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Toptal
Company typePrivate
IndustryFreelance marketplace, Online outsourcing, Employment website
Founded2010 Silicon Valley, California, U.S.
FoundersTaso Du Val, Breanden Beneschott
Area served
Worldwide
Key people
Taso Du Val (CEO), Breanden Beneschott (COO)
Websitewww.toptal.com

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

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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

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  1. ^ a b c "Massive Freelance Engineer Marketplace Toptal Now Sells Designers". techcrunch.com. 2015-10-07. Retrieved 2016-11-21.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Deloitte's 2015 Technology Fast 500 list" (PDF).
  4. ^ "Deloitte's 2015 Technology Fast 500 - Deloitte" (PDF). Deloitte.
  5. ^ Darryl K. Taft (6 April 2016). "Toptal Buys Skillbridge to Advance Freelance Tech Market". eWEEK.
  6. ^ "Companies Find Tech Talent In Robust Freelance Market".
  7. ^ "Why an Ex-Google Coder Makes Twice as Much Freelancing".
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Category:Online employment auction websites Category:Telecommuting Category:Internet companies of the United States Category:Freelance marketplace websites