Behind Become.com's Second Round Of Funding

I'm sure most of you have heard Become has secured their second round of VC funding worth $7.2 million. But I'm also sure you don't know where a lot of the money came from or what's going on at Become [other than what you read in the press releases]. Yesterday I chatted with Michael Yang to get an update on what's happening over there and to find out how his presentation went yesterday at the Keith Schorsch, a former VP from Amazon. Several of Michael's family and friends as well as Yeogirls' family and friends are also investors. Michael himself put some money in this round and as everyone knows, TransCosmos is also a major investor in this round. Michael Presented At Under The Rader When I spoke with Michael he was at the Under The Radar Conference and had already given his presentation. Under The Radar is... Under the Radar... is a kind of 'American Idol' for startups. Nervous founders get to make a brief pitch in front of an audience of VCs, hoping for cash and access to the vast network of contacts that VCs can provide... -Mike Langberg San Jose Mercury News The truth of the matter is that founders get 5 minutes to present their Reader Comments... Jason Dowdell is a technology entrepreneur and operates the