# John Wood

> John Wood is a pre-seed investor at NOAB Ventures (Sydney) backing Energy and Battery. See 4 investments, check sizes, portfolio. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: Angel Investor
- Fund: [NOAB Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/noab-ventures)
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 4
- Last investment: Jun 2025
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-wood-41370b1

John Wood is a pre-seed investor at NOAB Ventures in Sydney focused on Energy and Battery. John Wood - Director @ NOAB Ventures

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | $553k–$860k |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 1 | 25% |
| Battery | 1 | 25% |
| Robotics | 1 | 25% |
| Industrial | 1 | 25% |
| Manufacturing | 1 | 25% |

10 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 50% |
| Seed | 1 | 25% |
| Series A | 1 | 25% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 2 | 50% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 25% |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Voltavate | Voltavate is dedicated to driving innovation in battery technology to support the global transition towards sustainable energy solutions. | $553.2K | Pre-Seed | Jun 11, 2025 |  |
| Vertus Energy | Vertus Energy operates as a climate tech startup. Vertus Energy is accelerating the world’s transition to green energy. Its BRIO™ technology turbocharges the production of green fuel from waste and generates a more powerful biofuel, producing 60% more energy from the same amount of waste while also processing three times the amount of waste thanany other system on the market. | $9.4M | Seed | Jun 27, 2024 |  |
| Vertus Energy | Vertus Energy operates as a climate tech startup. Vertus Energy is accelerating the world’s transition to green energy. Its BRIO™ technology turbocharges the production of green fuel from waste and generates a more powerful biofuel, producing 60% more energy from the same amount of waste while also processing three times the amount of waste thanany other system on the market. | $859.5K | Pre-Seed | Oct 27, 2021 |  |
| Andromeda Robotics | Andromeda Robotics is a Melbourne-based startup that designs and builds AI-powered companion robots, with the goal of improving well-being and reducing loneliness, particularly among the elderly and children in hospitals and care centers. | $15.1M | Series A |  |  |

4 of 4 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Startmate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startmate) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Artesian VC](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/artesian-capital-management) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Icehouse Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/icehouse-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Outset Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/outset-ventures) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Amadeus APEX Technology Fund](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/amadeus-apex-technology-fund) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Aussie Angels](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aussie-angels) — VC Fund, 1 deal together

## About NOAB Ventures

VC Fund

NOAB Ventures operates as a venture capital firm.

1 contacts available at NOAB Ventures.

| Name | Title | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- |
| John Wood | Director | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-wood-6 |

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## FAQ

### What does John Wood invest in?

John Wood invests primarily in Energy, Battery and Robotics startups, most often at Pre-Seed and Seed stage. Most of the 4 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is John Wood's check size?

John Wood typically joins rounds of $553k–$860k at Pre-Seed. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds John Wood participates in.

### When did John Wood last invest?

The most recent investment recorded for John Wood closed in Jun 2025. Shizune tracks 4 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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