Viadeo Expands Global Footprint to San Francisco

Company Brings Rich Professional Social Networking Platform to the U.S. Marketplace, Plans Collaboration with Developers and Technology Leaders

SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Viadeo, the number one social network for professionals in Europe, China and South America, today announced the opening of its first U.S. office based in San Francisco. The company, headquartered in Paris with 250 employees in offices worldwide, has officially opened its operations in San Francisco’s financial district. Viadeo SF will be led by Dan Serfaty, co-founder and CEO, who will oversee the future development of Viadeo and its platform as well as promote collaboration with developers and leading technology companies in the San Francisco Bay Area.

“We want to increase our strength with the best web talent and technologies that the Bay Area has to offer so that Viadeo remains on the forefront of Internet innovation.”

“The Bay Area will become our strategic base of operations to foster connections within this unique technology ecosystem,” said Dan Serfaty. “We want to increase our strength with the best web talent and technologies that the Bay Area has to offer so that Viadeo remains on the forefront of Internet innovation.”

Viadeo’s global professional social network is 35 million members strong and is growing at approximately one million members a month. The network is experiencing tremendous growth in emerging countries, such as China, India, Brazil and Mexico, and now operates across 226 countries covering 322 separate industries.

“Viadeo’s choice of San Francisco to anchor its U.S. presence and as a stage for hiring the world’s best technical talent showcases San Francisco as the location of choice for technology and innovation firms both near and far,” said San Francisco Mayor Edwin M. Lee.

With 20 employees in its San Francisco office, Viadeo intends to hire an additional 50 local product and information technology professionals this year to enhance Viadeo’s platform capabilities. The company has a goal of further penetrating the U.S. market, where it already has two million members. The strength of Viadeo’s networks in China and Latin America is critical to reaching certain business communities and demographics in the Asia Pacific region.

For more information about Viadeo, please visit www.viadeo.com.

About Viadeo

Viadeo is the number one social network for professionals in Europe, China and South America. With 35 million members worldwide, Viadeo is the only network to offer profiles in multiple languages, promoting professional collaboration through global and local networks. Founded in 2004, Viadeo recently opened an executive office in San Francisco to promote collaboration with developers and other leading technology companies. Viadeo is headquartered in Paris and has 250 employees in its 10 locations worldwide.

Viadeo Headquarters
29 rue Joubert
75009 Paris, France
www.viadeo.com

Viadeo San Francisco
160 Spear Street, Suite 1620
San Francisco, CA 94105
www.viadeo.com