
Since January 2011 the company had received a total of $103 million of investment. LinkedIn reached profitability in March 2006. It was funded by Sequoia Capital, Greylock, Bain Capital Ventures, Bessemer Venture Partners and the European Founders Fund. Reid Hoffman, founder of LinkedIn, is chairman of the board. Jeff Weiner, previously CEO of LinkedIn, is now the Executive Chairman. In May 2020, the company had around 20,500 employees. Company overview įounded in Mountain View, California, LinkedIn is currently headquartered in Sunnyvale, California, with 33 global offices. LinkedIn can also be used to organize offline events, join groups, write articles, publish job postings, post photos and videos, and more. Members can invite anyone (whether an existing member or not) to become a connection. LinkedIn allows members (both workers and employers) to create profiles and connect with each other in an online social network which may represent real-world professional relationships. As of March 2023, LinkedIn has more than 900 million registered members from over 200 countries and territories. Since December 2016, it has been a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft. From 2015 most of the company's revenue came from selling access to information about its members to recruiters and sales professionals. The platform is primarily used for professional networking and career development, and allows jobseekers to post their CVs and employers to post jobs.

Learn more about profile cards in Microsoft 365.LinkedIn ( / l ɪ ŋ k t ˈ ɪ n/) is a business and employment-focused social media platform that works through websites and mobile apps. *You must select "Accept" in steps 6 and 7 above to see LinkedIn information on profile cards in Microsoft apps and services. Select Accept to connect your Microsoft account with LinkedIn. Select Accept to connect your LinkedIn account with Outlook. You’ll only see this information if you have received an update that includes the LinkedIn integration features.Ĭhoose Yes, let's go! and Continue to LinkedIn in the next couple of screens.

Select the LinkedIn icon on the profile card. Select your profile picture or someone else's to open the profile card. You'll be able to see LinkedIn information in profile cards across different Microsoft 365 applications like OneDrive for Business, SharePoint and Outlook on the web. Microsoft 365 makes it easier to collaborate with your colleagues on LinkedIn network by bringing them right into the profile card in Outlook.
