Viadeo is a Web 2.0 professional social network whose members include business owners, entrepreneurs and managers.

[5] From November 2006 to August 2007, Viadeo raised €5 million twice in funding from investors AGF Private Equity and Ventech.

Six months after purchasing Tianji, in July 2008 Viadeo acquired its Spanish competitor ICTnet.

At the time, unyk had 16 million members around the world, and this made Viadeo second only to its main competitor LinkedIn in terms of total membership.

[9] The company is headquartered in Paris, and employs a global staff of 450, with offices in London, Madrid, Barcelona, Milan, Beijing, New Delhi, Mexico City, Montreal, and San Francisco.