Linden Lab

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Linden Lab is a company developing platforms with 3D virtual world solutions. It offers a Second Life, a 3D virtual world that provides tools for businesses, nonprofits, fashion designers, educators, and entrepreneurs to develop a virtual presence, Sansar, a platform for creating social VR experiences which enables people to create, share, and sell their own social VR experiences, and Blocksworkds, a 3D environment which enables players to combine blocks, textures, and behaviors in order to create their own interactive worlds.

TypePrivate
Founded1999
HQSan Francisco, CA, USMap
Websitelindenlab.com
Employee Ratings3.6More
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Employees (est.) (Dec 2021)261(-1%)
Job Openings10
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Key People/Management at Linden Lab

Ebbe Altberg

Ebbe Altberg

CEO
Brad Oberwager

Brad Oberwager

Executive Chairman
Emily Stonehouse

Emily Stonehouse

Chief Compliance Officer
Aston Waldman

Aston Waldman

Chief Financial Officer
Cammy Bergren

Cammy Bergren

Chief of Staff
David J. Kim

David J. Kim

General Counsel
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Linden Lab Office Locations

Linden Lab has offices in San Francisco, Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte and in 3 other locations
San Francisco, CA, US (HQ)
945 Battery St, San Francisco
Atlanta, GA, US
Atlanta, GA, USA
Boston, MA, US
Boston, MA, USA
Charlotte, NC, US
Charlotte, NC, USA
Charlottesville, VA, US
Charlottesville, VA, USA
Norcross, GA, US
Norcross, GA, USA
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Linden Lab Financials and Metrics

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Founding Date

1999

Linden Lab total Funding

$19 m

Linden Lab latest funding size

$11 m

Time since last funding

16 years ago

Linden Lab investors

Benchmark, Globespan Capital Partners, Jeff Bezos, Omidyar Network, Catamount Ventures, Mitchell Kapor
Linden Lab's latest funding round in March 2006 was reported to be $11 m. In total, Linden Lab has raised $19 m
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Linden Lab Company Culture

  • CEO Rating

    C

    70/100

  • Compensation

    A+

    100/100

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Linden Lab News and Updates

March 30, 2020

Linden Lab sells off Sansar ‘streamline its focus’ on Second Life

Linden Lab has announced that it's sold Sansar to San Francisco-based tech company, Wookey Project Corp., which has assumed all operations.
January 14, 2018

How companies can build VR spaces inside Linden Lab’s Sansar

Linden Lab makes a lot of money with the sale of virtual goods in its Second Life virtual world. But this year it is adding Sansar, a collection of virtual reality spaces where users can create their own immersive experiences inside their own VR scenes. Intel CEO Brian Krzanich put Sansar in the spo…
December 19, 2017

Linden Lab’s Sansar VR world adds fashion market for user-created avatar clothes

Linden Lab‘s Sansar social VR world has launched a fashion market for user-created avatar clothing. The move opens entrepreneurial and creative opportunities for users, much like happened with Linden Lab’s predecessor world, Second Life. In addition, Sansar has launched an integration with Marvelous…

 Linden Lab Frequently Asked Questions

  • When was Linden Lab founded?

    Linden Lab was founded in 1999.

  • Who are Linden Lab key executives?

    Linden Lab's key executives are Ebbe Altberg, Brad Oberwager and Emily Stonehouse.

  • How many employees does Linden Lab have?

    Linden Lab has 261 employees.

  • Who are Linden Lab competitors?

    Competitors of Linden Lab include VR Owl, MasterpieceVR and vTime.

  • Where is Linden Lab headquarters?

    Linden Lab headquarters is located at 945 Battery St, San Francisco, San Francisco.

  • Where are Linden Lab offices?

    Linden Lab has offices in San Francisco, Atlanta, Boston, Charlotte and in 3 other locations.

  • How many offices does Linden Lab have?

    Linden Lab has 7 offices.