In the six short months since starting investment company Skip Capital, Kim Jackson has quickly become one of the most influential investors in the country. In 2017 Farquhar purchased from the Fairfax family its former ancestral Sydney harbourside home, Elaine, for approximately A$ 75 million.

Some of that wealth will be invested through Skip, including its four investments in female-led businesses: energy finance start-up Brighte, founded by Katherine McConnell; gender equity recruitment start-up WORK180, founded by Gemma Lloyd and Valeria Ignatieva; skin cancer detection start-up MetaOptima, co-founded by Maryam Sadeghi; and "early stage" craft app Making Things, founded by Megan Elizabeth. We are a really great team and we have separated the roles extremely well.". Atlassian’s co-founders have lifted the lid on their relationship with their massive wealth. I felt very happy there.". MORE: Knockout views for days at these Sydney padsNew look at Hemsworth’s mega mansion, Showstopper unique home set to smash price records. Atlassian founders Scott Farquhar and Mike Cannon-Brookes decided early in their careers to give away 1 per cent of profits. He was previously Associate Editor of Business Insider Australia and before that a full-time restaurant critic, editor of The Good Food Guide, and a newspaper proprietor, having spent more than 25 years in journalism and publishing. [20], "Accidental billionaires: why Atlassian's Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar are so admired in the start-up industry", "The Cannon-Brookes: balancing life as accidental billionaires", "ATLASSIAN CORPORATION PLC - Officers (free information from Companies House)", "How Atlassian's Scott Farquhar and Mike Cannon-Brookes became software titans", "Atlassian boss Scott Farquhar warns visa rule changes risk stunting local tech growth", "The untold story of the rise of Atlassian duo Scott Farquhar and Mike Cannon-Brookes", "37-year-old Scott Farquhar pays more than $70 million for derelict Fairfax mansion Elaine", "Fairfax family sold Elaine for circa $75m with a sentimental discount", "Point Piper estate Elaine sold for more than $70 million, sets national price record", "Point Piper's Elaine mansion set for partial knock-down and $30m contemporary rebuild", "Australia's most expensive house sells for $100m", "Atlassian co-founders Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar are the youngest Australians on Forbes Rich List while Gina Rinehart loses top spot", "Gina Rinehart tops Forbes' Australian rich list", "Rinehart on top, Palmer down on Forbes rich list", "Australia's Richest 2017: Country's Wealthiest Continue Mining For Dollars", "2018 AFR Rich List: Who are Australia's richest people? Kim Jackson is backing female-led start-ups with the private investment vehicle she started with husband Scott Farquhar. "That’s my day job - it's more than a day job. "I was a sole female founder without a tech background setting up a lending business," she says.

Politics. Female founders are just as good. Personalised advertising: We show you more relevant advertising based on your activity. Scott Farquhar (born December 1979) is an Australian billionaire, the co-founder and co-CEO of the software company Atlassian. Kim Jackson has a focus on female-led start-ups at Skip Capital. Supporting female-led companies in their infancy was the start of what Ms Jackson hoped would be an on-going agreement

Picture: Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images for Fortune. "The companies we can add most value to are Australian high-tech companies which can benefit from my background in engineering and Scott's background in computer science and our knowledge and networks and connections," she says. I was on a scholarship with Comalco Engineering and I worked ... on the floor of the smelter wearing my King Gee pants and top, 1000-volt boots and hard hat and respirator. Mike Cannon-Brookes and Scott Farquhar are only $1bn short of the title of the richest Australians.

In 2017 Farquhar purchased from the Fairfax family its former ancestral Sydney harbourside home, Elaine, for approximately A$ 75 million. For Ms McConnell, having Skip and Ms Jackson on the board has given the energy finance start-up a significant boost. ABOUT US / CONTACT | "It had never been done before.

Copyright 2019 Pinstripe Media - Digital Publishing and Video Production Agency Sydney Richard White - whose personal fortune plunged by $100m in a single day this week - encapsulates just how quickly hundreds of millions, even billions, of dollars have been lost. MORE: Knockout views for days at these Sydney pads New look at Hemsworth’s mega mansion Atlassian co-chief executive Scott Farquhar has called on the government to reduce the scope of its anti-encryption bill. Before their 2017 acquisition of Elaine, the couple resided in a three bedroom Pyrmont apartment. Is Kim Jackson, Scott Farquhar's wife? He is married to Kim Jackson and they have three children. Point Piper home of Malcolm and Helen Spry sells post auction, Holey Moley Newtown building hits the market with $5m plus price expectations, New Kurraba Point project offers rare harbourside lifestyle, Wallabies star Michael Hooper buys four-bedroom home in Manly, Rugby league player turned hotelier Steve Bowden lists $14m Southern Highlands trophy home. What’s a historic mansion on Sydney Harbour without a swimming pool? Scott Farquhar's Skip Capital has invested in Zero Co, which sells personal care and cleaning products in reusable, refillable containers. Scott is also a known philanthropist, having established the Atlassian Foundation, and Room to Read in Cambodia, among others, agreeing with Cannon-Brookes years ago to commit 1% of company equity on-going. Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. In the past, Ms Jackson has remained in the background, working on her own career and raising the couple's three children, but launching Skip has meant taking on a more public role. Ms Jackson says her "unique history" helped her identify these businesses.

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