460degrees

What 460degrees does

460degrees is a Melbourne-headquartered, Australian professional services firm operating as an 'Expert Management Agency' (EMA) under the holding company CMC Group Holdings Pty Ltd. Founded in 2004, the company assembles and delivers multidisciplinary project teams composed of senior technical and business experts - promoted individually by name and capability - to large public and private sector clients. Services span four pillars (Strategy & Design, Team Curation, Solve & Deliver, Operate & Enable) and cover cybersecurity, data analytics and governance, DevOps, cloud, identity and access management, and program/project management.

The underlying technology stack is partner-led rather than proprietary: 460degrees leverages alliances with Microsoft (as an Official Cloud AI Partner), AWS, and Google Cloud Platform to deliver cloud migration, machine learning, AI-powered cybersecurity, and data management services. The firm's primary technical differentiator is its self-managed, network-based organizational model and the EMA construct itself, rather than any first-party software product - there is no proprietary platform, API, or SDK disclosed. Supporting capabilities include Sezoo's named service line and a broad set of cybersecurity sub-specializations (Self-Sovereign Identity, Sustainable Cybersecurity, Human-Centric Cybersecurity, Enterprise Security Architecture).

The business model is professional services: revenue is generated through billable expert hours on quote-based, multi-year engagements with enterprise clients, with expert day rates reported up to ~A$2,500. Go-to-market combines enterprise field sales with named-expert promotion, thought leadership content, and channel partnerships (Andersen Consulting, Microsoft). The customer base spans Government, Defence, Banking & Finance, Energy & Utilities, Not For Profit, Sport & Leisure, FMCG, and Education verticals in Australia, where the firm has operated for over 21 years.

Name

460degrees

Legal name

CMC Group Holdings Pty Ltd

Website

https://460degrees.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

460degrees is a Melbourne-based Expert Management Agency, delivering senior-led consulting teams in cybersecurity, data, DevOps, and cloud to Australian enterprise and government clients under CMC Group Holdings.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Melbourne

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Expert Consulting Services: Professional consulting services delivered through a network of senior experts. Services include strategy and design, team curation, project delivery, and operational support across data analytics, cybersecurity, DevOps, cloud, and project management domains. Revenue is generated through billable expert hours on project-based and ongoing consulting engagements.
2. Expert Placement and Team Assembly: The company assembles tailored multidisciplinary project teams by connecting clients with appropriate experts from their global network. Experts are matched to specific challenges, and clients pay for access to this Tier 1 talent.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion3 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

460degrees is the world's first Expert Management Agency (EMA), delivering professional consulting services through a curated network of senior experts across four service pillars: Strategy & Design, Team Curation, Solve & Deliver, and Operate & Enable. Experts are matched to client challenges and provide advisory and hands-on delivery across data analytics, DevOps, cybersecurity, cloud, project management, and human-centred design engagements for Australian enterprise and government clients.

Product overview

460degrees operates as an Expert Management Agency (EMA) - a professional services consultancy offering a portfolio of consulting services organized into four main pillars: Strategy & Design, Team Curation, Solve & Deliver, and Operate & Enable. The company provides expert talent management and business transformation services across multiple domains including data analytics, DevOps, cybersecurity, cloud computing, project management, and human-centred design. Services are delivered through a network of senior experts who combine strategic thinking with hands-on execution. The offering is structured as consulting/advisory services rather than a traditional software product or platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Sezoo: Service offering under the broader service portfolio, referenced as a distinct service capability

Products and services

• Strategy & Design Consulting service focused on defining and refining business goals and developing actionable strategies that set the stage for transformation success, delivered by senior named experts.
• Team Curation Service assembling world-class multidisciplinary expert teams with the right expertise to tackle unique client challenges, drawn from the firm's global expert network.
• Solve & Deliver Service ensuring project delivery from concept to implementation with measurable success outcomes, including expert-led execution across data, DevOps, cybersecurity, cloud and project management engagements.
• Operate & Enable Service establishing long-lasting, high-impact systems and processes to empower sustainable growth and performance, providing long-term operational support after initial delivery.
• Expert Management Agency (EMA) The world's first Expert Management Agency model — a network-based approach connecting organisations with senior expert talent for complex business and technology challenges, combining strategy shaping, team curation, delivery, and operational support.
• Sezoo A named service or product offering from 460degrees, referenced as a distinct service capability within the broader portfolio.

Named customers2 records

Segments8 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Andersen ConsultingcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 August 2025460degrees officially joined forces with Andersen Consulting as a collaborating firm in Australia. This partnership marks a powerful step forward for both organisations, extending 460degrees' reach and capability to serve larger enterprise clients. The collaboration allows 460degrees to leverage Andersen Consulting's global network while maintaining its expert-led approach.
• MicrosoftcoreTechnology or Integration · 26 March 2024460degrees joined Microsoft as an Official Cloud AI Partner, gaining access to Microsoft's cloud and AI technology ecosystem. This partnership enables 460degrees to deliver enhanced cloud data management, machine learning, and AI-powered cybersecurity solutions to clients using Microsoft Azure and related technologies.
• CertatechcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCertatech and CharterMason merged to form CMC Group, with the combined entity eventually evolving into 460degrees. This strategic combination brought together complementary expertise and capabilities, leading to the development of the Expert Management Agency model.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Thoughtworks: Global technology consultancy with deep practices in data, cloud, DevOps, and cybersecurity, delivered through senior practitioner-led teams. Comparable to 460degrees across the Solve & Deliver and Operate & Enable pillars, especially in DevOps and data engineering engagements.
• Atturra: ASX-listed Australian IT services and consulting firm with comparable headcount and a similar focus on data, cloud, cybersecurity, and digital transformation for government and enterprise clients. Direct mid-market competitor for the same Australian mandate.
• Slalom Consulting: Mid-sized, expert-led consulting firm built around local-market senior consultants and tailored multidisciplinary teams. Closely mirrors 460degrees' Expert Management Agency model in size, structure, and emphasis on hands-on delivery over brand-marketing.

Broad incumbents

• McKinsey & Company: Global management consultancy with a strong Australian practice serving government, banking, energy, and defence. Less overlap on hands-on implementation, but competes at the strategy and transformation front-end of the same enterprise mandates.
• Deloitte Consulting: Big Four advisory practice with deep Australian government, defence, banking, and energy relationships that overlap directly with 460degrees' core verticals. Provides end-to-end strategy, technology, and managed services from a much larger bench.
• Capgemini: Global consulting and technology services firm with strong capabilities in cloud, data, cybersecurity, and digital engineering. Competes with 460degrees for large Australian enterprise and public-sector transformation engagements, particularly through Capgemini Invent.
• Infosys Consulting: Global systems integrator and consulting arm with established Australian presence and delivery centres. Competes with 460degrees on enterprise cloud, data, and DevOps engagements, leveraging global scale rather than expert-led boutique model.
• Accenture: Global professional services leader that competes for the same enterprise and government transformation work in Australia. Operates at much larger scale and broader portfolio, but overlaps on data, cloud, cybersecurity, and strategy mandates that 460degrees pursues.

Regional players

• Data#3: ASX-listed Australian IT solutions provider focused on data centre, cloud, security, and software licensing across enterprise and government. Comparable regional competitor for infrastructure, cloud, and data management consulting work in Australia.
• ASG Group (NTT DATA): Australian IT services firm, now part of NTT DATA, with deep government and enterprise clients across data, cloud, and managed services. Comparable regional competitor for large Australian public-sector transformation mandates.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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