FREELANCER.COM
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. GetAFreelancer.com was bought on the 7th May 2009 .by the Australian company Ignition Networks. The buyers changed the name to Freelancer.com in October 2009.
Users of Freelancer.com fall into two main categories: buyers and providers. Buyers are individuals or companies who wish to outsource their work. .Once redgistered users are able to bid for projects, or post their own. To help buyers decide which user to buy, Freelancer allows providers to take exams and prove their skills.
Projects on Freelancer range from IT tasks, like programming and website design to posting on forums and to designing houses. The minimum bid for each project is $30, and Freelancer commonly say that on average most of the bids are less than $200.
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.
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. GetAFreelancer.com was bought on the 7th May 2009 .by the Australian company Ignition Networks. The buyers changed the name to Freelancer.com in October 2009.
Users of Freelancer.com fall into two main categories: buyers and providers. Buyers are individuals or companies who wish to outsource their work. .Once redgistered users are able to bid for projects, or post their own. To help buyers decide which user to buy, Freelancer allows providers to take exams and prove their skills.
Projects on Freelancer range from IT tasks, like programming and website design to posting on forums and to designing houses. The minimum bid for each project is $30, and Freelancer commonly say that on average most of the bids are less than $200.
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.
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