| How they describe themselves:
Mint.com is the leading online personal finance service,
providing 500,000 users a fresh, easy and intelligent way to manage money online. And
it’s free. Mint currently manages over $12 billion in transactions and has identified more
than $100 million in potential savings for users. Designed to be effortless, Mint.com
takes < five minutes to set up. Users register anonymously using only a valid email
address. Mint does the rest, securely downloading transaction data from more than 7,000
bank, credit card and investment accounts on a daily basis. Users never need to import or
synch data. Mint.com launches from beta today.
What they think makes them better: In its first year, Mint.com was rated top in its
category by PC World; awarded 4.5 stars and Editor’s Choice by PC Magazine; took
home Webby People’s Voice Awards (Best Financial Services, Best Banking and Bill
Pay); and was named one of TIME Magazine’s “50 Best Websites of 2008.” Mint has
released several product upgrades, and now applies patent-pending technology and
proprietary algorithms across checking, savings, loan and investment accounts to
categorize transactions; provide a unified view of all account activity; alert users to low
balances, fees, bills, and potentially suspicious account activity; and gives personalized
suggestions for significant savings.
Executives: Aaron Patzer (CEO and Founder), David K. Michaels (VP of Engineering),
Aaron Forth (VP of Product), Donna Wells (CMO)
Investors: Benchmark Capital, Shasta Ventures, First Round Capital, assorted angels
Partnerships: The Motley Fool – Partnership announced in April 2008
Customers: With 500,000 registered users, Mint is currently managing over $12 billion
in transactions and has identified more than $100 million in potential savings for its
users. 40% of new users are women.
Contacts:
Biz Dev: Anton Commissaris, VP of Bus. Dev., anton@mint.com, 650-867-9484
Press: Martha Shaughnessy, martha@atomicpr.com, o: 415-402-0230, m: 415.987.0285 |
