# Misha Cajic

> Misha Cajic is the Sydney-based co-founder and co-CEO of Avarni, which builds carbon accounting and emissions management software. A former Atlassian product manager and UNSW engineering graduate, he previously developed commercial flight simulator scenery and co-founded Airshuffler with Anuj Paudel.

- **Role:** Co-Founder & Co-CEO at Avarni
- **Organizations:** Avarni, Atlassian, Orbx, Airshuffler
- **Education:** Engineering degree; exact degree title not confirmed, University of New South Wales (UNSW)
- **Known for:** Developed a flight simulation side project that grossed over $1 million, according to Main Sequence., Led development of Orbx Santa Barbara Municipal Airport scenery, including modelling, textures and ground imagery., Co-founded Avarni, which announced a $3 million round in December 2022 and a $2.5 million extension in November 2023.

## Career timeline

- **2013** — Creating flight simulation software as a freelance developer, according to UNSW’s Airshuffler profile.
- **2017-2020** — Studied at UNSW; Main Sequence confirms an engineering degree.
- **2018** — Lead developer of Orbx’s Santa Barbara Municipal Airport scenery, described in its October user guide as his tenth Orbx airport project.
- **2020** — Co-founder and CEO of Airshuffler; publicly described experiments with a virtual queuing MVP.
- **Before 2021** — Worked as a product manager at Atlassian; exact employment dates not confirmed.
- **2021** — Joined Antler with Anuj Paudel and co-founded Avarni; the original founding team also included Tony Yammine.
- **2022** — Identified as Avarni’s CPO in its December funding announcement.
- **2023** — Publicly identified as Avarni co-founder and co-CEO.
- **2024** — Hosted carbon accounting interviews with Schneider Electric’s Lloyd Lee and BDO’s Aletta Boshoff.
- **2026** — Continues as co-founder and co-CEO, publishing product updates and reporting guidance.

## Achievements

- Developed a flight simulation side project that grossed over $1 million, according to Main Sequence.
- Led development of Orbx Santa Barbara Municipal Airport scenery, including modelling, textures and ground imagery.
- Co-founded Avarni, which announced a $3 million round in December 2022 and a $2.5 million extension in November 2023.
- Avarni was recognised on the Australian Financial Review Sustainability Leaders list in 2023.

## Latest updates

- **2026-09** — Authored Avarni’s September product update introducing a Completeness screen and revised general-ledger rule suggestions.
- **2026-09** — Published LinkedIn articles about Scope 3 limitations in charts of accounts and variation in construction-sector emissions reporting.
- **2026-08** — Interviewed Green by Nature’s Christopher Carter about automating utility invoice data collection.

## Links

- Website: https://www.avarni.co/
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/misha-cajic/

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Last updated: 2026-10-14