded Zag together, and I was the COO of CarsDirect.

Startup 124

Startup Zag Venture Capital Equity 124