Tech Company Financing Transactions
Become.com Funding Round
On 7/18/2008, Become.com announced $8 million in Series D funding from European Founders Fund.
Transaction Overview
Company Name
Announced On
7/18/2008
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$8,000,000
Round
Series D
Investors
European Founders Fund (Oliver Samwer)
Proceeds Purpose
"This investment opens up new opportunities for our company," said Michael Yang, Become.com's Founder and CEO. "We look forward to taking our unique, research-based approach to comparison shopping to the European market and providing the best shopping experience possible for its users."
Company Information
Company Status
Acquired or Merged
Industry
Internet & IoT
Mailing Address
640 W. California Ave. 110
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
USA
Sunnyvale, CA 94086
USA
Phone
Website
Email Address
Overview
We founded Become, Inc. in early 2004 with a mission to help people make ideal buying decisions. As avid shoppers, we realized the tremendous difficulty associated with researching new products and services.
Profile
Social Media
Company News
Facebook
YouTube
Management Team
Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Bill Glass
Chief Financial Officer
Max Smith
Chief Technical Officer
Juan Ramirez
VP - Bus. Development
Craig Teich
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