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TaskUs Takes $250M From Blackstone

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Santa Monica-based business outsourcing service provider TaskUs , founded by Bryce Maddock and Jaspar Weir, said this morning that it has raised $250M in an investment round. The investment came from private equity investor Blackstone Group. According to TaskUs, the funding round values the company at $500M.

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How TaskUs Is Powering LA's Technology Startup Boom

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Bryce Maddock: TaskUs is the best provider in the world of customer care and back office services for emerging growth companies. Customer care, obviously, is emails, phone calls, and customer service back office services. We do a whole host of other back-office services in that space. So, what is TaskUs?

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Interview With Brian McCarthy, Dentistry.com

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We had a fine business in 1-800-DENTIST, our phone-based referral service. People are all now using their mobile devices to find products and services. At the end of the 90's, I had the opportunity to launch Bugleboy.com, an e-commerce enabled site, which we launched a week fore Gap.com. It's no different here in this business.

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