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| 18.05.2025 | Shift Gears. Used cars on speed track as new car buyers stall on affordability | - |
| 12.05.2025 | Best Stocks: Once under $4, this beaten-up car dealer stock is back from the dead and trending higher | - |
| 12.12.2024 | Amazon Autos: The Future of Car Buying or Just a Fad? | Amazon is at it again. The retail giant has stepped into the automotive arena with its new service, Amazon Autos. It’s a bold move, aiming to revolutionize how we buy cars. But is it a game-changer or just another gimmick? Let’s dive into t... |
| 10.12.2024 | I Tried Buying a Car on Amazon. Here Are the Pros and Cons. Amazon Autos just launched, and users can buy a new car online. Here's how it works and what needs to improve. | Amazon is putting its own spin on car sales — without a trip to the dealer or even a test drive.
The retail giant announced on Tuesday that shoppers could buy their next car through Amazon if they lived in one of 48 major U.S. cities, inclu... |
| 19.03.2024 | How to rebound from a tech layoff | Working in the tech industry? Then you’ll know all about layoffs, which have been happening in trickles and surges since mid-2022. While redundancies dried up a little at the end of the summer of 2023, they are back in full force with redun... |
| 23.01.2024 | Vroom hits the brakes on its online used car business to go full throttle on auto financing and AI | Vroom is shutting down its online used car marketplace and shifting all of its resources and capital into two business units focused on auto financing and AI-powered analytics. About 800 employees, or 90% of its workforce, will lose their j... |
| 01.05.2023 | Lyft layoffs arrive, GM kills off the Chevy Bolt and Tesla makes a ‘deep fake’ defense | The Station is a weekly newsletter dedicated to all things transportation. Sign up here — just click The Station — to receive the full edition of the newsletter every weekend in your inbox. Subscribe for free.
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| 17.12.2021 | Vroom Announces Appointment Of Chief Operating Officer | Tom Shortt appointed in newly-created role at Vroom
Vroom, Inc., a leading ecommerce platform for buying and selling used vehicles, announced the appointment of Thomas Shortt as Chief Operating Officer, effective January 3, 2022.
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| 29.11.2021 | 3 Houston suburbs lead sleigh full of cities with biggest holiday budgets | If you live in The Woodlands, Sugar Land, or League City, you may be making a holiday shopping list as long as a stocking and checking it more than twice.
These three Houston suburbs rank among the 10 U.S. cities with the fattest holiday bu... |
| 24.11.2021 | 2 new COVID-19-focused research projects happening in Houston | While it might seem like the COVID-19 pandemic has settled down for the time being, there's plenty of innovative research ongoing to create solutions for affordable vaccines and tech-enabled protection against the spread of the virus.
Some ... |
| 24.11.2021 | Houston hospital receives $37M in donations to continue its life-saving cancer care | A $25 million gift will support expansion of research conducted at the Houston Methodist Cancer Center and may help the center earn top-tier federal designation.
In honor of the $25 million donation from Dr. Mary Neal and husband Ron Neal, ... |
| 23.11.2021 | Houston entrepreneur launches diversity-focused fund, programming to address inequality in tech | Phillip Yates is juggling a lot. The Houston lawyer started Equiliberty, a technology company that's part financial resource and part social network, to help diverse communities create lasting wealth. Now, he's also launching Diversity Fund... |
| 23.11.2021 | University of Houston: Tips for building an innovative team | "Teamwork makes the dreams work". The well-known phrase has been overused as a company motto. Yet, it remains true and always will.
Haven't heard it? Maybe you've heard, "If everyone is moving forward together, then success t... |
| 23.11.2021 | How this Houston-based alcohol importer, distributor uses tech to stay ahead of the curve | You might say that Mexcor International, a Houston-based importer and distributor of wine, spirits, and other types of alcohol, relies on a single bottle of vodka rather than a case of vodka when it comes to its tech capabilities.
The annua... |
| 22.11.2021 | Innovative Houston plastics company scores $100M 'Green Loan' and prepares to scale | Fueled by a new $100 million credit facility, a Houston-based company that specializes in plastics recycling is establishing a nationwide network of recycling plants.
Circulus Holdings secured the $100 million credit facility from Riverston... |
| 22.11.2021 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In this week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three local innovators across industries — from energy to design innovation — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Allie Danziger, co-fo... |
| 22.11.2021 | Austin VC has its eyes on Houston with new $210M fund | A venture capital firm that's focused on funding startups across the Lone Star State has closed its latest fund and is set on doubling down on Houston.
LiveOak Venture Partners has been around for almost a decade, and its third fund closed ... |
| 19.11.2021 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included innovators to know, fastest growing Houston tech companies, ... |
| 17.11.2021 | University of Houston scores $1 million from top Texas foundation | One of the most prestigious foundations in Texas has made a generous gift to a local university's fledgling medical department. The M.D. Anderson Foundation has pledged $1 million to the University of Houston College of Medicine, UH announc... |
| 17.11.2021 | 3 Houston companies make Deloitte's fastest-growing tech list | Three Houston companies have earned spots on this year's edition of the North American Technology Fast 500.
The three Houston honorees are:
Enercross, a provider of logistics software for the energy sector. It appears at No. 31 on the Fast ... |
| 16.11.2021 | Houston research: Understanding social hierarchy is key to professional success | Social climbers get on people's nerves by constantly vying to be close to whoever is in charge. No wonder disparaging names for them abound: opportunists, social climbers, clout chasers. To those around them, the climbers' motives are trans... |
| 16.11.2021 | Greater Houston Partnership names former BP exec to lead energy transition | Jane Stricker, a longtime Houston-based executive at oil and gas giant BP, has been tapped to lead the Greater Houston Partnership's new initiative designed to boost the Bayou City's profile in the shift toward low-carbon energy.
The partne... |
| 15.11.2021 | 3 Houston innovators to know this week | Editor's note: In this week's roundup of Houston innovators to know, I'm introducing you to three local innovators across industries — from sportstech to startup-focused nonprofit work — recently making headlines in Houston innovation.
Aaro... |
| 12.11.2021 | 5 most popular innovation stories in Houston this week | Editor's note: Another week has come and gone, and it's time to round up the top headlines from the past few days. Trending Houston tech and startup news on InnovationMap included innovators to know, a new Galveston coworking and entreprene... |
| 11.11.2021 | How Houston companies can use pandemic challenges to foster innovative corporate inclusion efforts | They say necessity is the mother of invention, and over the last 18 months, that proverb has proven true across the world, from classrooms to boardrooms. Shuttered classrooms and businesses, overflowing hospitals, and social unrest spurred ... |
| 10.11.2021 | University of Houston System snags spots on list of schools with affordability and potential salary | Three University of Houston campuses earn spots on a new list of the 111 U.S. colleges that excel when it comes to affordability and potential salary.
Showing up on the new Optimal Choice list produced by Optimal, a provider of higher educa... |
| 10.11.2021 | Houston sportstech startup scales, plans expansion into health care | When sEATz launched, the startup was looking to provide a way for sports fans to order their beer and hotdog to their seat without having to miss a moment of a game. Over the years, the Houston company has expanded its technology to be a re... |
| 10.11.2021 | Houston coworking company opens new Galveston hub amid profound growth and expansion | The Cannon Houston has expanded its footprint throughout 2021, and one of the coworking company's newest hubs has opened its doors seaside.
The Cannon Galveston @ the MarMo is a new coworking space with membership options starting at $180 a... |
| 09.11.2021 | Representation in research matters, says this Houston expert | Diversifying your human subjects for studies is essential for good research.
"Up to 75 percent of Pacific Islanders are unable to convert an antiplatelet drug into its active form and therefore are at higher risk for adverse outcomes f... |
| 09.11.2021 | Houston Exponential hires new exec to promote inclusive innovation | Houston's considered one of the most diverse cities in the country, and Houston Exponential is focused on building an innovation ecosystem that's reflective of that.
The nonprofit organization announced a new hire that will lead this initia... |
| 09.11.2021 | Roundup: Houston startups announce new partnerships, crowdfunding campaigns, and more | The Houston innovation ecosystem has been bursting at the seams with news from innovative tech companies and disruptive Houston startups as we fly through the final quarter of 2021.
In this roundup of short stories within Houston innovation... |
| 08.11.2021 | 4 Houston-area businesses rank among Inc.'s best-led companies in the country | Some Houston-area companies now have some major bragging rights — and perhaps, an influx of resumes on the way. Inc. magazine has released its new list of the country's 250 best-led midsize companies, and four Greater-Houston firms are in t... |
| 08.11.2021 | Houston biotech company raises $15M round led by Chinese health care investor | A Houston-based biotech company that was founded by a University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center doctor has closed a fresh round of funding.
Cellenkos closed its $15 million series A round led by BVCF Management, based in Shanghai, China... |
| 05.11.2021 | Overheard: Energy transition experts weigh in at Houston climatetech conference | This week, world leaders are discussing climate change and the future of our planet at the United Nations Climate Change Conference, also known as COP26, but local leaders were also discussing much closer to home.
Greentown Labs hosted its ... |
| 04.11.2021 | Houston health tech startup closes $10M series B led by Austin investors | A Houston-based tech company that's tackling cognitive health diagnoses with its innovative platform has closed its latest round of funding.
BrainCheck, the cognitive health care platform for physicians, announced the closing of its $10 mil... |
| 03.11.2021 | E-commerce company focused on car sales revs up for Houston expansion | Vroom, an e-commerce platform for buying and selling used vehicles, is driving up its presence in the Houston area.
The publicly traded company recently established a "last-mile hub" in Stafford where Vroom workers will inspect, d... |
| 03.11.2021 | Houston entrepreneur is flipping the switch on online dating with new app | Like most people who are single and looking for a relationship, Erica Sinner is familiar with the dating apps. She's swiped and messaged with men in her area, but has little to show for it other than comically lazy responses from not-so pot... |
| 01.11.2021 | 10+ can't-miss Houston business and innovation events in November | This month, Houstonians have yet another good batch of in-person and online innovation events, and you and your tech network need to know about them.
Here's a roundup of virtual events not to miss this month — like demo days, workshops, con... |
| 28.10.2021 | Houston expert: Prime times for cyber-attacks and how to stay protected | October is cybersecurity awareness month. The topic might sound overwhelming, and it certainly can be, but there are a few easy ways we can educate and protect ourselves and our loved ones.
Be mindful of timing
Cyber actors target certain t... |
| 26.10.2021 | Houston edtech nonprofit grows its technology with $440K grant from Kinder Foundation | As the learning landscape shifted from in-person to virtual, the ability to provide students with necessary support systems and resources became compromised. However, one Houston edtech company worked hard to close that gap.
ProUnitas, a Ho... |
| 23.06.2021 | K Health CEO and co-founder Allon Bloch on VatorNews podcast | The holy grail of primary care may be in a $9 per month subscription model
Vator · Interview with Allon Bloch, CEO of K-Health
Editor's note: Allon Bloch will join us on July 14 as we continue our Future of Mental and Behavioral Health 2021... |
| 18.09.2020 | Retail Bottoms Out While The Automotive Industry Fast Tracks | Businessman is shopping online to choose a car to buy, Business background.getty |
| 14.08.2020 | Vroom plunges 23% after releasing a weaker-than-expected forecast | Advertisement
Vroom on Wednesday reported quarterly earnings and gave an outlook that fell short of Wall Street's expectations.
Shares of Vroom fell as much as 23% on Thursday.
The company lowered inventory when the coronavirus pandemic hit... |
| 09.06.2020 | The rise of low-margin, no-margin unicorns | Yesterday evening, Vroom, a digital used car retailer, priced its IPO at $22 per share, a figure that was a full $7 above the low end of its first proposed IPO price range. The venture-backed firm first proposed a $15 to $17 per-share IPO p... |
| 02.06.2020 | Vroom targets nearly $2B valuation in impending IPO | Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.
Used-car marketplace Vroom continued its march towards going public yesterday with the release of an updated IPO filing. ... |
| 19.05.2020 | Popping the hood on Vroom’s IPO filing | Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.
Yesterday afternoon, Vroom, an online car buying service, filed to go public. Based on its SEC filing, Vroom is a highly-... |
| 11.05.2020 | Kingsoft Cloud IPO Defies Expectation as Vroom angles for debut | Hello and welcome back to our regular morning look at private companies, public markets and the gray space in between.
Last Friday something very odd happened: the public debut of Kingsoft Cloud, a company that we’ve covered before. I’m nig... |
| 06.12.2019 | Vroom Raises $254M in Series H Funding | Vroom, a NYC-based online used car retailer, raised $254M in Series H funding round.
The round, which brought total capital raised to $721m, was led by Durable Capital Partners LP, with participation from funds and accounts advised by T. Ro... |
| 06.12.2019 | Online used car retailer Vroom secures $254 million Series H funding round to accelerate growth | Vroom, an automotive startup and online direct car retailer that simplifies car-buying experience, has closed $254 million Series H funding to further grow its e-commerce platform. The round, which was led by Durable Capital Partners LP, wi... |
| 06.12.2019 | Online used car retailer Vroom raises $254 million | Durable Capital Partners LP leads Series H round
Vroom, an online service for consumers to buy and sell used vehicles, announced a $254 million round of new funding, led by Durable Capital Partners, bringing its total amount raised to $721 ... |
| 06.12.2019 | Used-car marketplace Vroom nabs $254M to take its growth up a gear | There have been a lot of bumps in the road for startups building used-car marketplaces, but now one of the longer-standing of them has closed a major round of funding — a clear sign of the mileage left in this category. Vroom has raised $25... |
| 05.12.2019 | Daily funding roundup - December 5th, 2019 | Allstacks has raised $4.7M; Vertosa landed $6M; Uniform Teeth secured $10M
MeetFrank: MeetFrank's career app is helping to solve the mismatch problem with its new relocation without location feature. MeetFrank has raised €1.5M funding led b... |
| 26.09.2019 | Israeli VC PICO Venture Partners closes on $80M | PICO Venture Partners, an early-stage investment firm headquartered in Jerusalem, has raised $80 million for its second flagship fund following a $35 million debut effort.
The four-year-old firm is not industry specific; rather, the outfit ... |
| 17.12.2018 | K Health raises $25M for its AI-powered primary care platform | K Health, the startup providing consumers with an AI-powered primary care platform, has raised $25 million in Series B funding. The round was led by 14W, Comcast Ventures and Mangrove Capital Partners, with participation from Lerer Hippeau,... |
| 11.12.2018 | Term Sheet — Tuesday, December 11 | A DIRECT PUBLIC DEBUT
Good morning, Term Sheet readers.
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According to Recode, the tech startups are considering making their public debuts via a direct listing of their shares. A... |
| 11.12.2018 | Vroom Raises $146M in Series G Funding | Vroom, a New York and Houston-based national online auto retailer, raised $146m in Series G funding.
The round was led by AutoNation, with participation from funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., L Catterton, General... |
| 11.12.2018 | Used car marketplace Vroom raises $146 million | Used car marketplace Vroom has closed a whopping $146 million series G round of funding led by automotive retail giant AutoNation, with participation from “funds and accounts” advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, L Catterton, General Cataly... |
| 11.12.2018 | Daily funding roundup - December 11th, 2018 | Pimcore raised $3.5M; BacklotCars raised $8M; sensemetrics raised around $10M; Jaanuu raised $15M
Pimcore: Pimcore is an winning open-source software platform which delivers business value through seamless data and customer experience manag... |
| 01.09.2018 | Used car site Vroom is raising $70M six months after a big round of layoffs | After cutting a big portion of its staff in March, Vroom is back pitching investors. Yesterday, the site for buying and selling used cars filed to raise $70 million in new equity funding.
Vroom has already secured $30 million of that $70 mi... |
| 05.03.2018 | Used car site Vroom lays off staff, 25%-50% says source, as it halts Dallas and Indiana operations | Vroom, an on-demand car buying and selling startup that has raised over $300 million in venture funding, has hit a bump in the road. TechCrunch has learned and confirmed that the company has laid off a sizeable proportion of its staff — in ... |
| 17.07.2017 | Term Sheet — Monday, July 17 | COOL GIRLS
Good morning from Aspen, where I’m co-chairing Fortune’s Brainstorm Tech conference!
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| 14.07.2017 | Vroom Raises $76M in Series F Funding Round | Vroom, a New York, Dallas and Houston-based online auto retailer, raised $76m in Series F funding.
Backers included certain funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, L Catterton, General Catalyst Partners and PICO Venture Part... |
| 27.06.2017 | Is Food Tech Headed for a Cleantech Correction? | A cautionary tale is quietly making its way around food tech investor communities and conferences. The tale is the story of cleantech.
In the early aughts, just after the debut of the Prius in 1997, dot-com investors turned their lonely eye... |
| 14.06.2017 | Bowery Farming Raises $20m Series A to Hire and Expand | New Jersey-based indoor farming company Bowery Farming has raised $20 million in Series A funding. The round was co-led by General Catalyst and GGV Capital, with additional investment from GV (Google Ventures), taking Bowery’s total fundrai... |
| 22.05.2017 | Auto1 Group, a young used-car marketplace serving Europe, is now worth $2.8 billion | Auto1 Group, a nearly five-year-old, Berlin-based used-car marketplace, just announced a huge round — €360 million ($404 million) in debt and equity financing that includes €75 million ($84.2 million) from Princeville Global, itself a Hong ... |
| 20.09.2016 | Vroom raises $50 million to make buying a used car as easy as shoe shopping online | Gunning to become the top seller of used cars online, Vroom Inc. has raised $50 million in a Series E round of equity funding, bringing its total capital raised to $218 million.
The market for used cars in the U.S. alone surpasses $400 bill... |
| 20.09.2016 | Vroom raises $50 million to sell used cars online, taking its total to $218 million in 3 years | Online used car platform Vroom announced that it has raised a fresh $50 million Series E round from newcomers Altimeter Capital and Foxhaven Asset Management, with participation from existing investors L Catterton, General Catalyst Partners... |
| 20.09.2016 | Vroom Completes $50M Series E Funding | Vroom, a NYC-based online pre-owned car retailer, completed a $50m Series E funding.
Backers included new investors Altimeter Capital and Foxhaven Asset Management, which joined previous investors L Catterton, General Catalyst Partners, All... |
| 20.09.2016 | Vroom raises $50 million to sell used cars online, taking its total to $218 million in 3 years | We are excited to bring Transform 2022 back in-person July 19 and virtually July 20 - 28. Join AI and data leaders for insightful talks and exciting networking opportunities. Register today!
Online used car platform Vroom announced that it ... |
| 20.09.2016 | Online pre-owned car retailer Vroom raises $50M | Vroom will use the funding to grow geographically, and build out its brand
After years of putting it off, I'm finally learning how to drive. It's easier than I expected it to be, however one thing does worry me: actually being able to affor... |
| 18.08.2016 | Would you buy a car from your smart phone? | Would you buy a car from your smart phone without going into the dealership? One-third of respondents in a new survey say they would buy a car directly online much as they would buy a shirt or new pair of shoes.
That doesn’t mean that they ... |
| 02.08.2016 | Online used car dealer Vroom leverages virtual reality to bring the showroom to you | It would be a shame if we were able to build autonomous cars before we could simplify car buying.
Today, buying a used car means booking multiple weekends to test drive and examine every car at every dealership within a 50 mile radius. We f... |
| 10.07.2016 | Online Pre-Owned Car Retailer Vroom Raises $28.82M – Corrected | Vroom, a NYC-based online pre-owned car retailer, has said it raised $28.82m in equity funding.
According to a regulatory form filed with the SEC, two investors participated in the round.
The date of the first sale was June, 28, 2016.
Corre... |
| 19.12.2015 | M&A roundup - week ending 12/19/15 | Vivendi bought Radionomy; Salesforce acquired MinHash; Tencent purchased the rest of Riot Games
Integrated industrial media and content group Vivendi acquired 64.4% of the share capital of Radionomy Group, an Internet platform that allows d... |
| 16.12.2015 | Vroom Raises $95M in Series C Funding; Acquires Texas Direct Auto | Vroom, an online retailer of pre-owned cars, raised $95m in Series C funding.
The company is using the funds to acquire Texas Direct Auto (TDA), a Houston, Texas-based platform for retailing cars online.
Founded in 2002 by Mike Welch and Ri... |
| 16.12.2015 | Daily funding roundup - December 16, 2015 | Slack revealed $80M fund; Digital Guardian bagged $66M; Springboard raised $1.7M
Education technology company Springboard (formerly known as SlideRule) today announced that it has raised $1.7 million in seed funding from a long list of inve... |
| 16.12.2015 | Vroom Raises $95M And Acquires Texas Direct Auto In Its Quest To Bring Car-Buying Online | People seem to be comfortable buying an ever-growing number of things online, but are they ready to purchase their cars that way? Vroom says they are, and it’s making a couple of big deals to move forward with that vision.
The New York City... |
| 21.07.2015 | Today’s Fundings, Acquisitions, and IPOs: Survata, AdPhorus, Thrillist | This is the first edition of Tech.Co's daily roundup of fundings, acquisitions, and IPOs.
Let us know if we've missed anything, and we'll make sure to have it covered.FundingsLaunchpad Digital Health Leads Four Seed Investments, Two Series ... |
| 20.07.2015 | Vroom raises $54M to bring the car buying experience online | Vroom is an online pre-owned car retailer that increases transparency in the market
When I was a kid I went with my mother to help her buy a new car, and I remember how much of a pain the dealership was in their negotiations. She wound up b... |
| 20.07.2015 | Daily funding roundup - July 20, 2015 | Fidelity Growth Partners secured $150M; Survata landed $6M; Vroom announced $54M
Vroom, an online pre-owned car retailer that seeks to tack the hassle out of the experience by increasing transparency, announced a $54 million Series B round ... |
| 20.07.2015 | Vroom Raises $54M Series B Funding | Vroom, a NYC-based online pre-owned car retailer, raised $54m Series B funding round.
Backers included Catterton, General Catalyst Partners and funds and accounts managed by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., Jeffery Boyd, Chairman and former ... |
| - | This NYC Startup Just Raised $54M to Make Buying A Used Car Easier Than Ordering an Uber | 768SHARES
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The process of buying a used car hasn’t changed much since the advent of the internet. The same questionable salespeople with practices that could be described as questionable at best. Vroom is looking to ... |
| - | Super Bowl will welcome some new advertisers that had a great year during Covid pandemic | A growing list of companies will be shelling out roughly $5.5 million to show their stuff during the Super Bowl for the first time.
The advertisers include companies like freelancer platform Fiverr, resale e-commerce company Mercari and foo... |
| - | Why you should buy your next car online. Humans interact better, technology does the rest | -Hey dude, I’m gonna buy a car today.
-Really? Where you gonna go?.
-Where? I’ll do it from my couch.
-Really?
This might seem like a dumb conversation between two mates, but it is pretty much what we can expect to hear from now on. On ... |
| - | I sold my used car for a $5,000 profit on Vroom. Here's how I watched the market to get the best deal. | Andrew Lambrecht's 2016 Chevrolet Volt. Andrew Lambrecht
Andrew Lambrecht decided to sell his 2016 Chevrolet Volt last year when the used-car market was hot.
He sold it for $20,338 via Vroom in December. He'd originally bought it for $15,00... |
| - | AI hiring frenzy to fuel layoffs in other tech segments as firms strive to balance costs | More than 20,000 tech employees have already lost jobs so far in 2024, according to tracker layoffs.fyi.
“Layoffs will continue to happen for Big Tech in some areas while the hiring frenzy in AI will be unprecedented as this arms race conti... |
| - | NYC Startup Vroom Raised Another $50M and Has Hit $1B in Revenue | 399SHARES
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Vroom, already the largest online retailer for cars that has already completed $1B in transactions just raised another $50M in funding to make the pre-owned car buying process more seamless. Gone are the d... |
