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| 2015 || June 1 || Team || WeWork announces {{w|Time Warner Cable}} {{w|Chief financial officer}} Artie Minson Artie Minson as President and {{w|Chief Operating Officer}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=WeWork Announces Artie Minson as President and Chief Operating Officer|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/wework-announces-artie-minson-as-president-and-chief-operating-officer-2015-06-01|website=marketwatch.com|accessdate=20 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WeWork Announces Artie Minson as President and Chief Operating Officer|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wework-announces-artie-minson-as-president-and-chief-operating-officer-300091571.html|website=prnewswire.com|accessdate=20 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hal Schwartz|first1=Eric|title=WeWork Hires Time Warner Cable Exec as New President|url=https://www.americaninno.com/dc/wework-hires-time-warner-cable-exec-as-new-president/|website=americaninno.com|accessdate=20 October 2017}}</ref> | | 2015 || June 1 || Team || WeWork announces {{w|Time Warner Cable}} {{w|Chief financial officer}} Artie Minson Artie Minson as President and {{w|Chief Operating Officer}}.<ref>{{cite web|title=WeWork Announces Artie Minson as President and Chief Operating Officer|url=http://www.marketwatch.com/story/wework-announces-artie-minson-as-president-and-chief-operating-officer-2015-06-01|website=marketwatch.com|accessdate=20 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WeWork Announces Artie Minson as President and Chief Operating Officer|url=https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/wework-announces-artie-minson-as-president-and-chief-operating-officer-300091571.html|website=prnewswire.com|accessdate=20 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Hal Schwartz|first1=Eric|title=WeWork Hires Time Warner Cable Exec as New President|url=https://www.americaninno.com/dc/wework-hires-time-warner-cable-exec-as-new-president/|website=americaninno.com|accessdate=20 October 2017}}</ref> | ||
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+ | | 2015 || October || Legal || WeWork announces it would hire [[w:Laundry Workers Industrial Union|Union cleaners]] due to pressure from labor organizers after settling a two-month dispute with its janitorial staff and the {{w|Service Employees International Union}}. Previously, WeWork had fired more than 90% of its contracted cleaners in {{w|New York city}}, following a lengthy dispute over pay and working conditions.<ref>{{cite web|title=WeWork to Hire Union Cleaners after Pressure from Labor Organizers|url=http://www.seiu32bj.org/news/wework-to-hire-union-cleaners-after-pressure-from-labor-organizers/|website=seiu32bj.org|accessdate=20 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Leading union files complaint against WeWork over cleaners who lost jobs|url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/aug/25/wework-seiu-cleaners-complaint|website=theguardian.com|accessdate=20 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Lewis|first1=Cora|title=WeWork Goes Union, After Clash With Cleaners|url=https://www.buzzfeed.com/coralewis/wework-makes-a-deal-with-seiu-severance-and-re-hires?utm_term=.qxKOKB8WD#.yva7P2YmG|website=buzzfeed.com|accessdate=20 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=GELLES|first1=DAVID|title=At WeWork, an Idealistic Start-Up Clashes With Its Cleaners|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/09/13/business/at-wework-an-idealistic-startup-clashes-with-its-cleaners.html|website=nytimes.com|accessdate=20 October 2017}}</ref> | ||
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| 2016 || March 10 || Funding || WeWork receives US$430 million in new funding round, putting the company’s new valuation at US$16 billion. Chinese firms {{w|Legend Holdings}} and {{w|Hony Capital}} lead the round of investment, facilitating WeWork’s access to the Chinese market.<ref>{{cite web|title=WeWork to raise $430 million for expansion in Asia|url=http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20160310/TECHNOLOGY/160319999/wework-to-raise-430-million-for-growth-in-asia|website=crainsnewyork.com|accessdate=20 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Cadell|first1=Cate|title=WeWork Seals $430 Million To Feed Asia Expansion|url=http://technode.com/2016/03/11/wework-seals-430-million-to-feed-asia-expansion/|website=technode.com|accessdate=20 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Revilla|first1=Juan Miguel|title=WeWork recauda 430 millones de dólares|url=http://www.itespresso.es/wework-recauda-430-millones-dolares-149096.html|website=itespresso.es|accessdate=20 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WeWork Valuation Hits $16B|url=https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/office/wework-valuation-hits-16b-57156?utm_source=CopyShare&utm_medium=Browser|website=bisnow.com|accessdate=20 October 2017}}</ref> | | 2016 || March 10 || Funding || WeWork receives US$430 million in new funding round, putting the company’s new valuation at US$16 billion. Chinese firms {{w|Legend Holdings}} and {{w|Hony Capital}} lead the round of investment, facilitating WeWork’s access to the Chinese market.<ref>{{cite web|title=WeWork to raise $430 million for expansion in Asia|url=http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20160310/TECHNOLOGY/160319999/wework-to-raise-430-million-for-growth-in-asia|website=crainsnewyork.com|accessdate=20 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Cadell|first1=Cate|title=WeWork Seals $430 Million To Feed Asia Expansion|url=http://technode.com/2016/03/11/wework-seals-430-million-to-feed-asia-expansion/|website=technode.com|accessdate=20 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Revilla|first1=Juan Miguel|title=WeWork recauda 430 millones de dólares|url=http://www.itespresso.es/wework-recauda-430-millones-dolares-149096.html|website=itespresso.es|accessdate=20 October 2017}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=WeWork Valuation Hits $16B|url=https://www.bisnow.com/national/news/office/wework-valuation-hits-16b-57156?utm_source=CopyShare&utm_medium=Browser|website=bisnow.com|accessdate=20 October 2017}}</ref> |
Revision as of 21:13, 19 October 2017
This is a timeline of WeWork, an American company which provides shared workspace, community, and services for entrepreneurs, freelancers, startups and small businesses.
Contents
Big picture
Time period | Development summary | More details |
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Full timeline
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2008 | May | Adam Neumann and Miguel McKelvey establish GreenDesk, an "eco-friendly coworking space" in Brooklyn.[1] | |
2015 | June 1 | Team | WeWork announces Time Warner Cable Chief financial officer Artie Minson Artie Minson as President and Chief Operating Officer.[2][3][4] |
2015 | October | Legal | WeWork announces it would hire Union cleaners due to pressure from labor organizers after settling a two-month dispute with its janitorial staff and the Service Employees International Union. Previously, WeWork had fired more than 90% of its contracted cleaners in New York city, following a lengthy dispute over pay and working conditions.[5][6][7][8] |
2016 | March 10 | Funding | WeWork receives US$430 million in new funding round, putting the company’s new valuation at US$16 billion. Chinese firms Legend Holdings and Hony Capital lead the round of investment, facilitating WeWork’s access to the Chinese market.[9][10][11][12] |
2016 | March 18 | Acquisition | WeWork acquires Welkio, a digital sign-in system for guests at an office. |
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.[17][18][19][20] |
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.[21][22][23][24] |
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.[25][26][27][28] |
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.[29][30][31][32] |
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.[33][34][35][36] |
2017 | October | Service | WeWork opens first permanent gym, in Manhattan.[37][38][39][40] |
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References
- ↑ Sheftell, Jason. "WeWork gives alternative to working at home with swanky buildings across NYC". Daily News. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "WeWork Announces Artie Minson as President and Chief Operating Officer". marketwatch.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ↑ "WeWork Announces Artie Minson as President and Chief Operating Officer". prnewswire.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ↑ Hal Schwartz, Eric. "WeWork Hires Time Warner Cable Exec as New President". americaninno.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ↑ "WeWork to Hire Union Cleaners after Pressure from Labor Organizers". seiu32bj.org. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ↑ "Leading union files complaint against WeWork over cleaners who lost jobs". theguardian.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ↑ Lewis, Cora. "WeWork Goes Union, After Clash With Cleaners". buzzfeed.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ↑ GELLES, DAVID. "At WeWork, an Idealistic Start-Up Clashes With Its Cleaners". nytimes.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ↑ "WeWork to raise $430 million for expansion in Asia". crainsnewyork.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ↑ Cadell, Cate. "WeWork Seals $430 Million To Feed Asia Expansion". technode.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ↑ Revilla, Juan Miguel. "WeWork recauda 430 millones de dólares". itespresso.es. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ↑ "WeWork Valuation Hits $16B". bisnow.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ↑ Crook, Jordan. "WeWork's second acquisition is Welkio, a digital sign-in system for offices". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ "Welkio Is Joining the WeWork Family". wework.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ Kerr, Ronny. "WeWork buys Welkio to streamline office sign-in". vator.tv. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ "Welkio acquired by WeWork". crunchbase.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ Winston, Anna. "Co-working company WeWork unveils its first co-living apartments in New York". dezeen.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ 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.
- ↑ Fitzpatrick, Alex. "Inside the NYC Building That Offers Nirvana for Millennials". time.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ Konrad, Alex. "Inside WeWork's Amenities Rich, Community Obsessed Co-Living Experiment Called WeLive". forbes.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ Hollis, Cheyenne. "Strange Bedfellows? Shanghai's Jin Jiang Hotels Leads $260M WeWork Investment". mingtiandi.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ↑ "WeWork raises another $260M, now valued at $16.9B". therealdeal.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ↑ Farrell, Maureen. "WeWork Raises $260 Million, Capping Off $690 Million Funding Round". wsj.com. Retrieved 20 October 2017.
- ↑ Dolan-Del Vecchio, Erik. "WeWork's Latest Round Of Funding Pushes Valuation To $16.9B". bisnow.com.
- ↑ Nelson, Tim. "WeWork Set to Expand With $4.4 Billion in Funding from Japanese Telecom Giant". architecturaldigest.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ Xie, Jenny. "WeWork gets whopping $4.4B investment for expansion". curbed.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ "WeWork Gets a $4.4 Billion Investment from SoftBank". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ Beamonte, Paloma. "SoftBank invierte 4.4 mil millones de dólares en WeWork". hipertextual.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ Crook, Jordan. "WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition". techcrunch.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition". zedonology.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ "WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition". 3neel.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ Hutsell, Milford. "WeWork files complaint against UrWork for trademark infringement, unfair competition". milfordhutsell.com. Retrieved 17 October 2017.
- ↑ Moon, Mariella. "Airbnb and WeWork team up to find desks for business travelers". engadget.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ Huddleston, Tom. "Airbnb Aims for Business Travelers with its New WeWork Partnership". fortune.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ Singleton, Micah. "Airbnb will offer business travelers spots at WeWork locations". theverge.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ Zaleski, Olivia. "Airbnb Teams Up With WeWork to Lure Business Travelers". bloomberg.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ Gibson, Eleanor. "WeWork ventures into health and fitness with first gym in New York". dezeen.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ "First Offices, Then Apartments, Now Gyms? WeWork Launches New Wellness Concept". forbes.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ "WeWork joins the gym business". therealdeal.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ↑ Eldredge, Barbara. "WeWork's first gym is pretty fancy". curbed.com. Retrieved 19 October 2017.