Almost 15 years ago, 20 Australian founders reached into their pockets and created a $200k community fund. Over the last year, Startmate portfolio companies have added a billion dollars in value, and secured another international celebrity investor.
Atlassian co-founder and former CEO Scott Farquhar has been named the new Chair of the Tech Council of Australia. He succeeds Tesla Chair Robyn Denholm, who led the industry body for three-and-a-half years.
Company founders Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar revealed the news in a blog post, citing changing company priorities.
Atlassian chief Scott Farquhar is the only Australian to feature on Forbes’ Future of Work 50.