Editing LinkedIn (section)

== Company overview ==
Founded in [[Mountain View, California]], LinkedIn is currently headquartered in [[Mountain View, California|Mountain View]], with 36 global offices as of February 11, 2024.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Locations - LinkedIn Careers|url=https://careers.linkedin.com/Locations|website=LinkedIn|access-date=February 11, 2024|archive-date=November 9, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211109234408/https://careers.linkedin.com/Locations|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="About">{{cite web|title=About Us:Statistics|language=en|website=LinkedIn Pressroom|url=https://news.linkedin.com/about-us#Statistics|access-date=February 11, 2024|archive-date=April 2, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220402124513/https://news.linkedin.com/about-us#Statistics|url-status=live}}</ref> In February 2024, the company had around 18,500 [[Employment|employees]].<ref>{{Cite news|title=LinkedIn Company Page|url=https://www.linkedin.com/company/linkedin/?src=li-other&veh=www.linkedin.com%7Cre-other&trk=homepage-basic_directory_aboutUrl|website=LinkedIn|access-date=February 11, 2024|archive-date=April 5, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405044220/https://www.linkedin.com/company/linkedin/?src=li-other&veh=www.linkedin.com|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name="about" />

LinkedIn's current CEO is [[Ryan Roslansky]]. [[Jeff Weiner]], previously CEO of LinkedIn, is now serving as the Executive Chairman. [[Reid Hoffman]], founder of LinkedIn, is chairman of the board.<ref name="hempel2013">{{cite news|last=Hempel|first=Jessi|date=July 1, 2013|title=LinkedIn: How It's Changing Business|pages=69–74|work=[[Fortune (magazine)|Fortune]]|url=<!--citation taken from print edition-->}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.linkedin.com/static?key=management |title=LinkedIn – Management |publisher=LinkedIn Corporation |access-date=December 7, 2009 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090220154549/http://press.linkedin.com/management |archive-date=February 20, 2009}}</ref> It was funded by [[Sequoia Capital]], [[Greylock Partners|Greylock]], [[Bain Capital Ventures]],<ref>{{Cite press release |title=LinkedIn Secures $53M of Funding Led by Bain Capital Ventures |date=June 18, 2008 |publisher=LinkedIn |url=http://press.linkedin.com/News-Releases/198/LinkedIn-Secures-53M-of-Funding-Led-by-Bain-Capital-Ventures |url-status=dead |access-date=August 1, 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130802032332/http://press.linkedin.com/News-Releases/198/LinkedIn-Secures-53M-of-Funding-Led-by-Bain-Capital-Ventures |archive-date=August 2, 2013}}</ref> [[Bessemer Venture Partners]] and the European Founders Fund.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=LinkedIn Raises $12.8 Million from Bessemer Venture Partners and European Founders Fund to Accelerate Global Growth |date=January 29, 2007 |publisher=LinkedIn |access-date=August 1, 2013 |url=http://press.linkedin.com/News-Releases/179/LinkedIn-Raises-12-8-Million-from-Bessemer-Venture-Partners-and-European-Founders-Fund-to-Accelerate |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101234636/http://press.linkedin.com/News-Releases/179/LinkedIn-Raises-12-8-Million-from-Bessemer-Venture-Partners-and-European-Founders-Fund-to-Accelerat |archive-date=November 1, 2013 }}</ref> LinkedIn reached profitability in March 2006.<ref>{{Cite press release |title=LinkedIn Premium Services Finding Rapid Adoption |date=March 7, 2006 |publisher=LinkedIn |url-status=dead |access-date=August 1, 2013 |url=http://press.linkedin.com/News-Releases/178/LinkedIn-Premium-Services-Finding-Rapid-Adoption |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131101234634/http://press.linkedin.com/News-Releases/178/LinkedIn-Premium-Services-Finding-Rapid-Adoption |archive-date=November 1, 2013 }}</ref> Since January 2011, the company had received a total of $103&nbsp;million (about ${{Format price|{{Inflation|index=US-GDP|value=103000000|start_year=2011}}}} in {{Inflation/year|US-GDP}}) of [[investment]].<ref name="IPO rumour Jan 2011">{{cite web |url=http://kara.allthingsd.com/20110127/here-comes-another-web-ipo-linkedin-s-1-filing-imminent/ |title=Here Comes Another Web IPO: LinkedIn S-1 Filing Imminent |access-date=January 27, 2011 |last=Swisher |first=Kara |date=January 27, 2011 |work=[[All Things Digital]] |author-link=Kara Swisher |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110526025742/http://allthingsd.com/20110127/here-comes-another-web-ipo-linkedin-s-1-filing-imminent/ |archive-date=May 26, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> LinkedIn filed for an [[initial public offering]] in January 2011 and traded its first shares in May, under the [[New York Stock Exchange|NYSE]] [[Ticker symbol|symbol]] "LNKD".<ref>{{cite news |url=https://money.cnn.com/2011/01/27/technology/linkedin_ipo/index.htm |title=LinkedIn files for IPO, reveals sales of $161&nbsp;million |publisher=[[CNN]] |date=January 27, 2011 |access-date=January 28, 2011 |first=Julianne |last=Pepitone |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110129075603/http://money.cnn.com/2011/01/27/technology/linkedin_ipo/index.htm |archive-date=January 29, 2011}}</ref>