An article about some of those big networks: "LinkedIn Valuation LinkedIn has more than 70 million members who use the site to hunt for jobs, recruit employees and connect with industry experts. Chief Executive Officer Jeff Weiner said in an interview last month that LinkedIn is fielding inquiries from bankers interested in the company, without identifying which firms or saying whether an IPO is forthcoming. In 2008, LinkedIn raised $76 million in funding from investors, including Bain Capital Ventures. The sum remains in the bank, Weiner said. “We don’t need the capital,” he said. Other investors include Sequoia Capital and Greylock Partners. Coleman was previously a technology analyst at Julian Robertson’s Tiger Management LLC, where he worked from 1997 until 2000, the year Robertson closed his $6 billion fund to outside investors. Tiger Global, based in New York, was seeded by Robertson. Tiger Global’s investment in Zynga was part of a $180 million investment led by Russian firm Digital Sky Technologies, which has also invested in Facebook. Last year, T. Rowe Price Group Inc. invested in Twitter Inc. " You can read more here: BLOOMBERG NEWS Sara
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