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High Gear Media

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High Gear Media is a vertical publishing company publishing more premium automotive content than anyone in the world through websites targeting key buyer and vehicle segments.

High Gear Media’s owned and operated network of automotive destinations reaches well over 2 million visitors monthly and include its anchor site, TheCarConnection.com, its luxury site, MotorAuthority.com, green and electric car sites, GreenCarReports.com and AllCarsElectric.com, and its family-focused sites including FamilyCarGuide.com.

High Gear Media’s editorial staff and over 200 contributors have written at publications like Car and Driver, AOL Autos, Autoweek, Automobile Magazine, and Wired. The company’s content is syndicated to partners including Yahoo! Autos, Huffington Post, NASCAR.com and The San Francisco Chronicle. Independent automotive writers and people who are passionate about cars can contribute content by visiting HighGearMedia.com.

High Gear Media is headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif. and received its funding from Accel Partners, Greylock Partners and DAG Ventures.

Milestones

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  High Gear Media added Chas Edwards as Board of Directors. (12/8/09)
  Posted 12/8/09 at 6:26am
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  High Gear Media acquired MotorAuthority.com. (8/10/09)
  Posted 8/11/09 at 1:52pm
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  High Gear Media received $5.5M in Series B funding. (6/30/09)
  Posted 6/30/09 at 11:57am
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  High Gear Media received $6.5M in Series A funding. (11/07)
  Posted 6/30/09 at 11:45am
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  High Gear Media added Jeff Birkeland as VP, Product.
  Posted 6/30/09 at 7:47pm
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  High Gear Media added Hesky Kutscher as Founder and Chairman.
  Posted 7/1/09 at 10:45pm
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  High Gear Media added Matt Heist as CEO.
  Posted 6/30/09 at 7:47pm
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  High Gear Media added Ido Green as CTO and Founder.
  Posted 6/30/09 at 7:47pm
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  High Gear Media added Andrew Braccia as Board Member.
  Posted 1/26/10 at 9:43am
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  High Gear Media added James Slavet as Board Member.
  Posted 1/26/10 at 9:43am
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  High Gear Media added Rob Solomon as Board Member.
  Posted 1/26/10 at 9:48am

Videos

Screenshots

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Above: High Gear Media
Uploaded: 7/1/09

Sources

1. Auto News Network High Gear Media Acquires MotorAuthority.com (paidcontent.org) [edit]
2. Citation Needed [add]
3. Auto News Aggregator High Gear Media Gets $5.5 Million Second Round (paidcontent.org) [edit]