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Chip Perry
InvestorOperating Partner at Automotive Ventures Mobility
Blowing Rock, North Carolina, United States
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About
Perry spent over two decades leading automotive technology companies. He was the first employee and founding CEO of AutoTrader.com for 16 years, growing it to $1 billion in revenue, 2,000 employees, and 20,000 dealer clients, and acquiring companies including Kelley Blue Book and vAuto. He later served as CEO of TrueCar and A2Z Sync, and earlier as a Vice President at the LA Times he led the launch of an early online newspaper in 1993.
Invests in
Mobility & Transportation
Investments
Board seats
A2Z SyncCarTrade Tech
Per the firm's website.
Colleagues at Automotive Ventures Mobility
Frequently asked questions
- Who is Chip Perry?
- Perry spent over two decades leading automotive technology companies. He was the first employee and founding CEO of AutoTrader.com for 16 years, growing it to $1 billion in revenue, 2,000 employees, and 20,000 dealer clients, and acquiring companies including Kelley Blue Book and vAuto. He later served as CEO of TrueCar and A2Z Sync, and earlier as a Vice President at the LA Times he led the launch of an early online newspaper in 1993.
- Where does Chip Perry work?
- Chip Perry is Operating Partner at Automotive Ventures Mobility.
- What does Chip Perry invest in?
- Chip Perry invests in Mobility & Transportation.
- What boards does Chip Perry sit on?
- Chip Perry holds tracked board seats at A2Z Sync, CarTrade Tech.
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