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Carvana acquires Mark Cuban-backed car imagery platform Car360 for $22 million — VentureBeat

Online used car dealer Carvana, famous for its gargantuan automobile vending machines, has acquired Car360, a Mark Cuban-backed startup, writes Paul Sawyers of VentureBeat.

Here is the link: https://venturebeat.com/2018/04/17/carvana-acquires-mark-cuban-backed-car-imagery-platform-car360-for-22-million/

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