LinkedIn was founded by Reid Hoffman, Allen Blue, Konstantin Guericke, Eric Ly, and Jean-Luc Vaillant.
LinkedIn started design and development efforts in November 2002.
LinkedIn purchased the linkedin.com domain name in November 2002.
LinkedIn was incorporated as LinkedIn Ltd. in March 2003 and amended its name to LinkedIn Corporation in January 2005.
LinkedIn launched commercially in May 2003.
LinkedIn raised over $130 million USD in several rounds of funding.
LinkedIn started trading on the NYSE in May 2011.
LinkedIn was/is headquartered in Sunnyvale, USA.
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2003 MAR Articles of Incorporation
2011 JAN Form S-1
2014 OCT Reid Hoffman at Startup School