# Luke Anear

> Luke Anear is a Series A investor at SafetyCulture (Townsville) backing AgTech and Rental. See 1 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [SafetyCulture](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/safetyculture)
- Location: Townsville, Australia
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: May 2022
- Lead investor: 100%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: http://www.linkedin.com/pub/luke-anear/35/318/9b3
- X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/lukeanear
- Website: https://x.com/lukeanear
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/luke.anear

Luke Anear is a Series A investor at SafetyCulture in Townsville focused on AgTech and Rental. Luke developed SafetyCulture after 7 years working in the workers compensation industry. His focus on solving industry problems is evident as far back as 2004, when he developed a system to provide generic safe work method statements for the construction industry in Australia. He reduced the costs for compliance by 90% and developed an onlinemarketing model for the delivery of products in an industry that was built around consultancy services until that time.Luke’s deep industry knowledge continues to guide the product development at SafetyCulture, ensure that there is a continual focus on solving the most significant and relevant problems facing the safety and compliance industry.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 1 | 100% |
| Rental | 1 | 100% |
| Software | 1 | 100% |
| Logistics | 1 | 100% |
| Construction | 1 | 100% |

8 industries tracked in total.

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Inauro | Inauro is an Australian real-time data fusion company that specialises in leveraging data from IoT devices, digital forms, ERP, CRM and other enterprise systems to create efficiencies in operational workflows. Inauro’s know-how comes from having undertaken this transformation within a large industrial organisation and having connected thousands ofmobile plant assets into operational processes and seen the ROI realised. Leveraging a cutting-edge data fusion platform, Perspio, Inauro specialises in providing real-time contextual recommendations for operational teams to make better decisions and increase automation. | $3M | Series A | May 20, 2022 |  |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## About SafetyCulture

VC Fund · Townsville, Australia

SafetyCulture is the operational heartbeat of working teams around the world. Its mobile-first operations platform leverages the power of human observation to identify issues and opportunities for businesses to improve everyday. More than 28,000 organisations use its flagship products, iAuditor and EdApp, to perform checks, train staff, reportissues, automate tasks and communicate fluidly. SafetyCulture powers over 600 million checks per year, approximately 50,000 lessons per day and millions of corrective actions, giving leaders visibility and workers a voice, in driving safety, quality and efficiency improvements.

5 contacts available at SafetyCulture.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Dan Joyce | General Manager EMEA | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dan-joyce |
| Erin Carr | Director, Customer Operations | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/erin-carr |
| Luke Anear | Founder | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/luke-anear |
| Sally Mack | Chief Of Staff | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sally-mack |
| Sedat Hepguler | Director Sales & Customer Success APAC | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sedat-hepg%C3%BCler |

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## FAQ

### What does Luke Anear invest in?

Luke Anear invests primarily in AgTech, Rental and Software startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Luke Anear last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Luke Anear closed in May 2022. Shizune tracks 1 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Aug 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.

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