# Andrew Forrest

> Andrew Forrest is a Series A investor at Fortescue Future Industries backing Renewable Energy. See 7 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [Fortescue Future Industries](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/fortescue-future-industries)
- Total investments: 7
- Last investment: Oct 2024
- Lead investor: 71%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/andrew-forrest-57672b1a
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AndrewForrestAus

Andrew Forrest is a Series A investor at Fortescue Future Industries focused on Renewable Energy and Dairy. Andrew Forrest is the Founder of Chairman and Founder of Minderoo Foundation. Andrew Forrest attended CQUniversity.

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 29% |
| Dairy | 1 | 14% |
| Solar | 1 | 14% |
| Energy | 1 | 14% |
| Cosmetics | 1 | 14% |

8 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 2 | 29% |
| Post-IPO Equity | 2 | 29% |
| Series B | 1 | 14% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 2 | 29% |
| Singapore | 1 | 14% |
| United States | 1 | 14% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Pacific Fusion | Pacific Fusion is engaged in the development of renewable energy power generation with a focus on affordable fusion power. Drawing inspiration from nature, the company is committed to leveraging established scientific principles while prioritizing scalability from the outset. With a team size of 11-50 employees, Pacific Fusion operates as aprivately held entity. The company's efforts are directed towards creating sustainable energy solutions that can contribute to the clean energy sector. Pacific Fusion's approach combines innovation with practical design to address the growing demand for renewable energy sources. | $900M | Series A | Oct 25, 2024 |  |
| Bega Cheese | Bega Cheese is a major force in the manufacture and development of value-added, high quality dairy ingredients and consumer products, servicing domestic and international markets. Bega Cheese is a top 200 ASX listed company, with turnover in excess of $1.2 billion, and employs over 1700 employees across seven sites. A highly successful organisationwith a strong regional focus, Bega Cheese is proud of our heritage and success, which continues to create outstanding career opportunities. | $10.4M | Post-IPO Equity | Jul 24, 2022 |  |
| BWX | BWX is a vertically integrated developer, manufacturer, distributor and marketer of branded skin, hair and body care products with an emphasis on the "Natural"​ segment of the beauty and personal care market. The Company owns, produces and distributes under the Sukin, DermaSukin, Renew, Uspa and Edward Beale brands to domestic andinternational markets. |  | Post-IPO Equity | Jul 06, 2022 |  |
| Sun Cable | Sun Cable builds the systems and infrastructure to deliver competitively priced, dispatchable, renewable electricity. | $151.2M | Series B | Mar 14, 2022 |  |
| Bega Cheese | Bega Cheese is a major force in the manufacture and development of value-added, high quality dairy ingredients and consumer products, servicing domestic and international markets. Bega Cheese is a top 200 ASX listed company, with turnover in excess of $1.2 billion, and employs over 1700 employees across seven sites. A highly successful organisationwith a strong regional focus, Bega Cheese is proud of our heritage and success, which continues to create outstanding career opportunities. | $78.3M | Post-IPO Equity | Dec 30, 2021 |  |
| Bega Cheese | Bega Cheese is a major force in the manufacture and development of value-added, high quality dairy ingredients and consumer products, servicing domestic and international markets. Bega Cheese is a top 200 ASX listed company, with turnover in excess of $1.2 billion, and employs over 1700 employees across seven sites. A highly successful organisationwith a strong regional focus, Bega Cheese is proud of our heritage and success, which continues to create outstanding career opportunities. | $78.3M | Post-IPO Equity | Dec 30, 2021 |  |
| Sun Cable | Sun Cable builds the systems and infrastructure to deliver competitively priced, dispatchable, renewable electricity. |  | Series A | Jan 01, 2019 |  |

7 of 7 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Lightspeed Venture Partners](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/lightspeed-venture-partners) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Grok Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grok-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Tattarang](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/tattarang) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Breakthrough Energy Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breakthrough-energy-ventures) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Leitmotif](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/leitmotif) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About Fortescue Future Industries

VC Fund

Fortescue Future Industries (FFI) is a global green energy and product company committed to producing zero-emission green hydrogen from 100 percent renewable sources.

1 contacts available at Fortescue Future Industries.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Andrew Forrest | Founder and Chairman | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-forrest |

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## FAQ

### What does Andrew Forrest invest in?

Andrew Forrest invests primarily in Renewable Energy, Dairy and Solar startups, most often at Series A and Post-IPO Equity stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### When did Andrew Forrest last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for Andrew Forrest closed in Oct 2024. Shizune tracks 7 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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