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Jobs site operator Glassdoor raises $70 million from Google, others

[January 06, 2015]  (Reuters) - Glassdoor Inc, the operator of jobs website Glassdoor.com, said it raised $70 million from Google Capital and existing investors Tiger Global, Battery Ventures and Sutter Hill Ventures.

Glassdoor has raised about $160 million so far, the company said in a statement.

Glassdoor raised $50 million in December 2013 from a group led by Tiger Global.

The company has a valuation of close to $1 billion and is planning for an initial public offering, the Wall Street Journal said. (http://on.wsj.com/1wiHYGK)

(Reporting by Rohit T. K. in Bengaluru; Editing by Kirti Pandey)

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