LinkedIn

company

About

LinkedIn is a professional networking site that allows its members to create business connections, search jobs, and find potential clients.

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Details

Last Funding Type
Series D
Last Funding Money Raised
$22.70M
Industries
Professional Networking,Recruiting,Social Media,Social Recruiting
Founded date
May 5, 2003
Number Of Employee
10001 - max
Operating Status
Active

LinkedIn is a professional networking site that allows its members to create business connections, search for jobs, and find potential clients. The site also enables its users to build and engage with their professional networks, access shared knowledge and insights, and find business opportunities.

LinkedIn offers an array of Business Solutions including: Talent Solutions to help companies hire by enabling them to source and develop talent and post jobs on LinkedIn; Marketing Solutions to help companies drive brand awareness and generate leads through LinkedIn advertisements; Sales Solutions to help companies find prospects and close deals; Learning Solutions to help companies develop their employees' skills. Additionally, LinkedIn provides premium subscriptions for general professionals to manage their professional identities.

LinkedIn was founded in 2003 and is headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, United States. It was acquired by Microsoft in December 2016.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
3
$80.40M
LinkedIn has raised a total of $80.40M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Oct 22, 2008 from a Series D round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Oct 22, 2008 Series D $22.70M 1 Detail
Jun 17, 2008 Series D $53M 1 Detail
Nov 1, 2003 Series A $4.70M 1 Sequoia Capital Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
2
0
LinkedIn has made 2 investments. Their most recent investment was on Feb 23, 2021, when Piano raised $20M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Feb 23, 2021 Piano
Series C $20M Analytics
Post-IPO Equity $300M E-Learning

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
2
LinkedIn is funded by 2 investors. SAP and Sequoia Capital are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
SAP Series D
Sequoia Capital Series D

Acquisition

LinkedIn has acquired 1 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Glint on Oct 8, 2018. They acquired Glint for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Oct 8, 2018 Glint
Analytics acquihire Detail