Jake Millar

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]

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

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]

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]