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Expert360
Elite Talent, On-Demand.
At a glance…
Year Founded: 2013
Stage: Series A
Category: Future of Work Marketplace
Location: Sydney, Aus
Backed by Rampersand: 2015
Expert360 is a marketplace that connects businesses to elite consultants, project managers, data analysts, and developers in Australia and New Zealand.
The platform facilitates a shift in how businesses and professionals work together, significantly reducing the time to hire and friction in recruiting and managing consultants in an organisation.
We love Expert360 because:
The company was an early mover in a multi-billion-dollar market shift to a flexible workforce. Their proven team capability in delivering on strategy, product, design, sales, and growth is led by a talented team of industry experts with real-world experience.
Funding timeline
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James Mckinnon
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Rampersand
Treadstone
Frontier Ventures
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Rampersand
Airtree Ventures
SmartHub
Frontier Ventures
Mirin Capital
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Rampersand
Perennial Partners
Airtree Ventures
Meet the founder
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Bridget Loudon
CO-FOUNDER, CEO
Bridget previously worked as a senior business consultant for Bain & Company. She has led thriving startups across Europe and Australia and achieved one successful exit.
A trusted VC fund that’s there from 0 to 100:
“There's really only one way to measure the mark of an investor and that is will I have them invest in my next round or next venture – with Rampersand it's an absolute yes, they would be my first call.”
BRIDGET LOUDON, CO-FOUNDER AND CEO OF EXPERT360 -
Want to join the team?
Expert360 is reshaping the way the world works. There has never been a more pivotal time in history to transform how people and opportunities come together to solve problems and get work done.
Expert360 in the news
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![Expert360 CEO Bridget Loudon says demand for optimisation experts has grown.]()
Cost-cutting advisers the bright spot in professional services
AFR - May'24
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![Bridget Loudon - Expert 360]()
‘I’m pregnant’: two words rarely heard at an ASX20 board table
AFR - Apr '23
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![Bridget Loudon is Telstra’s youngest ever board member, and her tech start-up grew more than in the past year than it did in the past seven.]()
Gig economy’s multi-million dollar boost for Expert360
The Australian - Aug' 24
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![Bridget Loudon has raised more capital for Expert360 and is looking for the right time to go public]()
Expert360 secures $12m, sets itself for future IPO
AFR - Feb' 20
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![Bridget Loudon Expert 360]()
Started her global empire with $180, now Australia's youngest director on Telstra board
Daily Mail - Aug '20
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![Expert360, run by Bridget Loudon, has just ruled off a convertible raising.]()
Big names in freelancer marketplace Expert360's raising
AFR - Feb' 19
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![Bridget Loudon and Daniel Petre Expert 360]()
Expert360 raises $13 million and appoints AirTree co-founder Daniel Petre to board
Smart Company - Jul '17
