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TPG exclusive investor in Become Inc.'s third round

Posted on March 25, 2008

Online shopping and price comparison startup Become Inc. has raised $17.5 million in a third round of investment from TPG Growth, a fund operated by private equity firm TPG.The deal provides some liquidity to stakeholders, although Become chief executive Michael Yang would not provide details. Among the early investors in the Mountain View, Calif., company were Transcosmos Investments & Business Development Inc. of Bellevue, Wash., and angel investors Ron Conway and Bob Bozeman of Angel Investors LP.Although Yang characterized the new investment as growth capital, he conceded that there was a ...

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