Timeline of WeWork

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This is a timeline of WeWork, an American company which provides shared workspace, community, and services for entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups and small businesses.

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2008 May Adam Neumann and Miguel McKelvey establish GreenDesk, an "eco-friendly coworking space" in Brooklyn.[1]
2016 March 18 Acquisition WeWork acquires Welkio, a digital sign-in system for guests at an office.

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2016 April 4 Service WeWork launches WeLive in New York city, a service under termed co–living concept – analogous to coworking, by renting out shared living spaces.[6][7][8][9]
2016 October Funding Shanghai Jin Jiang International Hotels, one of China’s largest hotel companies, puts up US$260 million towards WeWork’s latest round of financing, bringing its total venture capital to $1.7 billion and valuing WeWork at US$16.9 billion. The investment completes a US$690 million funding round started in March 2016.[10][11][12][13]
2017 August Funding Japanese telecommunications company Softbank announces a US$4.4 billion investment in WeWork, with US$3.3 billion to buy WeWork shares, and the rest towards fueling the company’s expansion in Asia.[14][15][16][17]
2017 September 12 Legal WeWork files a complaint with New York’s Southern District Court, alleging that China-based UrWork is guilty of trademark infringement, under the argument is that UrWork is a name that is far too similar to WeWork given that both companies operate in the coworking industry.[18][19][20][21]
2017 October Partnership Wework partners with Airbnb with aims at allowing business travelers using Airbnb for housing to also use WeWork to book a desk, conference room, or other office amenities nearby.[22][23][24][25]
2017 October Service WeWork opens first permanent gym, in Manhattan.[26][27][28][29]

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  1. Sheftell, Jason. "WeWork gives alternative to working at home with swanky buildings across NYC". Daily News. Retrieved 17 October 2017. 
  2. Crook, Jordan. "WeWork's second acquisition is Welkio, a digital sign-in system for offices". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  3. "Welkio Is Joining the WeWork Family". wework.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  4. Kerr, Ronny. "WeWork buys Welkio to streamline office sign-in". vator.tv. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  5. "Welkio acquired by WeWork". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  6. Winston, Anna. "Co-working company WeWork unveils its first co-living apartments in New York". dezeen.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  7. Carson, Biz. "WeWork's apartments of the future are officially open, starting at $1,375 a month for a Murphy bed". businessinsider.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  8. Fitzpatrick, Alex. "Inside the NYC Building That Offers Nirvana for Millennials". time.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  9. Konrad, Alex. "Inside WeWork's Amenities Rich, Community Obsessed Co-Living Experiment Called WeLive". forbes.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  10. Hollis, Cheyenne. "Strange Bedfellows? Shanghai's Jin Jiang Hotels Leads $260M WeWork Investment". mingtiandi.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017. 
  11. "WeWork raises another $260M, now valued at $16.9B". therealdeal.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017. 
  12. Farrell, Maureen. "WeWork Raises $260 Million, Capping Off $690 Million Funding Round". wsj.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017. 
  13. Dolan-Del Vecchio, Erik. "WeWork's Latest Round Of Funding Pushes Valuation To $16.9B". bisnow.com. 
  14. Nelson, Tim. "WeWork Set to Expand With $4.4 Billion in Funding from Japanese Telecom Giant". architecturaldigest.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  15. Xie, Jenny. "WeWork gets whopping $4.4B investment for expansion". curbed.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  16. "WeWork Gets a $4.4 Billion Investment from SoftBank". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  17. Beamonte, Paloma. "SoftBank invierte 4.4 mil millones de dólares en WeWork". hipertextual.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  18. Crook, Jordan. "WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017. 
  19. "WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition". zedonology.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017. 
  20. "WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition". 3neel.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017. 
  21. Hutsell, Milford. "WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition". milfordhutsell.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017. 
  22. Moon, Mariella. "Airbnb and WeWork team up to find desks for business travelers". engadget.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  23. Huddleston, Tom. "Airbnb Aims for Business Travelers with its New WeWork Partnership". fortune.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  24. Singleton, Micah. "Airbnb will offer business travelers spots at WeWork locations". theverge.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  25. Zaleski, Olivia. "Airbnb Teams Up With WeWork to Lure Business Travelers". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  26. Gibson, Eleanor. "WeWork ventures into health and fitness with first gym in New York". dezeen.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  27. "First Offices, Then Apartments, Now Gyms? WeWork Launches New Wellness Concept". forbes.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  28. "WeWork joins the gym business". therealdeal.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017. 
  29. Eldredge, Barbara. "WeWork's first gym is pretty fancy". curbed.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.