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{{notability|date=June 2018}}
{{Infobox company|
  logo   = CS Logo Circle.png |
  name   = CreditSesame.com |
  type   = [[Privately held company|Private]]|
  foundation     = 2010|
  founder        =  Adrian Nazari|
  industry       = [[Personal finance]], [[Software]], [[Financial technology]]|
  location       = [[Mountain View, California]]|
  area_served    = [[United States]]|
  products       = [[Credit scores]], [[credit monitoring]], [[identity theft protection]], [[loans]], [[credit cards]], [[credit reports]]|
  num_employees  = 100|
  homepage       = [http://www.creditsesame.com/ CreditSesame.com]
}}

'''Credit Sesame''' is a company offering a website that provides users a free estimate of their credit score.<ref>{{cite web|last=Andriotis|first=Annamaria|title=New Controversy for Credit Scores|url=http://www.smartmoney.com/borrow/debt-strategies/which-credit-score-is-best-1302212043057/|publisher=SmartMoney.com|accessdate=1 July 2011}}</ref>

Headquartered in [[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]], Calif., Credit Sesame launched in private beta at TechCrunchDisrupt 2010.<ref>{{cite web|last=Rao|first=Leena|title=The List Of Startups Launching At TechCrunch Disrupt|url=https://techcrunch.com/2010/09/27/the-list-of-startups-launching-at-techcrunch-disrupt-2/|publisher=TechCrunch.com|accessdate=1 July 2011}}</ref> In 2012, the company claimed to monitor almost $35 billion in loans.<ref>{{cite web|last=Perez|first=Sarah|title=Credit Sesame Adds Social Comparison Tools, Lets You See How Your Debt Compares With People Like You|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/09/13/credit-sesame-adds-social-comparison-tools-lets-you-see-how-your-debt-compares-with-people-like-you/|accessdate=13 July 2012}}</ref>

== Founder and financing ==

Credit Sesame was founded by Adrian Nazari, the company's chief executive officer, who previously co-founded Financial Crossing, Inc. and served as its president and CEO. He was also CEO and chairman of the board at Financial Circuit, Inc.<ref>{{cite web|title=EXECUTIVE PROFILE Adrian A. Nazari|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/person.asp?personId=7967414&privcapId=28748326|publisher=Bloomberg Businessweek}}</ref>

In March 2011, Credit Sesame announced that it had closed a $6.15 million second round of funding, led by [[Menlo Ventures]] and [[Inventus Capital Partners]].<ref>{{cite web|last=McDermid|first=Riley|title=Personal finance tool CreditSesame nabs $6.15M in new funding|url=https://venturebeat.com/2011/03/09/creditsesame-gets-6-5-million/|publisher=VentureBeat.com|accessdate=1 July 2011}}</ref> The company closed an additional $12 million in funding in June 2012, and $16 million in May 2015.<ref>{{cite web|last=Perez|first=Sarah|title=With $20 Billion In Consumer Debt Under Management, Credit Sesame Closes $12 Million Series C|url=https://techcrunch.com/2012/06/11/with-20-billion-in-consumer-debt-under-management-credit-sesame-closes-12-million-series-b/|publisher=TechCrunch|accessdate=11 July 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2015/05/12/credit-monitoring-and-debt-management-service-credit-sesame-raises-16-million/|title=Credit Monitoring And Debt Management Service Credit Sesame Raises $16 Million {{!}} TechCrunch|last=Perez|first=Sarah|access-date=2017-06-16}}</ref>

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[[Category:Credit management]]
[[Category:Companies based in Sunnyvale, California]]