Expert360

Expert360
EstablishedJuly 2013
FoundersBridget Loudon, Emily Yue
TypePrivate
HeadquartersSydney, Australia
Key people
Bridget Loudon, Emily Yue, Dmitry Alimov, Gary Swart
Websitewww.expert360.com

Expert360 is an online marketplace co-founded by Bridget Loudon and Emily Yue and headquartered in Sydney, Australia.[1] Expert360 acts as a digital network for matching independent business consultants with clients (companies, organizations) for short or long-term project work.[2][3] The company is best known for its innovative approach to both the local and international freelance marketplace.[4][5]

Description

Expert360's online platform is structured like a standard freelance marketplace as it provides the tools to potential employers to post and manage jobs of interest to independent consultants in the upper tier employment market.[6][7] Its main consultant base consists of highly qualified workers with experience in senior or executive positions in large corporations or investment firms.[8][9] The marketplace also has junior representatives from management consulting and investment firms.[10]

Expert360's clients range from small-medium businesses to enterprises such as QSHR, Woolworths and Telstra, as well as consulting and investment firms.[8][11][12][13]

History

Expert360 launched on July 1, 2013. The company's co-founders, Bridget Loudon and Emily Yue, raised $1 million (AUD) from investors in their first funding round at the end of 2013[6][14]

In 2015, Expert360 closed an oversubscribed capital raising round of $4.1 million (AUD), backed by Russian investment fund Frontier Ventures, Australian technology fund Rampersand and several Australian angel investors.[11] Allan Moss AO is also a notable investor of Expert360.[15] On March 30, 2016, the company announced that it was opening an office in New York City in order to expand its reach in the United States.[15][16][17]

See also

References

  1. ^ "About Us". Expert360. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
  2. ^ "Experts On Demand Shake Up Executive-Recruitment". The Australian Financial Review. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  3. ^ Daniela Ongaro (3 March 2015). "Why freelancing is good for your health and hip pocket". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  4. ^ Jason Lim (24 June 2014). "Aussie Startup Expert360, Aims To Disrupt The Consulting Industry". Forbes. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  5. ^ David Swan (8 December 2015). "Innovation: young entrepreneurs hail 'a game-changer'". The Australian - Business Review. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  6. ^ a b Courtenay, Adam (3 February 2013). "How To Raise $1 Million". The Sydney Morning Herald. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  7. ^ Jackson Hewett (4 December 2015). "Top start -ups put R &D and visa reforms on innovation wish list" (PDF). The Australian. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  8. ^ a b Foreshew, Jennifer (5 November 2015). "Case Study: Quick Service hits target with Expert 360". Business Spectator. News Corp. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  9. ^ Chow, Ky (16 June 2014). "Experts-on-demand shake up executive recruitment". The Australian Financial Review. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 18 February 2016.
  10. ^ McCauley, Gabriel (14 March 2016). "Four Ways Expert360 Ensures It Has The World's Best Independent Talent". Expert360. Retrieved 15 March 2016.
  11. ^ a b Durkin, Patrick (20 July 2015). "Expert360 picks up bluechip backers in $4.1m funding round". BRW. Fairfax Media. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
  12. ^ "Enterprise Clients". Expert360.
  13. ^ Ben Potter (21 September 2015). "Start-ups welcome innovation focus". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  14. ^ James Hutchinson (13 January 2014). "Tech talent follows the money". The Australian Financial Review. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
  15. ^ a b "Allan Moss-backed Expert360 takes a bite of the Big Apple". Financial Review. 29 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  16. ^ Redman, Elizabeth (7 April 2016). "Specialised Consultants in Demand: Expert360". The Australian. Retrieved 12 April 2016.
  17. ^ "Surf N Work". Retrieved 12 March 2021.

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