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
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
Become.com LinkedIn Company Profile
Social Media
Become.com Company Twitter Account
Company News
Become.com News
Facebook
Become.com on Facebook
YouTube
Become.com on YouTube

Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Bill Glass
  Bill Glass LinkedIn Profile  Bill Glass Twitter Account  Bill Glass News  Bill Glass on Facebook
Chief Financial Officer
Max Smith
  Max Smith LinkedIn Profile  Max Smith Twitter Account  Max Smith News  Max Smith on Facebook
Chief Technical Officer
Juan Ramirez
  Juan Ramirez LinkedIn Profile  Juan Ramirez Twitter Account  Juan Ramirez News  Juan Ramirez on Facebook
VP - Bus. Development
Craig Teich
  Craig Teich LinkedIn Profile  Craig Teich Twitter Account  Craig Teich News  Craig Teich on Facebook


 

 

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