Startup · $30.1m raised
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Expert360 raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| AirTree Ventures | Unnamed stage · Series B | - |
| Frontier Ventures | Series A | - |
| Rampersand | Unnamed stage · Series A | - |
The transaction that ended Expert360's run as a startup, per published coverage. It closes the funding history too, where it is the ladder's last rung.
| Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swipejobs | Acquisition | 1 Sep 2026 | $16m | AFR Technology (Wed 16 Sep 2026), AFR Technology (Tue 8 Sep 2026), Startup Daily, SmartCompany, AFR Technology (Wed 2 Sep 2026) |
Companies Expert360 acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Bridget Loudon | CEO · Founder | SmartCompany (Wed 12 Aug 2020), SmartCompany (Tue 27 Aug 2019) |
| Bridget Loudon-Harris | Founder | AFR Technology (Tue 8 Sep 2026), Startup Daily, SmartCompany, AFR Technology (Wed 2 Sep 2026) |
| Dan Draper | Engineering VP (former) | Startup Daily |
| Daniel Petrie | Startup Daily, SmartCompany | |
| Emily Yue | Founder | Startup Daily, SmartCompany |
Stories naming Expert360. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Workforce platform Expert360 is being bought by AI hiring firm Swipejobs at a reported $16 million value, while its founder and earliest backers are set to receive nothing for their stakes.
Also Startup Daily
Australian biotech ENA Respiratory, whose INNA-051 nasal spray targets respiratory viruses, has been granted $2.98 million via the Biointelect Venturer program to fund a trial in adults with asthma.
Bridget Loudon-Harris's recruitment platform Expert360 has been acquired by Swipejobs in a $16 million deal that wipes out its investors; the buyer is eyeing an ASX float.
Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily·AFR Technology·AFR Technology
Weekly newsletter edition recaps seven funding deals worth $82.5m, reports Expert360 is seeking a buyer, covers Airwallex's new AgentOS product, notes a proposed capital gains tax break for startups, and unveils a redesign.
Searchable encryption startup CipherStash has raised a $3.3 million seed round led by AirTree and Nexus Venture Partners with several angel backers, as it prepares to expand into the US market.
Cut Through Venture's debut quarterly newsletter rounds up Q1 2021 raises across Australian and New Zealand startups, highlighting crowdfunding, fintech dominance, active investors, and two newly launched startups currently seeking backers.
Australian micro-influencer marketplace Tribe has secured $5.5 million in pre-IPO funding from Saville Capital, Cyan Capital and SG Hiscock, with chief executive Anthony Svirskis weighing an IPO amid strong public-market appetite for tech stocks.
Telstra has appointed Expert360 co-founder Bridget Loudon as a non-executive director from August 14; the article also recalls Expert360's $12 million raise from AirTree Ventures and Rampersand earlier in 2020.
Antler Australia streamed its first virtual Demo Day to over 2000 viewers, presenting twelve startups built through its five-month program, and unveiled two new initiatives supporting women founders and online company-building training.
Techboard revises its analysis of large 2018 funding events won by female-founded companies, recounting raises by Airwallex, Canva, Judo Capital and others, earlier big rounds, and UrbanYou's acquisition.
An interview with Expert360 co-founder Bridget Loudon arguing startups should use contractors and freelancers for flexible roles, recalling the platform's 2017 Series B raise and a board appointment.