Snake Oil Is Alive And Well in SiliCON Valley - Beepi Used Car Scheme - $149 Million Invested, 260 Employees Hired Buh Bye : Step Right Up Folks Fair.Com Is In The Wings
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AUTO CENTRAL - December 10, 2016: Snake oil salesman continue to acquire investment capital from jerks.
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Beepi, which employed 270 people as of September, had raised nearly $149 million over the past two years from venture capital firms including Redpoint, Sherpa Ventures, Foundation Capital, Capital Invent, and DE Shaw. Part of the money came from $70 million raised in a funding round last year led by SAIC Motor Corporation, one of China’s largest domestic automakers and parts supplier.
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