2. Luke Anear, Founder and CEO at SafetyCulture // How a former private investigator secured the largest amount of capital for an Australian tech startup

Luke Anear used to work as a private investigator in the workplace compensation industry, and his experiences inspired him to start SafetyCulture, one of the fastest growing tech companies in Australia which is best known for its workplace, health and safety apps: iAuditor and Spotlight.

Like a lot of entrepreneurs, Luke started his company in his garage and was based in Townsville. SafetyCulture is now one of the fastest growing companies in Australia, and has been tapped on the shoulders to be the 'next Atlassian' or great Australian success story in the startup world. In 2018, Luke raised the largest amount of capital for a startup or tech company in Australia - in just 90 minutes. Now, SafetyCulture is worth $440 million and employs over 200 people in 4 countries.

Luke offers some fantastic words of wisdom in this interview for any business owner out there looking to scale their business. We're sure you'll love this episode of The Make It Happen Show as much as we do.