Through a friend of a friend, the group was introduced to a pair of investors to help bring Scour to the next level. Their names were Ron Burkle and Michael Ovitz, two venture capitalists who would change the way Kalanick saw VCs for the rest of his life. Burkle was a billionaire, known for his philanthropy and his private equity and venture firm, The Yucaipa Companies. Ovitz, a legend in the Los Angeles entertainment industry, was a talent agent and co-founder of Creative Artists Agency, or CAA, one of the world’s highest-profile sports and entertainment agencies. He also was coming off a gig
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