Jake Millar

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Jake Millar
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Millar in 2019
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Born
Jake Christopher Clifford Miller

8 August 1995
Christchurch, New Zealand
Died (aged 26)
Karen, Kenya
NationalityNew Zealand
EducationChristchurch Boys' High School
OccupationEntrepreneur
Years active2013–2021

Jake Christopher Clifford Millar (8 August 1995 – 29 November 2021) was a New Zealand entrepreneur and businessman who founded companies Oompher and Unfiltered.[1]

Early life[]

Millar was born in Christchurch, New Zealand[2] and was the son of Robyn and the late Rod Millar. He was raised in Greymouth.[3][4] Rod Millar died in the 2010 Fox Glacier FU-24 crash.[5][6]

Millar was ambitious about business from a very young age. During his primary school years Millar's Mother Robyn helped him create and sell fridge magnets outside of supermarkets.[4][7]

Also with the influence of his fathers Sky Diving Business growing up, Millar saw that business was something he wanted to get into as he got older.[4]

Career[]

Millar's professional business career started early during his teenage years when he was attending Christchurch Boys' High School, where he was Head Boy in 2013.[8] There he founded his first company, Oompher, a career advice platform.[9] Still a teenager, he would sell Oompher to the New Zealand Government, with the platform being taken up by Careers New Zealand just after 10 months from beginning Oompher.[4][10][11][12]

Millar with American Businessman Keith J. Krach in 2018

Unfiltered[]

Millar's next venture was Unfiltered which he founded in 2015,[13][14][15] a platform that provides inspirational interviews and advice from high-profile individuals.

Despite the promise of the idea with nearly $5 million raised and a $12+ million valuation at its peak, the business failed and he sold Unfiltered in early 2021 to Crimson Education for $120,000 in cash and shares.[16][17][18][19]

Personal life and death[]

Following the sale of his business, pressure from investors and New Zealand media led Millar to leave the country for Kenya, where he lived in Karen, a suburb of Nairobi.[20] He had previously lived in Auckland and New York City.[4]

On 29 November 2021, at age 26, Millar died by suicide at his home in Karen.[5][16][21]

References[]

  1. ^ "View All Details". app.companiesoffice.govt.nz. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  2. ^ Downs, David; Dickinson, Michelle (29 January 2018). No.8 Re-charged: 202 World-changing Innovations from New Zealand. Penguin Random House New Zealand Limited. ISBN 978-0-14-377258-3.
  3. ^ "Jake MILLAR Obituary (2021) The Dominion Post". Legacy.com. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  4. ^ a b c d e "Jake Millar - millennial entrepreneur". RNZ. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Tributes pour in as Unfiltered founder Jake Millar dies aged 26". ZB. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  6. ^ "Jake Millar: 21 years. 21 things I have learnt". Stuff. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
  7. ^ "Life story: Ambitious entrepreneur Jake Millar, a Kiwi Gatsby". Stuff. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  8. ^ "Jake Millar - millennial entrepreneur". RNZ. 2 April 2017. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  9. ^ "Jake Millar launches Unfiltered Live business speaker series". Stuff. 8 November 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  10. ^ "Oompher". www.careers.govt.nz. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  11. ^ Junn, Jihee (11 February 2021). "From Oompher to Crimson: A brief history of Jake Millar's Unfiltered". The Spinoff. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  12. ^ "Motivational website Oompher sold to Careers New Zealand". Stuff. 4 May 2015. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  13. ^ "Unfiltered founder Jake Millar signs up Aussie entrepreneur". Stuff. 29 July 2016. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  14. ^ "Jake Millar is not a typical entrepreneur". NBR. 24 February 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  15. ^ "Jake Millar dies in Kenya". NBR. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  16. ^ a b "Unfiltered founder dies in Kenya: 'I'd never met anyone like Jake Millar'". Stuff. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  17. ^ "How it all went so wrong for Unfiltered founder Jake Millar". NZ Herald. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  18. ^ "The Detail: The young entrepreneur who made millions then disappeared". Newsroom. 26 February 2021. Retrieved 29 November 2021.
  19. ^ "Young entrepreneur's death sparks media backlash". RNZ. 9 December 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  20. ^ Junn, Jihee (31 March 2021). "Popping the Unfiltered bubble: Jake Millar on how it all went so wrong". The Spinoff. Retrieved 6 December 2021.
  21. ^ "New Zealand entrepreneur Jake Millar dies in Kenya, body found hanging from balcony". The Star. Retrieved 1 December 2021.
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