Self Funded — An Index of Australian Venture & Techv0.1 · last sync 2026-05-11
$cat ./funds/w23.md

W23

Sydney · est. 2019 · A$190M AUM

W23 is the corporate venture arm of Woolworths Group investing in retail-tech, climate-tech and digital health, including the global W23 collaborative fund.

Website
Stages
Series A, Series B, Growth
Fund size
A$190M
Partners
Ingrid Maes
Founded
2019
HQ
Sydney
$ls ./funds/w23/portfolio

Notable investments

  • Eucalyptus
  • Marley Spoon
  • Marketplacer
  • Spoon Guru
  • Gr4vy
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Timeline

verified · public sources
  1. 2019
    W23 founded in Sydney.
    verified · w23.vc
  2. Sep 2023
    Joins global W23 collaborative fund alongside Tesco, Ahold and Empire.
    verified · Inside Retail
  3. Oct 2024
    Backs Marketplacer Series C; doubles down on retail-tech thesis.
    verified · Capital Brief