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APRIL 4, 2014

Santa Monica-based TrueCar has filed for an IPO, saying Friday that it is looking to raise up to $125M on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as TRUE. TrueCar--which is led by Scott Painter--is backed by USAA, Capricorn Investment Group, Upfront Ventures, Anthem Ventures, Vulcan Capital Growth Equity, and Peppy Capital Partners.

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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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FEBRUARY 22, 2021

According to the email from Painter, the funding is the company's first external equity financing. Painter has a long history in Southern California's technology industry, and previously founded such companies as Fair, TrueCar, SharesPost, and others.

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FEBRUARY 10, 2011

LAVA inducted Mayor Riordan--who had a long and involved career in venture capital and private equity before his efforts in politics--into its LAVA Hall of Fame. Other finalists were Clicker.com , Truecar , and Zumbox.

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MARCH 17, 2010

And we’re left with a city with idyllic weather, major commerce, the media center of the world, and a great emerging technology scene. But we have a great city for building technology companies. You can find very talented technology executives. But we do have great technology developers. You don’t.

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SEPTEMBER 14, 2016

Local exits: TrueCar, Gravity, Maker Studios. a month, and which gives you access to this information, company profiles, contact names, and much more for local technology companies, venture investors from around the world, private equity, angel investors, and many others. Upfront Partners - 11 deals. READ MORE>>.

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SEPTEMBER 20, 2010

Los Angeles-based Internet Brands , which operates a suite of online, advertising driven websites across a wide range of verticals, said Monday that it would go private in a $640M, private equity deal, bucking the trend of Southern California companies filing to get to the public markets. Internet Brands had gone public just three years ago.

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