Australia
We are a grocery retail venture capital fund. Backed by Woolworths Group, Australia’s largest grocery retailer, we invest in startups and scaleups that are transforming retail. W23 invests in game-changing startups and scaleups led by visionary founders, and actively help them achieve their ambitious plans faster. We are particularly interested in retail-tech, climate-tech and digital health. Visionary founders are busy changing the world. Our mission is to help them accelerate their growth, by giving them access to the assets, data, scale and expertise of Woolworths Group.
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Total Investments
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Portfolio Companies
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Exits
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Industries
General Information
Industries
Food and Beverage, Retail +1
Funding Stage
Seed +2
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About W23
Recent Investments (9)
View All| Company | Stage | Amount | Date |
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| Late Vc | •••••• | Aug 2025 | |
| Early VC | •••••• | Jul 2025 | |
| Seed Round | •••••• | Jul 2024 | |
| Early VC | •••••• | Jun 2023 | |
| Series A | •••••• | Jul 2022 | |
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Seed Round | •••••• | Feb 2022 |
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Seed Round | •••••• | Jul 2021 |
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Venture Round | •••••• | Apr 2021 |
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Venture Round | •••••• | Jan 2019 |
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