# NOAB Ventures

> NOAB Ventures is a VC fund backing Energy, Battery and Manufacturing. See 18 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Total investments: 18
- Last investment: Jun 2024
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026

NOAB Ventures is a VC fund focused on Energy and Battery. NOAB Ventures operates as a venture capital firm.

## Contacts

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## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $1.2M–$9.4M |
| Pre-Seed | $493k–$860k |
| Series A | $4.5M–$15M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 3 | 17% |
| Battery | 3 | 17% |
| Manufacturing | 2 | 11% |
| Energy Storage | 2 | 11% |
| Renewable Energy | 2 | 11% |

32 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Seed | 8 | 44% |
| Series A | 4 | 22% |
| Pre-Seed | 2 | 11% |
| Series B | 1 | 6% |
| Funding Round | 1 | 6% |

6 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 11 | 61% |
| New Zealand | 1 | 6% |
| United States | 1 | 6% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| John Wood | Director | 4 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/john-wood-6 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 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 |  |
| 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. | $3M | Seed | Jun 18, 2024 |  |
| UNIGRID | Unigrid develops sodium-ion batteries designed for energy storage and e-mobility applications. The company focuses on creating sustainable battery solutions that utilize abundant materials, promoting environmental responsibility. Unigrid's products aim to provide efficient energy storage options suitable for various industries, includingrenewable energy and electric vehicles. The team is dedicated to addressing current energy challenges through innovative technology, facilitating a transition towards more sustainable energy practices. Unigrid's approach emphasizes both performance and safety, making its battery solutions a practical choice for modern energy needs. | $12M | Series A | Jun 13, 2024 |  |
| Relectrify | Relectrify develops and supplies advanced battery control solutions, which increase the lifetime and reduce the cost of battery storage systems. The company's cell-level battery management and inverter technology is used in battery storage globally including for homes, industry and the grid, and is suitable for both second-life and newbatteries. | $17M | Series B | May 29, 2024 |  |
| Sicona Battery Technologies | Sicona develops battery materials for lithium-ion batteries, with a focus on silicon-carbon (SiC) anode materials that improve battery energy density and charging performance. The company designs and commercializes silicon-based anode technologies using abundant silicon metal as a core material for electric vehicles and energy storage applications.In addition to its silicon-carbon anode materials, Sicona develops complementary battery materials and manufacturing processes intended to support large-scale battery production. The company collaborates with research institutions and industry partners to advance battery material technologies and their commercial deployment. Its technologies are intended to improve the performance and efficiency of lithium-ion batteries used in electrification and renewable energy systems. | $15M | Series A | Jun 14, 2023 |  |
| HydGene Renewables | HydGene Renewables mission is to accelerate adoption of low carbon technology by providing an alternative green hydrogen solution. | $3.9M | Seed | May 31, 2023 |  |
| Digital Agriculture Services | DAS applies machine learning and AI to develop rural data-powered solutions aimed at transforming the way rural assets are assessed, valued, and monitored. The company came to life in 2017 in partnership with the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation. | $2M | Venture - Series Unknown | Mar 14, 2023 |  |
| Relectrify | Relectrify develops and supplies advanced battery control solutions, which increase the lifetime and reduce the cost of battery storage systems. The company's cell-level battery management and inverter technology is used in battery storage globally including for homes, industry and the grid, and is suitable for both second-life and newbatteries. |  |  | Jan 25, 2023 |  |
| Relectrify | Relectrify develops and supplies advanced battery control solutions, which increase the lifetime and reduce the cost of battery storage systems. The company's cell-level battery management and inverter technology is used in battery storage globally including for homes, industry and the grid, and is suitable for both second-life and newbatteries. | $9.3M | Series A | Jan 24, 2023 |  |
| Kapture | Kapture developed novel carbon capture that can directly capture 99.5% CO2 emissions from the exhaust of diesel combustion engines. |  | Seed | Jan 01, 2023 |  |

10 of 18 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Clean Energy Finance Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/clean-energy-finance-corp) — VC Fund, 7 deals together
- [Energy Innovation Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/energy-innovation-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [GS Futures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/gs-futures) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Creative Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/creative-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [EDP Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/edp-ventures) — VC Fund, 3 deals together
- [Startmate](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/startmate) — VC Fund, 3 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does NOAB Ventures invest in?

NOAB Ventures invests primarily in Energy, Battery and Manufacturing startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 18 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is NOAB Ventures's check size?

NOAB Ventures typically joins rounds of $1.2M–$9.4M at Seed, $493k–$860k at Pre-Seed and $4.5M–$15M at Series A. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds NOAB Ventures participates in.

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### Who are the partners at NOAB Ventures?

The team at NOAB Ventures includes John Wood (Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### Is Shizune's investor data accurate?

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