5 posts and columns on Gina Bianchini

Gina Bianchini’s New Start-Up Is a Guide Creation Tool: Mightybell

in Social on September 8, 2011 at 9:00 am PT

Mightybell is today launching a beta version of its tools for sharing step-by-step guides to experiences like traveling, recipes and education.
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Exclusive: Ning Is Being Shopped Around at $150M Price Tag

in Social on August 2, 2011 at 11:08 am PT

Ning — the high-profile social networking platform co-founded by Silicon Valley investor and icon Marc Andreessen — is for sale, said sources.
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The Profits Will Come Out Tomorrow? Ning CEO Rosenthal Talks About Premium Changeover

in News on July 19, 2010 at 5:15 am PT

Last week, BoomTown moseyed on down to the Palo Alto, Calif. HQ of Ning–the high-profile social networking platform co-founded by Silicon Valley icon Marc Andreessen–to talk to CEO Jason Rosenthal about a dramatic shift in the start-up’s business plan tomorrow. As in, go all-premium, trying to find a way to turn the start-up–which has raised $120 million in venture funding since its late 2004 founding–into a profitable enterprise. Translation for Web 2.0: Profits are when you make more money than you spend.

Ning CEO Gina Bianchini to Step Down–Becomes an EIR at Andreessen Horowitz

in News on March 15, 2010 at 8:01 am PT

Gina Bianchini, the high-profile CEO of social networking platform Ning, is stepping down and will become an executive in residence at the Andreessen Horowitz venture firm. Bianchini founded Ning with well-known Silicon Valley iconic entrepreneur Marc Andreessen. She will be replaced at Ning by COO Jason Rosenthal. Here is Ning Chairman Andreessen’s blog post about the move.

Ning Raises $15 Million More at a–Yes, Really–$750 Million Valuation

in News on July 21, 2009 at 4:45 pm PT

In a quiet fund-raising effort, Ning has raised $15 million more, a round that is valuing the social networking start-up at an eye-popping $750 million. The money for this fifth Series E round comes from Silicon Valley’s Lightspeed Venture Partners. The Palo Alto, Calif.-based Ning, founded by well-known entrepreneur and Ning Chairman Marc Andreessen and CEO Gina Bianchini, confirmed the funding when contacted by BoomTown. It was not actively searching for funding.
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