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FEBRUARY 5, 2009

Los Angeles-based Zag , the online car buying software firm headed by former CarsDirect CEO Scott Painter, has scored an investment from financial services firm USAA , USAA disclosed Thursday. According to USAA, it is taking an equity position in Zag, which is also providing the firm with its car buying services. READ MORE>>.

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OCTOBER 14, 2008

Santa Monica-based Zag, a venture-backed developer of online car buying software, said this morning that it has made. Zag said it has promoted Bernie Brenner to Executive Vice President in charge of the firm's consumer initiatives, named David Pributsky as VP of Partner development. a number of hires and a promotion.

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JANUARY 14, 2010

Santa Monica-based TrueCar , the spinout of Zag Automotive which provides data on new car pricing, said today that it has partnered with automotive online marketing firm HomeNet Automotive. HomeNet's software is used by dealers, OEMs, finance and lease agents, and other to market their new car inventory.

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APRIL 27, 2009

The firm--which is a spinout of automotive configuration software firm Zag--said it will provide consumers with a "Price Report" showing the full distribution of prices paid by other people, for the exact same vehicle, in a consumer's local area.

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JANUARY 15, 2010

Best Exit Internet Technology, Networks In Motion; Best Funding in New Media/Internet: Rubicon Project, The, HauteLook.com, Zag; Best Funding in Software/Services: OpenX Technologies, Inc. Master of Ceremonies: Ken Rutkowski, METal International. 2010 LAVA Hall of Fame Inductee: Jake Winebaum; Best Exit Life Sciences: Corevalve, Inc.;

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JULY 1, 2009

TrueCar is a car pricing site which was spun out of automotive software firm Zag; the firm is venture backed by Anthem Venture Partners, Global Retail Partners, and Capricorn. The company said Cleckler will work on aiding in development of car pricing tools on the site. Cleckler has also served at Stamps.com. READ MORE>>.

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JUNE 1, 2009

Echoing those comments, Chris Rice, an Account Manager at Israeli firm Check Point Software, said his firm has 12 employees based in Southern California, also with North American headquarters up in the Bay Area, but believes that Israeli companies see Southern California as "one of the most significant markets in the U.S.".

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JUNE 23, 2021

Now we've built this foundation of data driven, software enabled tools, we're going to take on some of the old school stuff, looking at print, looking at direct mail, and really figuring out how, if you're launching a new menu item, or a new product, how you get the word out there. It's a really crowded, saturated area.

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JULY 13, 2009

Mark has also been quite active mentoring entrepreneurs, We caught up with Mark to hear about what kinds of investments GRP is looking at nowadays, his view on the software-as-a-service market, and how best to approach him with a pitch. You know Zag, herein town, and more recently our new car investment, TrueCar. Why do I say that?

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