Sunnyvale, US · Founded 2003 · 4 known investors
Acquired by Microsoft December 2016 · $26.2B ($196.00 per share, all cash) · source ↗
LinkedIn is the professional network — profiles, connections, job listings and a feed built around work rather than friendship. Reid Hoffman started it in his living room in late 2002 with four co-founders drawn from PayPal and his earlier company SocialNet, and the site launched in May 2003. It went public on the NYSE in 2011 and Microsoft bought it in 2016 for $26.2 billion in cash, still among the largest software acquisitions ever made; it now runs as a Microsoft subsidiary with more than a billion registered members.
Founders & leadership
LinkedIn was founded in 2003 by Reid Hoffman, Allen Blue, Konstantin Guericke, Eric Ly, and Jean-Luc Vaillant.
Investors · 4
Reported raises · per SEC filings
Form D private placements$119.6M disclosed across 1 round · 2014
▶$119.6MraisedMar 2014 · 25 investors · Other TechnologyRule 506(b)
- Michael MortizDirector
- Reid HoffmanDirector
- David L. SzeDirector
- Michael GamsonExecutive Officer
- A. George BattleDirector
- Erika RottenbergExecutive Officer
- Dipchand NisharExecutive Officer
- Steven J. SordelloExecutive Officer
- James Kevin ScottExecutive Officer
- Leslie J. KilgoreDirector
- Stanley MeresmanDirector
- Jeffrey WeinerExecutive Officer, Director
- Offering amount
- $119.6M
- Amount sold
- $119.6M
- First sale
- Feb 2014
- Incorporated
- Corporation, Delaware
- Federal exemptions
- 06b
Source: SEC EDGAR Form D. Amounts as filed; amended filings shown once at their latest values.
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Frequently asked questions
- What does LinkedIn do?
- LinkedIn is the professional network — profiles, connections, job listings and a feed built around work rather than friendship. Reid Hoffman started it in his living room in late 2002 with four co-founders drawn from PayPal and his earlier company SocialNet, and the site launched in May 2003. It went public on the NYSE in 2011 and Microsoft bought it in 2016 for $26.2 billion in cash, still among the largest software acquisitions ever made; it now runs as a Microsoft subsidiary with more than a billion registered members.
- Who founded LinkedIn?
- LinkedIn was founded by Reid Hoffman, Allen Blue, Konstantin Guericke, Eric Ly, Jean-Luc Vaillant in 2003.
- Who are LinkedIn's investors?
- LinkedIn's investors include Adaverse, Bixin Capital, Bixin Ventures, Monolith Venture Advisory Limited.
- How much funding has LinkedIn raised?
- LinkedIn has disclosed $119.6M raised across 1 round.
- Who acquired LinkedIn?
- LinkedIn was acquired by Microsoft.
- Where is LinkedIn headquartered?
- LinkedIn is headquartered in Sunnyvale, US.