| Type | Australian Proprietary Limited Company (Private) |
|---|---|
| Industry | Freelancer Marketplace Online Jobs |
| Founded | Sweden 2004 |
| Headquarters | Sydney, New South Wales, |
| Key people | Matt Barrie, CEO Darren Williams, Chief Technology Officer Neil Katz, Chief Financial Officer |
| Website | Freelancer.com |
| Alexa rank | 325 (August 2011[update])[1] |
|---|
Formerly known as GetAFreelancer.com, the company was founded in 2004 by Plendo Sweden, headed up by Magnus Tibell of Swedish web solutions company Innovate It[2]. GetAFreelancer.com was bought on the 7th May 2009[2] by the Australian company Ignition Networks[3]. The buyers changed the name to Freelancer.com in October 2009[4].
Users of Freelancer.com fall into two main categories: buyers and providers. Buyers are individuals or companies who wish to outsource their work. [5].
Freelancer.com has been 100% bootstrapped to date. Startive Capital, a boutique venture capital fund and startup incubator based in Sydney, Australia, provided the financing for the acquisition of Freelancer.com by Ignition.[6][7]
Other leading sites that provide similar services are ODesk, Guru, VWorker and Elance.