About Elance, Inc.

Founded in 1999 Elance is a leading global platform for online employment. The Elance platform provides businesses not only with instant access to qualified professionals who work online, but also the tools to hire, manage and pay for completed work. For skilled professionals, Elance offers access to qualified clients and guaranteed pay for great work. Elance has a robust marketplace with over 1.3 million registered contractors, over 500,000 active contractors and over 170,000 active employers. Elance is used every day in more than 140 countries. Employers have posted more than 650,000 new jobs on Elance in 2011 and contractors have earned nearly $500 million in lifetime earnings on the platform.

Elance is a privately held company headquartered in Mountain View, CA, with an additional facility in Oslo, Norway.