socalTECH

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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socalTECH

MARCH 3, 2021

The company named Jim Nguyen (co-foudner of TrueCar) as its President and Chief Operating Officer; Kash Sheikh (family office, private equity) as Chief Financial Officer; Joseph Chang (Houlihan Lokey) as Chief Revenue Officer; Lucas Donat (TrueCar) as Chief Marketing Officer; Matthew Cacciola (Fair, TBW Media Arts Lab) as Chief Design Officer; Chris (..)

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Both Sides of the Table

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. Scott Painter , founder of CarsDirect has created two new generation LA startups (Zag and TrueCar, both backed by GRP Partners). Los Angeles. People either love it our hate it.

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