XING is the leading European network for business contacts. Far more than a directory of business contacts, XING makes your professional network an active part of your life, enabling members to discover professional people, opportunities and privileges through its unique discovery capability and advanced contact management tools.
With the successful IPO of XING as the first Web 2.0 company to go public, XING AG has had a long-term impact on the social networking trend amongst professionals. By focusing on the target group ‘business people worldwide’, the company is able to offer tailored features, thereby making networking and contact management simpler. Besides Headquarters in Hamburg, XING AG is also represented with offices in Barcelona, Milan, Istanbul and Beijing.
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Acquired Social Median.
(12/19/08)
Posted 12/24/08 at 7:58pm
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Acquistion of New York-based socialmedian Inc. enables technological jump on integrating business news for the members.
(12/19/08)
Posted 4/20/09 at 12:44am
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XING introduces Networking for Graduates
(6/27/08)
Posted 6/27/08 at 11:55am
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Acquired cember.net for $4.36M.
(1/22/08)
Posted 4/20/09 at 12:53am
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In January 2008, XING AG acquires cember.net, the largest business network in Turkey with over 280,000 members, which marks XING out as the clear market leader providing online networking for business professionals in the Turkish-speaking world.
(1/08)
Posted 10/28/08 at 10:05am
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In November 2007, XING AG announces that it will be supporting the new OpenSocial APIs developed by Google as part of the first wave of launch partners.
(11/07)
Posted 10/28/08 at 10:04am
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September 2007: XING AG disposes of its subsidiary First Tuesday AG, Zurich.
(9/07)
Posted 10/28/08 at 10:04am
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Acquired Neurona.
(6/22/07)
Posted 4/20/09 at 1:01am
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On June 13, the AGM decided to change the company name from “OPEN Business Club AG” to “XING AG”.
(6/13/07)
Posted 10/28/08 at 10:03am
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June 2007 also saw OPEN Business Club AG acquire a 100% interest in Neurona (www.neurona.com), the largest business network in Spain and Latin America with 835,000 members. The takeover of Neurona enables XING to position itself as the clear market leader
(6/07)
Posted 10/28/08 at 10:03am
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In June 2007, OPEN Business Club AG announced a comprehensive partnership with Zoom Information Inc. (www.zoominfo.com), a business information search engine.
(6/07)
Posted 10/28/08 at 10:02am
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In May 2007, the XING “Marketplace” was launched with job listings. The new feature, on which members can post offers to the XING community, matches jobs and the people behind the jobs.
(5/07)
Posted 10/28/08 at 10:02am
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In March 2007, OPEN Business Club AG acquired the Spanish social business network eConozco with approximately 150,000 members, allowing XING to rapidly expand in the Spanish-speaking market, and to gain access to key Spanish economic centers.
(3/07)
Posted 10/28/08 at 10:02am
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At the beginning of 2006, XING broke through the 1 million member mark. In February, OPEN Business Club GmbH acquired the Swiss company First Tuesday AG, investing in the expansion of its offer to include its own live events. OPEN Business Club AG was the
(2006)
Posted 10/28/08 at 10:01am
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Received €5.7M in Series A funding.
(11/05)
Posted 6/28/08 at 3:06am
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A further milestone came in 2005 with the introduction of the multilingual platform in 16 languages. A further financing round followed. At the end of 2005, entry into the Chinese market took place in the form of a joint venture.
(2005)
Posted 10/28/08 at 10:00am
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Received in Angel funding.
(5/04)
Posted 6/28/08 at 3:06am
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In a first round of financing, the Business Angels made capital available to finance growth.
(2004)
Posted 10/28/08 at 10:00am
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XING AG was founded by Lars Hinrichs in August 2003. The platform was launched in one language on November 1, 2003 under the name openBC.
(2003)
Posted 10/28/08 at 10:00am
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Karsten Elbrecht, VP Market Development added.
Posted 1/23/08 at 10:42pm
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Eoghan Jennings, CFO added.
Posted 1/23/08 at 10:36pm
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Daniela Hinrichs, VP Corporate Communications added.
Posted 1/23/08 at 10:38pm
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Felix Menden, VP Product & Engineering added.
Posted 1/23/08 at 10:38pm
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Julika Capek, VP Finance added.
Posted 1/23/08 at 10:40pm
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Ralf Ahamer, VP Marketing added.
Posted 1/23/08 at 10:41pm
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Burkhard Blum, COO added.
Posted 1/23/08 at 10:36pm
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Maren Gintzburg, VP Member Relations added.
Posted 10/28/08 at 9:56am
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Jason Goldberg, Chief Product Officer added.
Posted 12/19/08 at 4:57pm
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Stefan Groß-Selbeck, CEO added.
Posted 4/17/09 at 1:54am
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Helmut Becker, CCO added.
Posted 11/6/09 at 5:16am
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Ingo Chu, CFO added.
Posted 11/6/09 at 5:17am
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Lars Hinrichs, Founder & Member of the Supervisory Board added.
Posted 1/23/08 at 10:35pm
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Went public with stock symbol XNGAF.
Posted 4/22/08 at 5:47pm
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Michael Otto, CTO added.
Posted 11/6/09 at 5:18am
Around the world every day, over 7 million business professionals use XING – the global business network – in 16 languages to do business and promote their career. XING makes networking and professional contact management simple, with made-to-measure networking functions and services. Even more, XING allows you to see how people are connected, which is an excellent tool in generating new contacts of your own.
With the XING Jobs portal, more than 24,000 expert groups and networking events from London to Beijing to New York, XING has evolved from a platform to a web interface for business professionals around the world.
Above: XING Screenshot -- #1
Uploaded: 2/5/08
Above: Welcome to XING!
Uploaded: 10/28/08
