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Freelancer

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Sydney, AU · Founded 2009 · 93,970 employees on LinkedIn · 1 known investors

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Freelancer.com is an online marketplace where businesses post jobs and hire freelance workers, including graphic designers, for projects ranging from logos to full website design. The platform lets clients solicit bids or run contests and pay only once satisfied with the delivered work.

Founders & leadership

Freelancer was founded in 2009 by Matt Barrie.

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Matt BarrieFounderMatt Barrie is the CEO of Freelancer, an online freelancing and crowdsourcing marketplace, and also serves as CEO of Escrow.com and Executive Chairman of the freight marketplace Loadshift. He previously founded and led network security processor vendor Sensory Networks (acquired by Intel in 2013), was an Adjunct Associate Professor in Electrical and Information Engineering at the University of Sydney, and holds engineering and applied finance degrees, including a Masters in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.

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Frequently asked questions

What does Freelancer do?
Freelancer.com is an online marketplace where businesses post jobs and hire freelance workers, including graphic designers, for projects ranging from logos to full website design. The platform lets clients solicit bids or run contests and pay only once satisfied with the delivered work.
Who founded Freelancer?
Freelancer was founded by Matt Barrie in 2009.
Who are Freelancer's investors?
Freelancer's investors include Folklore Ventures.
Where is Freelancer headquartered?
Freelancer is headquartered in Sydney, AU.