| Toptal logo | |
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Freelance marketplace, Online outsourcing, Employment website |
| Founded | 2010 Silicon Valley, California, U.S. |
| Founders | Taso Du Val, Breanden Beneschott |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | Taso Du Val (CEO), Breanden Beneschott (COO) |
| Website | www |
Toptal is an American company that provides freelance software engineers, designers, and finance experts to companies. The company uses virtual teams and has no dedicated offices.[1][2]
History and operations edit
The company was founded in 2010 by Taso Du Val, who serves as the company's CEO[1] and Breanden Beneschott, the company’s COO, who was a student at Princeton at the time.[2] The original business model was to provide highly skilled software engineers to large corporate clients. The company made the Deloitte’s 2015 Technology Fast 500 list.[3]
On October 7, 2015, Toptal announced the launch of Toptal Designers, to provide software designers to clients.[1]. In November 2015, Toptal was also ranked the #1 fastest growing talent marketplace in North America by consulting firm Deloitte.[4]
In April 2016, Toptal acquired SkillBridge an online platform for business freelancers, for an undisclosed sum.[5]
Toptal has no offices and is a completely remote team distributed throughout the world.[6][7]
References edit
- ^ a b c "Massive Freelance Engineer Marketplace Toptal Now Sells Designers". techcrunch.com. 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
- ^ a b "This startup has no offices and unlimited vacation, and its cofounder has lived in more than 30 countries in 5 years". businessinsider.com. 2016-09-17. Retrieved 2016-11-22.
- ^ "Deloitte's 2015 Technology Fast 500 list" (PDF).
- ^ "Deloitte's 2015 Technology Fast 500 - Deloitte" (PDF). Deloitte.
- ^ Darryl K. Taft (6 April 2016). "Toptal Buys Skillbridge to Advance Freelance Tech Market". eWEEK.
- ^ "Companies Find Tech Talent In Robust Freelance Market".
- ^ "Why an Ex-Google Coder Makes Twice as Much Freelancing".
External links edit
Category:Online employment auction websites Category:Telecommuting Category:Internet companies of the United States Category:Freelance marketplace websites