Former rock star and banker Kim Jackson wants to be the next Buffett

A Google search will say she’s Atlassian billionaire Scott Farquhar’s wife. But this veteran dealmaker has plenty of main character energy.

Kim Jackson wants to position Skip Capital as Australia’s answer to Warren Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway. Oscar Colman

Paul SmithTechnology editor

Updated Jul 4, 2025 – 1.42pm, first published at 11.59am

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Kim Jackson is an investment banker. Kim Jackson was in a band called Krill, which had a contract with Sony. Kim Jackson is one of Australia’s richest people. Kim Jackson worked in a manufacturing plant driving forklifts and cranes. Kim Jackson co-founded Skip Capital, one of the biggest and most exciting family offices in the country.

Kim Jackson, according to friends, is always calm – except for right now. She’s sitting in a meeting room at Skip’s Darlinghurst offices in inner Sydney and is a little tense, having finally agreed to an interview.

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Paul SmithTechnology editorPaul Smith edits the technology coverage and has been a leading writer on the sector for 20 years. He covers big tech, business use of tech, the fast-growing Australian tech industry and start-ups, telecommunications and national innovation policy.