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MAY 5, 2021

Santa Monica-based NXCR ,the subscription vehicle startup led by auto- and startup-veteran Scott Painter, and auto analytics company J.D. Power's data solutions, vehicle valuations, and "consumer insights" into NXCR's vehicle subscription service. Scott Painter was the founder of TrueCar, CarsDirect, and Fair.com.

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MARCH 3, 2021

Santa Monica-based NextCar, the newest automotive-focused startup led by startup veteran Scott Painter, is gearing up for the launch of the company, saying this week that it has named a senior management team. NextCar (NXCR) is focused on providing vehicle subscriptions to consumers.

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Truecar Santa Monica Equity Design 203

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JULY 7, 2009

Santa Monica-based Zag.com , the online automobile buying service headed by Scott Painter, is reporting today that it had what is calls its "strongest sales so far this year" in June. Painter was previously CEO of CarsDirect, and is now involved with such firms as TrueCar and SharesPost. READ MORE>>.

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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. A location based service which incorporates social and gaming elements. Founded in 2008 in Santa Monica by Ron Goldman (former CRO of shopping.com) and Rahul Sonnad.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

I live in the city of Santa Monica. In New York you have access to fashion, media, art and of course, financial services. Scott Painter , founder of CarsDirect has created TrueCar (backed by GRP Partners). So can you really build a great tech firm outside of Silicon Valley? Let me use LA as an example. Los Angeles.

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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. Explain how your service works?

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