Xbridge

Xbridge was founded in early 2000 from a vision developed during 1999 by Brad Liebmann. Brad subsequently pulled in other founders Ralph Arnold, Deno Fischer and Jim Nelson. These founding members provided the Company with its initial seed capital of £1 million. Brad, Ralph and Deno created Xbridge's initial commercial divisions, while the company's original technologists moved in early 2000 from Barclays Capital, led by Jim Nelson. During 2000 the company also filed the initial patents that comprise the core of Xbridge's proprietary technology platform.

Helped by early investment from The Boston Consulting Group and a patented technology platform, the first Xbridge marketplace was launched in late 2000. The company's unique proposition hit a nerve with the small business community and the business grew quickly.