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APRIL 1, 2016

Santa Monica-based TrueCar has named a new executive to head up dealer sales, saying on Thursday that it has named Jim Menard as its new Senir Vice President of Dealer Sales. TrueCar said Menard will head up efforts to strengthen dealer relationships across its network. Menard was previously President and GM of the U.S.

Truecar 100

Truecar Sales Santa Monica Competition 100

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JULY 10, 2015

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the provider of negotiation-free, car buying services which is led by Scott Painter, said late Thursday evening that it has ended a partnship it has with AutoNation. TrueCar said that AutoNation had represented 3.1 TrueCar and AutoNation had been working together since 2006.

Truecar 100

Truecar Santa Monica Sales Customer 100

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OCTOBER 14, 2016

Santa Monica-based automotive buying service TrueCar said Thursday that it is powering a new car buying service on CarandDriver.com , the online automotive website which is part of Heart Autos.

Truecar 100

Truecar Services Santa Monica Research 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 19, 2011

Other highly ranked firms on the list were Santa Monica-based TrueCar , headed by Scott Painter and ranked at number 63, with 1,966% growth; Los Angeles-based CyberDefender , ranked at 98 with with 1,068% growth; and Woodland Hills-based ReachLocal , ranked 101, with 1,038% revenue growth.

Los Angeles 263

Los Angeles Marina Del Rey Woodland Hills Angel 263

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NOVEMBER 13, 2014

billion IPO), HealthDataInsights (Las Vegas, $400 million) as well as LA (Maker Studios $1 billion, TrueCar $1.3 As a result we need somebody well networked into these communities already. Her network from her educational institutions alone has friends in all of the top tech, media & banking institutions.

Venture Capital 408

Venture Capital Startup Outsource Development CitySearch 408

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 16, 2012

The full list follows: 13 EdgeCast Networks 21406% Santa Monica Alex Kazerani 15 Optimer Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 1366% Carlsbad Hany Massarany 99 TrueCar, Inc. 1193% Santa Monica Scott Painter 116 Network Solutions Provider 1001% Long Beach Phillip Walker 119 BlackLine Systems Software 973% Los Angeles Therese Tucker 131 Kotura, Inc.

Southern California 242

Southern California Marina Del Rey El Segundo San Diego 242

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OCTOBER 8, 2014

But many people forget that we have 2 relatively recent IPOs that are substantive companies: TrueCar (Upfront backed) & Cornerstone OnDemand. If you throw in Oculus into the mix along with TrueCar, Rubicon, Burstly, Beats and others LA Tech has seen more than $8 billion in exits in 2014 alone. Deflationary Economics now favors us.

Entrepreneur 376

Entrepreneur Snapchat Startup Google 376

socalTECH

NOVEMBER 19, 2013

Alex Kazerani and James Segil (shared), EdgeCast Networks (Los Angeles, content delivery network). Jerry Jao , Retention Science (Los Angeles, analytics/advertising). John Jersin , Connectifier (Newport Beach, recruiting software). Jason Koch , Telogis (Irvine, fleet tracking software).

Southern California 279

Southern California SoCalTech Dollar Shave Club Santa Monica 279

socalTECH

FEBRUARY 10, 2011

Other finalists were Clicker.com , Truecar , and Zumbox. In the Best venture funding in software/services, Edgecast , the content delivery network (CDN) provider, was the winner, with finalists including Eucalyptus Systems , Factual , and SV Network.

LAVA 166

LAVA Zumbox Technology ReachLocal 166

socalTECH

AUGUST 5, 2019

Trinidad previously served at Google and Discovery Networks; Wilkinson was previously a venture capitalist at Exponential Partners--one of Fair's early investors; and Pierantoni was previously Chief Accounting Officer and Chief Financial Officer at TrueCar. READ MORE>>.

Cornerstone OnDemand 124

Cornerstone OnDemand Truecar Ticketmaster Paramount 124

socalTECH

MARCH 28, 2012

Facebook has been among the most heavily traded companies on SharesPost and other secondary trading sites, as investors have looked to gain an edge on public investors in owning a piece of the social networking site. SharesPost is headed by Greg Brogger, and is backed and was co-founded by TrueCar's Scott Painter. READ MORE>>.

Truecar 124

Truecar Social Network Sites Networking 124

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FEBRUARY 7, 2014

The roster of speakers was vast and just off of the of my head it included the founders of DropBox, Box, WordPress, EverNote, TrueCar, HootSuite, Charity Water, DataSift, Indiegogo, Huddle, oDesk (and many others) plus the usual cast of characters such as Robert Scoble, Gary Vaynerchuk, Dave McClure, Ben Huh, Shak, Shervin and many others.

Conference 392

Conference Startup Web Truecar 392

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JUNE 8, 2014

To interconnect these computers we needed IP-based telecommunications equipment build by the likes of Cisco Systems and Juniper Networks. And when you think about the three C’s you begin to realize that the first two of these activities are ones where the economic powerhouse networks are driven in cities outside of Silicon Valley.

Startup 390

Startup Venture Capital Capital Funding 390

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APRIL 4, 2011

He told me in some combinations of device / OS / network they are crashing 4 times per 100. All applications crash and this is especially true in the nascent mobile world where dealing with device types, OS’s & networks adds one hell of a configuration management problem. In our next meeting I asked them how often it crashed.

Metrics 346

Metrics Startup SEO Customer 346

socalTECH

SEPTEMBER 19, 2014

Out of our socalTECH 50, so far, there have been two acquisitions of companies run by one of our 50 (Alex Kazerani and James Segil, both of EdgeCast Networks; and Raad Mobrem, of Lettuce), worth a total of around $420M, and twelve funding events worth a total of $324.1M. So then, how did our actual list do?

SoCalTech 166

SoCalTech Acquisition Truecar Southern California 166

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JUNE 12, 2018

Among the efforts she was involved in at Farmers were partnerships with Uber, Tesloop, TrueCar and others and developing coverage or rideshare drivers. The company currently makes its product available only through Uponor Pro Squad, a nationwide network of plumbers and water specialists. READ MORE>>.

Belkin 100

Belkin Torrance Truecar High Tech 100

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MARCH 17, 2010

LA was a leader in lead generation (LowerMyBills), comparison shopping (PriceGrabber, Shopzilla), social networking (MySpace … I know, I know – Facebook won – but it was still a big business). Scott Painter , founder of CarsDirect has created two new generation LA startups (Zag and TrueCar, both backed by GRP Partners).

Company 290

Company Companies Technology Startup 290

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FEBRUARY 15, 2011

Great companies like BeachMint that are growing at a rapid clip have to dig deep into their networks to meet hiring needs. Scott Painter , founder of CarsDirect has created TrueCar (backed by GRP Partners). If you hit a groove on funding and customer growth it does become a challenge to ramp quickly. Brett Brewer has AdKnowledge.

Venture Capital 313

Venture Capital Google Southern California Startup 313

socalTECH

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Perdew earned a BS from the US Military Academy at, West Point and served in the US Army as a Military Intelligence Officer after he and completed Airborne and Ranger training.

Capital 124

Capital Technical Review Truecar Southern California 124

Tech Zulu Event

NOVEMBER 14, 2014

SCOTT PAINTERCEO, TrueCar. Our LAUNCH competitors will be in attendance as you mingle and expand your network. You’ll need a Summit Pass to see these speakers! Lots of people have been asking how to upgrade to a Summit Pass, so we made it easy for you: one click to increased access. JANE POYNTERCEO, World View Enterprises.

Santa Monica 92

Santa Monica Commerce Conference Truecar 92

socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2019

Perdew earned a BS from the US Military Academy at, West Point and served in the US Army as a Military Intelligence Officer after he and completed Airborne and Ranger training.

Capital 100

Capital Technical Review Truecar Venture Capital 100

Tech Zulu Event

JULY 31, 2014

The two-day Summit encompassed 70 company presentations from successful founders, 30 featured speakers, 40 early stage award nominees, 50 renowned judges, a series of roundtable discussions, and networking and relationship-building opportunities.

Media 84

Media Technology Truecar Southern California 84

socalTECH

DECEMBER 23, 2016

This morning, we have Kevin Winston of Digital LA (www.digitalla.net), the organization which is LA's largest digital networking group and which is behind the Silicon Beach Fest, the first and largest tech, startup and entertainment conference in LA. You'll be able to see all the many 2016 reflections here as they are posted.

Marina Del Rey 100

Marina Del Rey Dollar Shave Club Beverly Hills Startup 100

socalTECH

OCTOBER 26, 2021

One of the founders of the Los Angeles technology networking group, LA Mixers, and co-founder of the New Media Vault monthly networking event, Michael Pilla, has died, according to the Los Angeles Times. Pilla's clients had included such companies as TrueCar, CitySearch (IAC), and other local technology startups. Pilla was 58.

CitySearch 113

CitySearch Truecar Los Angeles Networking 113

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JANUARY 16, 2012

He’s focused on that sector (not exclusively but predominantly) and therefore has an amazing network at large financial services firms to help you with business development. Fred Wilson likes, “large networks of socially connected people” while Foundry lists its 5 key themes on its website. Do your homework.

Development 366

Development Develop Funding Venture Capital 366

socalTECH

DECEMBER 31, 2018

Perdew earned a BS from the US Military Academy at, West Point and served in the US Army as a Military Intelligence Officer after he and completed Airborne and Ranger training.

Capital 113

Capital Venture Capital News Patents 113