From the "#1 hunting app for LinkedIn" to a "#1 hunting app for Viadeo". Yes we know that isn't what the home page for Pealk says for now, but it may not be the case a few days from now. Viadeo, the French based PSN, announced today via a press release that the acquisition has been completed.
Pealk has been a real favorite app for the recruiters, mostly for its ability to search through the user base on LinkedIn. But that was sometime back and the association with LinkedIn ended a few months back when LinkedIn cited some breaches in the terms of services between the two. That anyway is history and the future for Pealk is now in SF, right where Viadeo has an office and as told to TNW, that might be where Viadeo will be eying an opening to its innovation lab.
So while the acquisition and a near future opening of the Innovation lab sounds really some exciting news for both the world's second largest professional network as well as the only co founder coming on board Viadeo; the company also cited in the press release that the user base has now grown to 50Mn members worldwide. The focus on emerging markets still continue as far as the growth is concerned.
Pealk was co-founded by Boris Golden and it seems he will be the one leading the innovation lab that Viadeo will set up in San Francisco, US. Pealk as a product will continue to be able to provide its users with a number f professional contacts on the social networks so people can connect to each other. That however will take some time as it seems the app will need a makeover as per the Viadeo platform, at least in its backend processes. So while the company which though is quite a distant challenger to LinkedIn with the later having amassed 200Mn members recently, makes such a good inroad and plans to further enhance the advantage they get with Pealk getting together, Dan Serfaty; co founder and CEO of Viadeo had this to say:
“A PSN’s value depends not only on the size of its member base, but on how members can use it to their advantage,” states Dan Serfaty, co-founder and CEO of Viadeo. “That makes Pealk the most innovative product we’ve released in the last five years, thanks to its ability to democratize social networking for business purposes.”
And it is just obvious that Boris Golden seems very excited on the new role he will be playing in the company from now on. Here is what he pens down:
“We’re very proud and pleased with this buyout, which we consider to be the happy ending to an exciting adventure,”
“It’s also the beginning of a new adventure for us, since there are plenty of applications just waiting to be invented that will give professionals more ways to unlock Viadeo’s full potential!”
Pealk has been a real favorite app for the recruiters, mostly for its ability to search through the user base on LinkedIn. But that was sometime back and the association with LinkedIn ended a few months back when LinkedIn cited some breaches in the terms of services between the two. That anyway is history and the future for Pealk is now in SF, right where Viadeo has an office and as told to TNW, that might be where Viadeo will be eying an opening to its innovation lab.
So while the acquisition and a near future opening of the Innovation lab sounds really some exciting news for both the world's second largest professional network as well as the only co founder coming on board Viadeo; the company also cited in the press release that the user base has now grown to 50Mn members worldwide. The focus on emerging markets still continue as far as the growth is concerned.
“A PSN’s value depends not only on the size of its member base, but on how members can use it to their advantage,” states Dan Serfaty, co-founder and CEO of Viadeo. “That makes Pealk the most innovative product we’ve released in the last five years, thanks to its ability to democratize social networking for business purposes.”
And it is just obvious that Boris Golden seems very excited on the new role he will be playing in the company from now on. Here is what he pens down:
“We’re very proud and pleased with this buyout, which we consider to be the happy ending to an exciting adventure,”
“It’s also the beginning of a new adventure for us, since there are plenty of applications just waiting to be invented that will give professionals more ways to unlock Viadeo’s full potential!”
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