Startup · $30.1m raised
Sydney, NSW
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Expert360 raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| AirTree Ventures | Series B | - |
| Frontier Ventures | Series A | - |
| Rampersand | 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 (16 Sep 2026), AFR Technology (8 Sep 2026), Startup Daily, SmartCompany, AFR Technology (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.
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.
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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.
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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.
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.
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