CEO · Founder, Mitti
Stories naming Luke Anear. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
SafetyCulture, an Australian unicorn selling workplace-safety software, has rebranded as Mitti. Luke Anear, who founded it, is chief executive again, and insurance plus AI now anchor its growth plans.
Forbes Australia reports the workplace-safety unicorn's new name and its expanding insurance arm, with founder Luke Anear back as chief executive.
Year-end roundup ranking 2024's twelve largest startup raises, headed by PsiQuantum's $940 million government-backed quantum computing round, plus Guzman y Gomez's ASX listing and Betashares' Temasek investment.
Long-time SafetyCulture chief Luke Anear hands the reins to Kelly Vohs while moving to the chair; the piece also recaps the firm's recent raises, valuation dip and backer changes.
SafetyCulture secured $75 million of fresh capital plus $90 million from existing shareholders selling shares, valuing the operations software company at $2.5 billion. Airtree, Blackbird, Morpheus Ventures, Hostplus and HESTA joined the round.
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TEN13's investor letter celebrates passing $100 million deployed, plus fresh backing for iion and Switchboard, team promotions, AutoGrab's overseas growth and NZ-arm sale, and the Mr Yum–Me&U merger.
Weekly roundup of eight Australian startups together securing $149 million: One Model, SafetyCulture, Hysata, Pendula, Marqo, Medigrowth, Curiious and Zena Sport, spanning HR analytics, safety tech, hydrogen, AI, medicinal cannabis, VR and sportstech.
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SafetyCulture closed a $34 million round with Morpheus Ventures, Marbruck Investments and Index Ventures, lifting its valuation to $2.7 billion. Bigger investor and employee share sales are still only plans.
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Robyn Denholm has joined SafetyCulture's board as a director, adding to her Tesla chairmanship and Technology Council role, replacing long-serving director and Blackbird co-founder Rick Baker.
SafetyCulture founder Luke Anear says he threatened to redomicile the company in the US over a reported $61 million loss, and that the federal government has since contacted him about changing auditing rules.
Roundup covering Victorian zero-emission bus trials, Frew Foods' planned plant expansion, 5B's layoffs and completed capital raise, Wellnex Life's convertible note raising, SafetyCulture investing in Inauro, plus wind farm and university research news.
SafetyCulture has bought lone-worker safety app SHEQSY for $6 million, having backed it early; the article also recalls SafetyCulture's $99 million round, Series C, EdApp purchase and Unleash Live Series A.