Capital Invest Zag 
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JULY 1, 2010
He eventually applied his lessons learned in these experiences when he founded Zag, a company that helps consumers buy cars over the Internet at pre-negotiated prices with nearly 4,000 dealers across the country [disclosure: my firm GRP Partners is an investor in Zag]. led by Altos Ventures and Maverick Capital, with Larry Braitman.
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JUNE 15, 2010
Santa Monica-based Zag , the online auto buying software firm headed by Scott Painter, has raised $11.1M Zag is developing auto buying and configuration software used by groups such as the AAA, USAA, Overstock.com, and other groups to provide their members with pre-negotiated fleet and group rates on new automobiles. READ MORE>>.
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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. All of the venture funders in TrueCar are investors in Zag, and amount of the investment was not disclosed.
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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. USAA did not provide financial details behind the investment. USAA has been offering Zag's services to its members since 2007.
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NOVEMBER 14, 2010
It’s really hard to zig when the whole world seems to be zagging. They have marked-up paper gains propped up by an over excited venture capital market that has validated their investments. Logic tells me the following: It is hard to make money angel investing. It was an investment management class.
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FEBRUARY 5, 2009
Santa Monica-based Zag has finally revealed the total invested in its latest, strategic round of funding, saying Thursday that it raised $37.4M. The round came from USAA, and included Capricorn Investment Group, LLC, GRP Partners and Anthem Venture Partners. Tags: venture software capital automotive. READ MORE>>.
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DECEMBER 30, 2010
This morning, we're sharing the insights of Greg Martin , a venture capitalist at Archer Venture Capital. I left a great firm, Redpoint Ventures (after 11 years), to start a new firm, Archer Venture Capital. One company I've invested in is called 2tor (with substantial operations here in Los Angeles).
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