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Scott Farquhar

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Co-Founder and Board Member at Atlassian Ventures · Co-founder at Skip Capital · Co-founder; co-CEO until 2024 at Atlassian

Sydney, Australia

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Scott Farquhar co-founded Atlassian with Mike Cannon-Brookes in 2002 straight out of the University of New South Wales, and served as co-CEO until 2024, taking the company to a 2015 Nasdaq listing and a multi-billion-dollar revenue run rate on a self-serve sales model. He invests through Skip Capital, the firm he runs with his wife Kim Jackson.

Co-founder; co-CEO until 2024 at Atlassian

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Co-founders at Atlassian

MCMike Cannon-Brookes
Mike Cannon-BrookesCo-founder and CEO

Experience

  1. Pledge 1%Chaircurrent2025 — present
  2. Pledge 1%Co Founder and Principal Fundercurrent2014 — presentSan Francisco Bay Area
  3. Tech Council of AustraliaChaircurrent2025 — present
  4. Tech Council of AustraliaFounding Board Membercurrent2021 — present
  5. Skip CapitalPrincipalcurrent2017 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
  6. Skip FoundationFounder & Chaircurrent2022 — present
  7. AtlassianCo-Founder and Board Membercurrent2001 — present
  8. AtlassianCo-CEO2001 — 2024
  9. Innovation and Science AustraliaDirector2016 — 2018
  10. StartmateInvestor and Mentor2010 — 2016

Skills & more

SaaS11Enterprise Software8Web 2.0JiraMentoringLeadershipStrategyCreativity and InnovationCloud Computing11Artificial Intelligence (AI)Entrepreneurship19Start-ups35
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Podcasts & interviews

featuring Scott Farquhar

Scott Farquhar: Founding Atlassian; How We Scaled to a $50B Valuation; The 4 Jobs of a CEO | E1070

20VC with Harry Stebbings

Atlassian co-CEO Scott Farquhar steps down

News24

How to Build a Global Company with Scott Farquhar of Atlassian

Inc.

Scott Farquhar, Atlassian co-CEO: A Fortt Knox Conversation

Fortt Knox · youtube.com

Talking Shop with Scott Farquhar (Atlassian)

TechCrunch

Atlassian Summit 2013: Interview with Scott Farquhar (Co-Founder & Co-CEO of Atlassian)

Seibert Media

Colleagues at Atlassian Ventures

Frequently asked questions

Who is Scott Farquhar?
Scott Farquhar co-founded Atlassian with Mike Cannon-Brookes in 2002 straight out of the University of New South Wales, and served as co-CEO until 2024, taking the company to a 2015 Nasdaq listing and a multi-billion-dollar revenue run rate on a self-serve sales model. He invests through Skip Capital, the firm he runs with his wife Kim Jackson.
Where does Scott Farquhar work?
Scott Farquhar is Co-founder; co-CEO until 2024 of Atlassian and Co-Founder and Board Member at Atlassian Ventures.
What companies did Scott Farquhar found?
Scott Farquhar founded Atlassian.
Where did Scott Farquhar go to school?
Scott Farquhar studied at UNSW (BSc (BIT)); James Ruse Agricultural High School.
What podcasts and interviews feature Scott Farquhar?
Tracked appearances include "Scott Farquhar: Founding Atlassian; How We Scaled to a $50B Valuation; The 4 Jobs of a CEO | E1070", "Atlassian co-CEO Scott Farquhar steps down", "How to Build a Global Company with Scott Farquhar of Atlassian", and 3 more.

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