an advertisement . please help improve it by removing promotional content and inappropriate external links and by adding encyclopedic content written from a neutral point of view . june 2012 learn how and when to remove this template message doostang inc. type online career community industry job search engine career networking founder mareza larizadeh pavel krapivin headquarters new york ny united states website www.doostang.com doostang.com du st doo stang 1 is an online career networking community that originated as a closed website for students and graduates of top ranking u.s. undergraduate and mba programs . the company was founded at stanford university in 2005 . citation needed doostang was acquired by universum global . 2 contents 1 company information 2 features 2.1 membership options 2.2 doostang for employers 2.3 doostang for career centers and alumni organizations 3 see also 4 references 5 external links company information edit the name for doostang comes loosely from the latin phrase dos tango meaning i reach for talent . 3 doostang was founded by mareza larizadeh and pavel krapivin in july 2005 as a free invite only website designed to enable friends to share jobs and network with one another . 4 the website was opened up to students and alumni from several dozen undergraduate and mba programs in september 2008 and expanded to open registration in july 2009 . doostang was venture and angel funded . its first angel investor was andy rachleff co founder of benchmark capital . its venture investor was jason pressman from shasta ventures . 5 other angel investors included mark leslie former ceo of veritas and michael dearing former head of product ebay . 6 7 the company has raised over 5.75 in series a and angel financing 8 in february 2010 doostang raised 1.25 million to expand even more . 9 doostang was acquired by universum global . 2 doostang s ceo since july 2011 is jeff berger former co founder and ceo of koda . features edit the purpose of the site is to allow registered members access to posted job openings and connect with relevant contacts in their industry . as of january 2013 update there are over 1 000 000 registered users on doostang . 10 members can search the site for positions by industry or by location which are categorized as premium and non premium listings . premium jobs can only be accessed by doostang premium members a commercial service introduced in january 2009 . doostang members also have access to expert resume review services . membership options edit basic membership members can create a profile searchable by community members and recruiters browse job openings and network with other members . premium membership doostang s premium membership option was launched in january 2009 . it was the first move doostang made from being a free access site to a subscription site . it allows members to access all of doostang s premium jobs jobs that are set aside as the best of doostang and only visible to paid premium members . the fee for premium services ranges from 16 to 40 a month . 11 according to doostang this helps ensure the quality of applicants as job seekers are more likely to pay if they are qualified for positions they must pay to access . 12 doostang for employers edit doostang allows hiring managers and corporate recruiters to join the community post relevant job opportunities and interact with community members free of charge . doostang does not accept job postings from agency recruiters . 13 doostang for career centers and alumni organizations edit doostang has formed relationships and partnerships with a variety of mba career centers . to date doostang is working with the following schools career centers wharton school of the university of pennsylvania the wharton executive mba program the stanford graduate school of business the fuqua school at duke university the johnson school at cornell university the darden school at the university of virginia and france based insead . 14 see also edit employment website business network social network social software list of social networking websites information routing group references edit http www.youtube.com watch v c4bypxoau8o a b http www.ere.net 2011 07 13 new apps and products acquisitions and politicians oh my businessweek aug 2007 venturebeat.com vatornews company review six degrees from dave interview techcrunch article http www.crunchbase.com company doostang venturebeat feb 2010 crunchbase profile doostang.com cnn http www.doostang.com logins hire businessweek jul 2009 external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title doostang & oldid 718392410 categories community websitescompanies based in palo alto californiacompanies established in 2005professional networkssocial networking services2005 establishments in californiahidden categories articles with a promotional tone from june 2012all articles with a promotional toneall articles with unsourced statementsarticles 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