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Credit Karma Raises $85M

By TechTaffy Desk

Credit Karma has raised $85 million. The investment was led by Google Capital. Tiger Global and existing investors Ribbit Capital and Susquehanna Growth Equity also contributed. The latest investment brings the company’s total funding raised to date to $118.5 million.

Founded in 2008, Credit Karma is a consumer finance and technology company that provides consumers with free access to their credit scores, and free monitoring of their credit and financial accounts. The company has over 20 million users, according to its website.

[Image courtesy: Credit Karma]

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