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SureSale Snags $7M For Used Vehicle Certification

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A new, Santa Monica-based startup, SureSale , has raised $7M in its Series A funding round, the company said this week. Hall--who is based in Santa Barbara--and who previously served at LowerMyBills.com, HomeLoanCenter.com and LeadPoint.com. The funding was led by Upfront Ventures and also included Coffin Capital.

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SoCal Sees Summertime Surge In Exits

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billion--include the recent sales of Vizio , Dollar Shave Club , Nervana Systems , TouchCommerce , and Orbitera , and Aurrion. The exit activity has been far and wide across the region, ranging from Santa Barbara to San Diego, and providing stunning returns for a large list of venture and angel investors in those companies.

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TrueCar Buys Automotive Information Firm ALG

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Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the online publisher of new and used vehicle pricing that is headed by Scott Painter, said Tuesday that it has acquired ALG, Inc. , ALG is based in Santa Barbara, where it will continue to be headquartered. a subsidiary of DealerTrack Holdings.

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Los Angeles Technology Connector – Kurt Daradics

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" Kurt has a great background in sales and marketing. We have regular monthly meetings in Westlake Village, Hollywood, Santa Barbara, & Newport Beach. I'm hoping that Baron and Kurt come up with one that's in Santa Monica / West LA. I've heard great things about their events.

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Interview with Jordan Glazier, Wildfire Systems

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The driving force for our merchant partners, is incremental sales, and harnessing those product recommendation and mentions in peer-to-peer communications. Jordan Glazier: We did a seed round in July of 2017, led by Mucker Capital, out of Santa Monica. We were most excited about Santa Barbara and San Diego.

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Spotlight: LA Tech Summer Judges Includes BetterWorks, CallFire, Idealab, and Tech Coast Angeles

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Prior to Idealab, Alex led sales and marketing efforts for venture-backed startups focused on enterprise software and services. He holds a BA from the University of California, Santa Barbara, a JD from Southwestern University, and suffers from an addiction to cheeseburgers. He is a recognized leader in the Voice 2.0

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TechZulu Presents: The Annual Startup Forecast

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28 from 7pm-10pm in Santa Monica. Babak received a BA degree in Business Economics and Communications from the University of California, Santa Barbara. TechZulu is excited to invite you to the 2014 Startup and Entrepreneurial Forecast taking place on Tuesday Jan. More panelist to be announced soon. Want To Sponsor?

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