The ‘French LinkedIn’ business social network Viadeo has landed a Series D $32 million funding round split between the French Sovereign Fund, Allianz, Jefferies, Middle Eastern Funds and existing investors. The new investment will apparently allow Viadeo to accelerate its growth in Europe and China with Tianji its local brand, as well as other key [...]
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LinkedIn rival Viadeo bags Dutch start-up Soocial
Business social network Viadeo has acquired Dutch start-up Soocial as ‘the French LinkedIn’ fattens its business for a potential IPO. According to the company, Soocial’s contact management and universal contact synchronisation will improve user experience on Viadeo’s network and allow members to sync their contacts across more than 500 platforms, messaging services and devices, including [...]
Business social networks in China up by 500% in 2013?
While LinkedIn sits comfortably on its pile of money after this year’s IPO, other companies in the space are challenging its hegemony by targeting markets where LinkedIn is weak. One such company is Viadeo, sometimes referred to as the ‘French LinkedIn’. It announced at today’s TechCrunch Disrupt in Beijing that it now has 40 million [...]
