These Australian tech founders and execs, many with their partners, give a portion of their personal wealth to charity. From the climate crisis to global poverty, and education to mental health, tech givers’ donations create real impact now. Read on to learn more about their careers in tech and the causes they care about.
JJ is a co-founder of the Impartial Institute, working to empower a new breed of emerging, progressive creator journalists.
Scott Farquhar and Kim Jackson lead the Skip Foundation focused on audacious, big bet philanthropy. At a time when Australia is rethinking how social change
Brendan Humphreys spent 12 years at Canva, joining in 2014 when the company had just a dozen employees. He left in 2026 as CTO of
Joanne and Anthony founded The AOJ Woods Foundation to support the mental health and wellbeing of neurodiverse and disadvantaged youth in Western Australia.
James Crowley is a former tech founder who now backs organisations tackling climate, health and humanitarian challenges through philanthropy, venture investment and hands-on technical support.
Cyan and Collis Ta’eed co-founded Envato, a leading online marketplace for creative assets, and one of Australia’s most successful bootstrapped private companies. In 2024, Collis
Robin is driving generational change via a $100 million gift to the University of Sydney to boost STEM participation among young women in Western Sydney.
Committing the majority of their 30% equity in Canva to doing good, Mel and Cliff’s donation will be the largest transfer of personal philanthropic wealth in Australian history.
Through the Sar Bayley Foundation, Chris has founded and funded social impact startups in the US, Australia and South-East Asia with a particular focus on education and the Arts.
Cameron Adams is co-founder and Chief Product Officer of Australian unicorn Canva. Lisa Miller started her career in zoology before moving into tech, where she
Martin Hosking has been part of the Australian technology scene since the mid 90s. He is a co‑founder of Redbubble and served as its CEO
Rob’s Gravel Road Foundation aims to find people, particularly young girls & Indigenous Australians with drive and potential but who have something holding them back – and give them a chance to shine.
