Editing LinkedIn (section)

=== Founding from 2002 to 2011 ===
[[File:LinkedIn Headquarters Mountain View.jpg|thumb|Former LinkedIn headquarters on Stierlin Court in [[Mountain View, California]]]]
The company was founded in December 2002 by [[Reid Hoffman]] and the founding team members from [[PayPal]] and Socialnet.com (Allen Blue, [[Eric Ly]], Jean-Luc Vaillant, Lee Hower, Konstantin Guericke, Stephen Beitzel, David Eves, Ian McNish, Yan Pujante, Chris Saccheri).<ref>{{cite web |title=Founders |website=LinkedIn |url=https://www.linkedin.com/static?key=founders |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150214143233/https://www.linkedin.com/static?key=founders |url-status=dead |archive-date=February 14, 2015 |access-date=July 15, 2016}}</ref> In late 2003, [[Sequoia Capital]] led the [[Series A round|Series A]] investment in the company.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Sequoia Capital "Links In" with $4.7 Million Investment |url=http://press.linkedin.com/news-releases/index.php/2003/11/sequoia-capital-links-in-with-47-million-investment |access-date=2022-12-11 |website=press.linkedin.com |language=en |archive-date=October 19, 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019100619/https://news.linkedin.com/ |url-status=live }}</ref> In August 2004, LinkedIn reached 1 million users.<ref name="Byers2013">{{cite book |last=Byers |first=Ann |title=Reid Hoffman and Linkedin |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GR2EAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA2003 |date=July 15, 2013 |publisher=The Rosen Publishing Group |isbn=978-1-4488-9537-3 |pages=2003– |access-date=December 1, 2016 |archive-date=July 6, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180706182453/https://books.google.com/books?id=GR2EAAAAQBAJ&pg=PA2003 |url-status=live }}</ref> In March 2006, LinkedIn achieved its first month of profitability.<ref name="Byers2013"/> In April 2007, LinkedIn reached 10 million users.<ref name="Byers2013"/> In February 2008, LinkedIn launched a mobile version of the site.<ref name="MyUser_Https:_September_11_2016c">{{cite web |url=https://blog.linkedin.com/2008/02/24/linkedin-mobile-2 |title=Announcing LinkedIn Mobile (includes an iPhone version) |access-date=September 11, 2016 |archive-date=September 20, 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160920001546/https://blog.linkedin.com/2008/02/24/linkedin-mobile-2 |url-status=live }}</ref>

In June 2008, [[Sequoia Capital]], [[Greylock Partners]], and other [[venture capital]] firms purchased a 5% [[Equity (finance)|stake]] in the company for $53&nbsp;million, giving the company a [[post-money valuation]] of approximately $1&nbsp;billion.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-linkedin18-2008jun18,0,6631759.story |title=Professional networking site LinkedIn valued at $1 billion |work=[[Los Angeles Times]] |date=June 18, 2008 |access-date=August 1, 2013 |first=Jessica |last=Guynn |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080622142348/http://www.latimes.com/business/la-fi-linkedin18-2008jun18%2C0%2C6631759.story |url-status=live |archive-date=June 22, 2008 }}</ref> In November 2009, LinkedIn opened its office in [[Mumbai]]<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/technology/linkedin-s-first-asia-pac-office-in-india-109121700047_1.html |title=LinkedIn's first Asia-Pac office in India |last=Shinde |first=Shivani |date=December 17, 2009 |work=Business Standard India |access-date=January 5, 2018 |archive-date=January 5, 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180105233630/http://www.business-standard.com/article/technology/linkedin-s-first-asia-pac-office-in-india-109121700047_1.html |url-status=live }}</ref> and soon thereafter in Sydney, as it started its Asia-Pacific team expansion. In 2010, LinkedIn opened an International Headquarters in Dublin, [[Economy of the Republic of Ireland#Information and communications technology|Ireland]],<ref>{{Cite press release |title=LinkedIn establishment of International Headquarters in Dublin welcomed by IDA Ireland |date=March 23, 2010 |url=https://www.idaireland.com/newsroom/linkedin-ireland-expands-to-2,000 |access-date=August 2, 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121025045354/http://www.idaireland.com/news-media/press-releases/linkedin-establishment-of/ |archive-date=October 25, 2012 |url-status=dead |publisher=[[IDA Ireland]]}}</ref> received a $20 million investment from [[Tiger Global Management]] LLC at a valuation of approximately $2&nbsp;billion,<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-27/linkedin-valued-at-more-than-2-billion-after-investment-by-tiger-global.html |title=Tiger Global Said to Invest in LinkedIn at $2&nbsp;billion Valuation |date=July 28, 2010 |access-date=May 16, 2013 |last=Levy |first=Ari |website=Bloomberg |publisher=[[Bloomberg L.P.]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111229160800/http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2010-07-27/linkedin-valued-at-more-than-2-billion-after-investment-by-tiger-global.html |archive-date=December 29, 2011 |url-status=live}}</ref> announced its first acquisition, Mspoke,<ref>{{cite news |url=https://www.forbes.com/2010/08/03/social-network-mspoke-technology-linkedin.html |title=LinkedIn Hooks Up |work=Forbes |date=August 4, 2010 |access-date=August 5, 2010 |first=Quentin |last=Hardy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100805092334/http://www.forbes.com/2010/08/03/social-network-mspoke-technology-linkedin.html |url-status=live |archive-date=August 5, 2010}}</ref> and improved its 1% [[Premium (marketing)|premium]] subscription ratio.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.economist.com/node/14931599 |title=Does local beat global in the professional-networking business? |newspaper=[[The Economist]] |date=November 19, 2009 |access-date=August 5, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091128114741/http://www.economist.com/node/14931599 |url-status=live |archive-date=November 28, 2009}}</ref> In October of that year, Silicon Valley Insider ranked the company No. 10 on its Top 100 List of most valuable startups.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/2010-digital-100-companies-1-100 |title=2010 Digital 100 Companies 1–100 |first=Adam |last=Fusfeld |date=September 23, 2010 |access-date=December 17, 2010 |website=[[Business Insider]] |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101213054153/http://www.businessinsider.com/2010-digital-100-companies-1-100 |archive-date=December 13, 2010}}</ref> By December, the company was valued at $1.575&nbsp;billion in private markets.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Demos |first1=Telis |last2=Menn |first2=Joseph |title=LinkedIn looks for boost with IPO |url=https://www.ft.com/content/59e47ba4-2a54-11e0-b906-00144feab49a |work=[[Financial Times]] |access-date=June 4, 2020 |date=January 27, 2011 |archive-date=June 3, 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200603190604/https://www.ft.com/content/59e47ba4-2a54-11e0-b906-00144feab49a |url-status=live }}{{Registration required}}</ref> LinkedIn started its India operations in 2009 and a major part of the first year was dedicated to understanding professionals in India and educating members to leverage LinkedIn for career development.