# Ingrid Maes > Ingrid Maes is a Series A investor at Woolworths Group backing Artificial Intelligence. See 10 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026. - Type: Angel Investor - Fund: [Woolworths Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/woolworths-group-2c5f) - Location: Sydney, Australia - Total investments: 10 - Last investment: Nov 2025 - Lead investor: 90% - Last updated: Aug 2026 - LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ingrid-maes-11334312/ Ingrid Maes is a Series A investor at Woolworths Group in Sydney focused on Artificial Intelligence and Software. Ingrid Maes is the Managing Director W23 at Woolworths Group. She attended Australian Institute of Company Directors. ## Investment focus ### Industry | Industry | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Artificial Intelligence | 5 | 50% | | Software | 3 | 30% | | Product Research | 2 | 20% | | Retail Technology | 2 | 20% | | FinTech | 1 | 10% | 26 industries tracked in total. ### Stage | Stage | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Series A | 3 | 30% | | Venture - Series Unknown | 3 | 30% | | Seed | 2 | 20% | | Series C | 1 | 10% | | Funding Round | 1 | 10% | ### Country | Country | Investments | Share | | --- | --- | --- | | Australia | 5 | 50% | | United States | 4 | 40% | | New Zealand | 1 | 10% | ## Investments | Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Topsort | Topsort specializes in AI-powered auction tools and infrastructure APIs. Topsort's solutions help brands build profitable ad businesses without relying on third-party cookies or invasive user tracking. The company's offerings include a turnkey retail media platform, a unified ad network, and advanced data analytics capabilities thatdeliver exceptional returns on ad spend. | | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 24, 2025 | | | Keychain | Keychain is a CPG production platform that collaborates with retailers and brands to streamline and simplify the process of developing items that consumers adore. | $9.9M | Venture - Series Unknown | Nov 18, 2025 | | | Auror | Auror is the retail crime intelligence platform empowering enterprise retailers to stop crime, for good. They do this by making it easy to report actionable intel, connect the dots on repeat offenders, and distribute actionable intelligence to teams to prevent crime in real time. Auror has offices in Denver (Colorado), Auckland (New Zealand), andMelbourne (Australia) to support its growing retail base, which includes some of the largest retailers in the world. | $48.6M | Series C | Nov 12, 2024 | | | Gr4vy | Gr4vy is a payment orchestration platform that offers payment solutions for businesses. Gr4vy is a "no-code"payments orchestration platform that enables mid-sized businesses the ability to add the full spectrum of payments infrastructure from the beginning, as well as host and expand it as needed without taking on technical debt. It alsocharges customers per service rather than a transaction. In addition, the platform provides a hub for reporting, monitoring, and managing a payments infrastructure.It was founded in 2020 and is based in San Mateo, California, USA. | | Venture - Series Unknown | Jun 28, 2023 | | | Sapia | Sapia is a team of data scientists, artificial intelligence experts, IO psychologists and recruitment industry veterans who’ve joined together on a mission to change the way candidate assessment is done, by leveraging the power of smart technology. We believe all people decisions should be based on data and analytics – not gut feeling. With thehelp of technology, we want to level the candidate playing field and help reduce unconscious biases in the hiring process. Offices in the US, UK and Australia. | $11.3M | Series A | Nov 22, 2022 | | | Samsara Eco | Samsara Eco is an enviro-tech company creating infinite recycling to end plastic pollution. | $34.5M | Series A | Nov 01, 2022 | | | All G | Called All G Foods, the company uses technology to develop dairy proteins that can be included in milk and other “cow-free” dairy products, as well as to enhance its incoming plant-based meat ranges. | | Seed | Feb 11, 2022 | | | Harvest B | Plant-based meat startup that develops plant-based ingredients for plant-based meat producers by leveraging a smart ingredient system | $3.5M | Seed | Jul 14, 2021 | | | Eucalyptus | Eucalyptus is a digital healthcare company that operates multiple telehealth brands, offering online medical services and products targeting specific health concerns. It connects patients with medical practitioners for consultations, e-prescriptions, and ongoing care through platforms addressing areas such as men’s health, reproductive health,dermatology, and weight management. The company also supports delivery of treatments and tailored care plans through its suite of healthcare brands, integrating digital tools with practitioner-led services. Eucalyptus focuses on building an accessible healthcare experience that streamlines remote consultations and follow-up care for users. | $5.3M | Series A | May 21, 2020 | | | Harmonya | Harmonya offers an API-based data enrichment and augmentation product that assists in category management, innovation, and product search. | | | | | 10 of 10 investments shown. ## Co-investors - [Blackbird Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackbird-ventures-australia) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Breakthrough Victoria](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breakthrough-victoria) — VC Fund, 2 deals together - [Alberts Impact Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alberts-impact-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Assembly Climate Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/assembly-climate-capital) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Aura Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aura-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together - [Clean Energy Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clean-energy-finance-corp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together ## About Woolworths Group VC Fund 1 contacts available at Woolworths Group. | Name | Title | Profile | | --- | --- | --- | | Ingrid Maes | http://www.woolworthsgroup.com.au | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ingrid-maes-1f56 | ## Similar investors ### Similar stage - [Antler](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/antler-be9c) — VC Fund - [Alumni Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alumni-ventures-group) — VC Fund - [General Catalyst](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/general-catalyst-partners) — VC Fund ## FAQ ### What does Ingrid Maes invest in? Ingrid Maes invests primarily in Artificial Intelligence, Software and Product Research startups, most often at Series A and Venture - Series Unknown stage. Most of the 10 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio. ### When did Ingrid Maes last invest? The most recent investment recorded for Ingrid Maes closed in Nov 2025. Shizune tracks 10 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. # About Shizune Shizune.co is an investor database. 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