TrueCar Buys Honk.com
socalTECH
MAY 3, 2011
Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the automotive pricing site run by Scott Painter, said today that it has acquired Honk.com , an automotive social media website. Financial terms of the buy were not disclosed.
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Southern California Startups Raise More Than $598.4M In VC In Q4
socalTECH
JANUARY 17, 2014
in the quarter and social media darling Snapchat raised $50.0M. Other large deals included United Capital Financial Partners ($38.0M); Achates Power ($35.2M); TrueCar ($30.0M); and JustFab (also $30.0M). The largest financing deals in the quarter were for Irvine-based virtual reality goggle maker Oculus VR , which raised $74.3M
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GRP Partners Raises New $200M Fund, Becomes Upfront Ventures
socalTECH
JUNE 27, 2013
GRP Partners--which has invested in such successes as Overture, CitySearch, BillMeLater, DealerTrack, and others, and is currently an investor in Maker Studios, TrueCar, Burstly, and others--said it decided to change its branding as venture capital has changed.
Can You Really Build a Great Tech Firm Outside Silicon Valley?
Both Sides of the Table
FEBRUARY 15, 2011
Scott Painter , founder of CarsDirect has created TrueCar (backed by GRP Partners). Each of these companies exited for more than $500 million and several north of $1 billion. Zorik Gordon built & IPO’s ReachLocal. Douglas Merrill, the former CIO of Google, is building his next company, ZestCash in LA. Brett Brewer has AdKnowledge.
Siemer Summit: Connecting Global Digital Media & Technology Leaders
Tech Zulu Event
JULY 31, 2014
The event also showcased a variety of promising startups from digital media, mobile, cloud, entertainment, advertising, and eCommerce. Presenting companies included: Add This, Cognitive Networks, TrueCar, Trunk Club, Invidi, ID.me, Datacratic, BeyondCORE, ParkMe and many more. Party Wave Award – Social Media, Content and Distribution.
Silicon Beach Fest Celebrates Tech Startups and Hollywood in LA | Pics, Highlights and What’s Next!
Tech Zulu Event
JUNE 28, 2012
. “Let us come together and celebrate…” The mashup theme was reflected in the SBF programming, which included panels highlighting accelerators, VCs, startups, developers, movies, TV, music, web content, art, fashion, social good, surf & skate, and more. Many also use low-cost social media to promote.
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