Japanese offer $430m to buy Freelancer.com MATT Barrie has had more than the elections on his mind over the past few weeks after receiving a $US400 million ($430m) offer for his start-up, Freelancer.com. The Sydney-based entrepreneur, who owns 50 per cent of the company, making for a $200m payday, is weighing up whether to accept the buyout proposal from Japanese employment firm Recruit.