Intuit, the makers of TurboTax, Quicken and QuickBooks, has entered into an agreement to purchase online personal finance startup Mint.com for an amount reported to be approximately $170 million. About a month ago, we reported that Mint.com had received $14 million in funding — so the timing of this sale is a bit unexpected.
Aaron Patzer, the founder and CEO of Mint.com, believes this move is good news for the Mint.com userbase.
Said Patzer: “Joining Intuit enables us to bring our vision of helping consumers understand and do more with their money to millions of Intuit customers. This is a compelling combination …read more

Mint.com, a free online budgeting and personal finance startup, recently announced that they have received $14 million in Series C funding. This funding round was led by DAG Ventures. In total, Mint.com has received more than $30 million in funding since launching in 2007.
With more than 1.4 million registered users, Mint.com has quickly become an indispensable service for many individuals and families across the nation. In total, the service tracks more than $45 billion in assets and more than $175 billion in revenue.
Aaron Patzer, Mint.com’s CEO, says that their large user base has allowed the company to better understand the …read more