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LinkedIn‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‌‌​‌​​‍​​​‌‍​‌​​

Professional networking platform; Reid Hoffman co-founder
Tracked Professional networking platform; Reid Hoffman co-founder · 1 documented connection
// Editorial summary — AI-generated from public records

Professional networking platform co-founded by Reid Hoffman in 2002. Acquired by Microsoft for $26.2B in 2016. 900M+ members. Hoffman's LinkedIn wealth is the source of his political and philanthropic spending — parallel to how Thiel's PayPal/Palantir wealth funds his political operations.

Facts on record7
Connections mapped1
Sources cited7
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🧠 Cognitive harm you own/control
Primary confidence
Aggregated from 1 platform owned, funded, or controlled by LinkedIn.
37
Score 0–100
Documented
LinkedIn
37
2 documented harms · Documented
Score combines documented harm count, severity weighting, platform reach, and engineered mechanisms. See full methodology →
🧠 Cognitive harm via shared boards / co-investments
Inferential confidence
Tracked platforms owned by entities this person sits on a board with, founded with, or co-invested in.
ChatGPT
42
2 documented harms · Moderate
via Reid Hoffman (co-founder)
ChatGPT
42
2 documented harms · Moderate
via Reid Hoffman (founder)
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Stated vs Revealed
No documented contradictions on file.
PATTERN person → [founder] → company 21× PATTERN company → [founder] → person 21× PATTERN company → [co-founder] → person 12× PATTERN person → [co-founder] → company 12×
Connection Map
Key Connections
← Entity #726
founder
Co-founder of LinkedIn; major Microsoft shareholder; former OpenAI board member (Cognitive Impact: LinkedIn)
Facts (7)
Data Freshness
Fresh Last update: 14d ago · Avg age: 1012d
Confidence Tiers: Primary Source — cross-referenced government/corporate filings Pending Review — sourced but not independently verified AI Inference — analytical hypothesis from cross-referencing
Raw Filing Records (2) — unsourced metadata
Pending Review Hoffman co-founded LinkedIn in December 2002 and ser‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‌‌​‌​​‍​​​‌‍​‌​​ved as executive chairman until Microsoft acquisition
Date: 2002-12-01 Added: 13 Apr 2026
Pending Review LinkedIn filed filing with the SEC o‍‍‍‍‌‌‍‌‌​‌​​‍​​​‌‍​‌​​n 2013-01-16. Accession number: N/A.
Date: 2013-01-16 Added: 12 Apr 2026
All Connections (1)
← Entity #726
founder, co-founder primary
Co-founder of LinkedIn; major Microsoft shareholder; former OpenAI board member (Cognitive Impact: LinkedIn) · Reid Hoffman co-founded LinkedIn 2002. Sold to Microsoft $26.2B 2016.
Sources (7)
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: LinkedIn — Parliamentary records (no results) parliamentary_record Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: LinkedIn — Court records (no results) court_document Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: LinkedIn — Lobbying disclosures (no results) government_disclosure Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: LinkedIn — Corporate registrations (no results) government_disclosure Processed
2026 UNVERIFIED Research: LinkedIn — USASpending contracts (no results) contract Processed
2002-12-01 ↗ Public company records and SEC filings web_search Processed
2013-01-16 ↗ SEC EDGAR: filing — LinkedIn (2013-01-16) web_search Processed