Personal finance site Mint eyes U.K., Canada for international expansion

Personal finance site Mint eyes U.K., Canada for international expansion

Mint.com, the personal finance site that has racked up 1.4 million users in the U.S., might expand up north and across the pond early next year, according to its founder and CEO Aaron Patzer.

The Mountain View, Calif.-based startup tracks personal checking accounts, credit card spending… Continue Reading

Mint.com rakes in $14 Million in third round of funding

Mint.com rakes in $14 Million in third round of funding

Personal finance site Mint.com raked in another $14 million in funding, bringing its total to $31 million. The round was led by DAG Ventures, with new financing from Founders Fund and a top-up from existing investors Benchmark Capital, Shasta Ventures, First Round Capital and Sherpalo.

Although… Continue Reading

Roundup: Microsoft’s team-up with Verizon, Wolfram/Alpha’s demo, and more

Roundup: Microsoft’s team-up with Verizon, Wolfram/Alpha’s demo, and more

Here’s the latest action:

Are Microsoft and Verizon teaming up on an iPhone rival? — That partnership may be the real source of rumors about negotiations between Verizon and Apple, according to the Wall Street Journal.

Stephen Wolfram demos Wolfram/Alpha search engine — Larry Dignan of ZDNet says the… Continue Reading

Personal finance site Mint hits 1M users

Personal finance site Mint hits 1M users

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Mint, a site that allows users to track their bank, credit card, and investment accounts through a single free service, just announced that it signed up its 1 millionth user on Sunday.

The news is just the latest sign of the Mountain View, Calif. company’s rapid… Continue Reading

Mint shows recession’s impact on individual spending

Mint shows recession’s impact on individual spending

Personal finance site Mint says its average user has cut expenses by $400 a month starting last summer, with a further $200 drop in November and only a slight subsequent rise due to holiday spending. The average user has also seen their savings drop and… Continue Reading

MG’s ten favorite iPhone apps of 2008

MG’s ten favorite iPhone apps of 2008

Now before I write anything else, let me just say that these are my ten favorite iPhone applications of 2008 and not necessarily what I think are the ten best iPhone apps — because really, there are so many diverse apps, how can one judge which are… Continue Reading

DEMOfall08: Green Sherpa wants to manage your personal finances on the Web

DEMOfall08: Green Sherpa wants to manage your personal finances on the Web

New companies offering web-based personal finance management tools are popping up like Eggo Waffles in the 80s, ever since early start-ups like Mint emerged last year and won accolades.

There was Wesabe. We’ve also seen Geezeo, Buxfer and expensr all show up to take a shot… Continue Reading

Roundup: Cloud computing stays free, big wind in SoCal, open source business and more

Roundup: Cloud computing stays free, big wind in SoCal, open source business and more

Dell doesn’t get cloud computing — A bid by computer maker Dell to trademark the term “cloud computing”, a broad term generally used to describe services and software that live on the Internet, has been preliminarily rejected by the US Patent Office.

SoCal Edison signs for 900MW… Continue Reading

Personal finance site Mint adds investment tracking

Personal finance site Mint adds investment tracking

Updated with comments from chief executive Aaron Patzer

Mint, a free site that allows you to manage checking, savings and credit card accounts through an easy-to-use interface, will soon allow users to manage their investments, too.

There are plenty of investment-focused services out there, but Mint looks… Continue Reading

Investor talks making money from Mint

Investor talks making money from Mint

Following yesterday’s announcement that free personal finance site Mint has raised $12.1 million — and rumors that a number of venture firms were trying to get in on the deal — I talked to Mint investor Bob Kagle about what makes the company stand out.

After… Continue Reading

Personal finance site Mint raises another round, facing crowded, emerging market

Personal finance site Mint raises another round, facing crowded, emerging market

Mint, a web site that lets you see your financial activity from across your bank accounts (our coverage), has raised $12.1 million from Benchmark Capital and existing investors.

There are a host of competitors with solid offerings of their own, including Wesabe, Geezeo, Cashview and Buxfer…. Continue Reading

Mint, online money manager, raises $4.7M

Mint, online money manager, raises $4.7M

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Mint, the San Francisco company that helps you manage money online, said it has raised $4.7 million in a first round of funding led by Shasta Ventures.

Investors include First Round Capital and Ram Shriram, early investor in Google.

We’ve written several times about this company since… Continue Reading

Mint wins Techcrunch. Latest start-ups: mEgo, Wixi, Xtr3D, Flowplay

Mint wins Techcrunch. Latest start-ups: mEgo, Wixi, Xtr3D, Flowplay

This just in: The winner of the Techcrunch40 event is Mint, the personal finance company (see our coverage here).

Meanwhile, below is the last batch of Techcrunch companies, from Tuesday’s afternoon session. After hitting VentureBeat readers with 40 start-ups over the past two days, we’re going… Continue Reading

Mint: The easiest way to manage your personal finances

Mint: The easiest way to manage your personal finances

[Update: Mint has won the TechCrunch 40 conference's competition, which goes to the most impressive presenting company from among the 40 participants. Mint will receive a $50,000 cash award and other services and awards from corporate sponsors.]

Mint, a long-awaited online tool for managing your personal… Continue Reading

Wesabe raises $4M for social expense management online

Wesabe raises $4M for social expense management online

Wesabe, a Web site that lets people manage their finances, and network with network with others for advice, has raised $4 million in a first round of financing.

We first wrote about the Berkeley, Calif. company in November.

The financing was led by Union Square Ventures, of… Continue Reading