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Ning

Ning is the social platform for the world’s interests and passions online. Based in Palo Alto, Calif., Ning offers an easy-to-use service that allows people to join and create Ning Networks. With more than 1.6 million Ning Networks created and 36 million registered users, millions of people every day are coming together across Ning to explore and express their interests, discover new passions, and meet new people around shared pursuits. Founders Marc Andreessen and Gina Bianchini created the company (formerly known as 24 Hour Laundry / 24H Laundry) in October 2004.

Their business model is based on delivering Google ads (their own ad platform in development) as well as selling premium services to individual Ning Networks, such as the ability to remove Ning’s ads and run their own, and a way to use a custom domain name.

View a chart that TechCrunch compiled in Summer 2007 that compares this company’s social networking product to others.

Milestones

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  Ning — Ning Reaches 37 Million Users, Launches Developer Appathon (11/5/09)
  Posted 11/8/09 at 4:50pm
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  Ning added Diego Doval as CPO. (11/3/09)
  Posted 8/2/08 at 12:40am
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  Ning added Jason Rosenthal as COO. (11/3/09)
  Posted 1/29/09 at 5:13pm
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  Ning received $15M in Series E funding. (7/09)
  Posted 7/21/09 at 5:12pm
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  Ning received $60M in Series D funding. (4/08)
  Posted 4/18/08 at 3:44pm
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  Ning received $44M in Series C funding. (7/1/07)
  Posted 7/10/07 at 5:49am
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  Ning received in Series B funding. (2007)
  Posted 7/10/07 at 11:58am
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  Ning received in Series A funding. (2007)
  Posted 7/10/07 at 11:57am
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  Ning added Rachel Masters as VP Strategic Relationships.
  Posted 8/2/08 at 12:40am
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  Ning added Jason Rosenthal as SVP Business Operations.
  Posted 11/12/09 at 1:22pm
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  Ning added Marc Andreessen as Chairman and Co-Founder.
  Posted 2/7/08 at 10:15pm
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  Ning added Gina Bianchini as CEO and Co-Founder.
  Posted 6/18/07 at 3:09am
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  Ning added Jay Parikh as SVP Engineering & Operations.
  Posted 8/2/08 at 12:40am
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  Ning added Ram Reddy as VP Operations.
  Posted 8/2/08 at 12:40am
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  Ning added Chetta Crowley as Director of Recruiting.
  Posted 1/12/09 at 4:38pm
• 
  Ning added Sam Yam as Stanford Network PM.
  Posted 7/18/09 at 1:21am

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