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Glassdoor Raises $50 Million

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Glassdoor has closed $50 million in financing led by Tiger Global Management with participation by new investor Dragoneer Investment Group. Existing investors Battery Ventures, Benchmark Capital, DAG Ventures and Sutter Hill Ventures also participated. This brings the company’s total capital investment since its inception to roughly $93 million.

With more than 22 million members, Glassdoor now has data on nearly 300,000 companies in 190 countries. More than 25 percent of Glassdoor visitors originate from outside the United States, says the company.

Glassdoor currently employs approximately 200 people and plans to add approximately 100 new team members in the next 12 months. The company is also in the process of relocating to a larger office space.

[Image courtesy: Glassdoor]

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