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Cognisium

Leading Marketplace for Management Consultants & Freelance Executives

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Leading Marketplace for Management Consultants & Freelance Executives

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INDUSTRY

Technology

RAISING

A$1M

PRE-MONEY VALUATION

A$2.5M

OFFER PRICE

A$137

MINIMUM INVESTMENT

A$10,000

Investment Highlights Company Overview Transaction Overview Team News

Transaction Summary

Cognisium

  • Raising A$1M

  • Minimum Investment A$10,000

  • A$137 per share

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Investment Highlights


  • Features over 1250 experts from 42 countries with an average of 18 years of professional experience

  • Clients include global consultancies IBM Australia and Worley and the company is post-revenue

  • Cognisium invested ~$200,000 to build its own technology platform

Company Overview


  • Global freelance talent marketplace for executives

  • Accessing the 35% of the global workforce that are freelancers

A Sophisticated, Bespoke Marketplace for Freelance Global Executives

Cognisium provides timely, cost-efficient connections between the world’s top independent consultants and business organisations.

Customers access a wide pool of management consultants, C-level advisors and executives with deep domain expertise without the need for a full-time commitment.

Experts are carefully vetted and have on average 18 years of professional experience, with 10 years at an executive level.

They are on call to support your business through the most critical, challenging, or transformative phases.

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Focused on growth through proven channels

The growth plan builds on a successful organic acquisition strategy by hiring sales professionals in key markets (Building a presence in Australia, UK, UAE and USA) to continue to grow the membership base.

Cognisium owns all platform IP and has registered the Cognisium trademark. and is the only marketplace offering a mixed model to business clients.

This includes a self-serve option where they make their role(s) available to all experts, or a boutique listing that allows complete privacy.

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Market Fundamentals

Global freelancing: 35% of global workforce (1.1bn people)

USA Market Size: 58M Freelancers contribute $1.3T to the US economy.

Global Market Size: $23.16T to $42.9T annually

54% Bachelor degree | 24% Master or Ph.D. degree

Transaction Overview


Post-revenue aiming to raise A$1M at a pre-money valuation of A$2.5M

Price = A$137/share

Acquiring 15% of the voting shares or more, may appoint a Director

Dividends: 5% non-cumulative payable when declared by the directors

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Use of funds

31%Business Admin & Sales

18%Technology

37%Regional Sales

14%Operating Expenses

Team


  • Management
  • Directors
  • Dr Dorel Iosif

    CEO & Director, Australia

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  • Erez Weiner

    CTO, Israel

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  • Dina Guirguis

    General Counsel, UAE

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  • Maryem El Farsaoui

    Head of Research UAE

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  • Dr Dorel Iosif

    CEO & Director, Co-Founder

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  • John Stocco

    Director, Co-Founder

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  • James Marshall

    Co-Founder Director

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  • Robin Mills

    Co-Founder Director

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News


  • September 2022

    Meet Fintalent: The Freelance revolution is Taking on M&A
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  • January 2022

    Coaching Is A Rapidly Expanding Opportunity Space For Freelancers
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  • February 2022

    How Top Freelancers Stand Out And Win Great Project Work: Insightful Advice From Platform Leaders
    Read more
  • January 2022

    The Facts About Older Freelancers May Surprise You
    Read more

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