Linked In has raised $53 million from Bain Capital Ventures, Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners, and Bessemer Ventures. The investment values the business social network at just over $1 billion. view article »

LinkedIn has received $22.7 million in new funding from investors such as SAP Ventures, Goldman Sachs and McGraw-Hill. The funding – the first time that LinkedIn has taken money from strategic partners rather than venture capitalists – is part of a financing round that was first announced in June. At the time, LinkedIn said it had received $53 million from blue-chip venture capitalists such as Sequoia Capital and Bain Capital Ventures, valuing the company at $1 billion. view article »