Which investment firm made a $20 million investment in LinkedIn in 2010?

Tiger Global Management made the $20 million investment in LinkedIn in 2010.

The investment came as LinkedIn was expanding its professional-networking business and preparing for a possible public offering. Tiger Global, an investment firm founded by Chase Coleman, purchased a stake that valued LinkedIn at roughly $2 billion, according to contemporary reports.

The deal reflected growing investor confidence in LinkedIn’s business model. Unlike many consumer social networks, LinkedIn was building several revenue streams around professional identity: recruiting tools, job listings, advertising, and paid premium accounts. Its users and corporate customers gave the company a different growth profile from entertainment-focused social platforms.

The investment is sometimes confused with LinkedIn’s earlier venture rounds, which included Sequoia Capital, Greylock Partners, Bessemer Venture Partners, and Bain Capital Ventures. Tiger Global’s $20 million transaction was a later 2010 investment, not part of the June 2008 round. LinkedIn went public on the New York Stock Exchange in May 2011.