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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

• Jinen Kamdar, Group Product Manager added.
  Posted 11/5/09 at 2:25pm
• Ning — Ning Reaches 37 Million Users, Launches Developer Appathon (11/5/09)
  Posted 11/8/09 at 4:50pm
• Sam Yam, Stanford Network PM added.
  Posted 7/18/09 at 1:21am
• Received $15M in Series E funding. (7/09)
  Posted 7/21/09 at 5:12pm
• Jason Rosenthal, COO added.
  Posted 1/29/09 at 5:13pm
• Chetta Crowley, Director of Recruiting added.
  Posted 1/12/09 at 4:38pm
• Diego Doval, CPO added.
  Posted 8/2/08 at 12:40am
• Ram Reddy, VP Operations added.
  Posted 8/2/08 at 12:40am
• Jay Parikh, SVP Engineering & Operations added.
  Posted 8/2/08 at 12:40am
• Rachel Masters, VP Strategic Relationships added.
  Posted 8/2/08 at 12:40am
• Received $60M in Series D funding. (4/08)
  Posted 4/18/08 at 3:44pm
• Marc Andreessen, Chairman and Co-Founder added.
  Posted 2/7/08 at 10:15pm
• Received $44M in Series C funding. (7/1/07)
  Posted 7/10/07 at 5:49am
• Gina Bianchini, CEO and Co-Founder added.
  Posted 6/18/07 at 3:09am
• Received in Series A funding. (2007)
  Posted 7/10/07 at 11:57am
• Received in Series B funding. (2007)
  Posted 7/10/07 at 11:58am

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