Karl Swanepoel a highly successful entrepreneur, has made a notable mark in the business world. With years of experience and a passion for innovation, Karl Swanepoel has built a reputation as a dynamic leader who is always ahead of the curve.
Karl Swanepoel’s flagship company, Revolancer, has disrupted the freelance marketplace industry and established itself as a leader in the freelance marketplace industry. Karl Swanepoel’s success is a testament to his unwavering commitment to excellence and a never-ending drive to push the boundaries of what is possible.
With a vision to provide freedom back to freelancers, Karl Swanepoel has inspired countless freelancers and has made a lasting impact on the world of business. In this interview, we’ll get a chance to learn more about Karl Swanepoel’s journey, his insights into the industry, and his plans for the future.
What is your company name and contacts?
The name of the company is Revolancer. As the digital era came full swing, onsite workers started to migrate to the digital space. This was brought about during the pandemic and further solidified the existence of digital nomads on the internet.
Revolancer plays a part in this remote work era. Revolancer is a freelance marketplace that aims to give freedom back to freelancers. The platform offers an avenue for freelancers to find clients, charges zero commission fees, and the ability for freelancers and clients to communicate off the platform.
Who are the founders and co-founders of the company?
Karl Swanepoel is the CEO and founder of Revolancer. He is a tech entrepreneur based in the UK. With a previous exit in the freelance marketplace space, Karl was the youngest ambassador ever for the Business Show, Britain’s largest business conference.
Aside from the founder Karl, Revolancer is co-founded by Skye Brady who functions as the CTO (Chief Technological Officer). Skye is a full-stack developer on large web app projects formerly at Gloversure.
A complete journey about the company and founder and co-founders? When you have started, how and where?
At the age of 14, Karl started freelancing in order to earn money. He was quickly met with painful problems that most online workers were plagued with – the presence of high commission fees, the difficulty of getting clients, and heavy communication restrictions.
That sparked his interest in fixing freelancing conditions and ever since he has diligently worked towards that goal.
As Karl studied his final year at Wales’ Aberystwyth University, he spent his hours developing Revolancer and submitted it to the university’s InvEnterPrize Startup Competition where he garnered not only the first prize but also a £13,000 grant to fund this venture in 2021.
With Revolancer as the prime idea, he also won another grant, the Engineers in Business grant, and was a finalist in their national competition.
6 months later, Revolancer raised a £160k pre-seed round lead by SFC Capital, and today Revolancer is fast-growing, has 15,000+ users, and is backed by high-profile angels including Bob Skinstad (former SA national Rugby captain), and Mat Braddy (Just Eat founder).
Who are your customers? And have you supplied it to anyone? What is the feedback?
We mainly cater to all freelancers who want to get a client and business owners who need work done. Freelancers can offer any service they like such as graphic design, web design, media, marketing, writing, business support, programming, and virtual assistant services. At the same time, if there are business owners in need of that, they can definitely hop on to Revolancer and choose from the vetted freelancers on the marketplace.
What support do you need from the public and customers?
We would love for freelancers and business owners to continue using the platform. We would love our vision to become reality by being a platform for great opportunities in this era of work.
Is there any breakeven?
We are currently generating early-stage revenue and we hope to expand that as the years go by.
Your website and social media pages.
Please feel free to visit us at https://revolancer.com/ or if you’re an investor, founder, or advisor, please reach Karl Swanepoel at https://karlswanepoel.com/ He’d be grateful to connect.
Are you looking for investors? If yes then how much?
Our doors are always open for any investor. We are currently in our seed funding round and we aim to reach £500,000 with the capacity to overfund as we close the round.
Message to your customers and viewers
We are truly thankful for the support with Revolancer.
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