# W23

> W23 is a VC fund in Baulkham Hills backing Software and E-Commerce. See 25 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Baulkham Hills, Australia
- Total investments: 25
- Last investment: May 2026
- Lead investor: 48%
- Fund size: $125M
- Last fund: Apr 2024
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/w23/
- Website: https://www.w23.vc/

W23 is a VC fund in Baulkham Hills focused on Software and E-Commerce. W23 invest in game-changing startups led by visionary founders, and actively help them achieve their ambitious plans faster.

## Contacts

5 contacts available for W23. Shizune tracks 2 team members at W23. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/w23?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Seed | $3.5M–$6M |
| Series A | $5.4M–$35M |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Software | 4 | 16% |
| E-Commerce | 2 | 8% |
| Food and Beverage | 2 | 8% |
| Retail Technology | 2 | 8% |
| Artificial Intelligence | 2 | 8% |

33 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Series A | 5 | 20% |
| Seed | 4 | 16% |
| Funding Round | 4 | 16% |
| Series B | 2 | 8% |
| Series C | 1 | 4% |

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 8 | 32% |
| Canada | 1 | 4% |
| United States | 1 | 4% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 4% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Brendon Blacker | Head of Investments | 11 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/brendon-blacker |
| Ingrid Maes | Managing Director | 10 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ingrid-maes-1f56 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Moment Energy | Moment is a start-up striving to provide greater access to renewable and reliable energy storage. We create battery units that can be used in a variety of applications. Moment is currently focused on storing energy for off-grid, end of grid customers, and plans on powering remote communities in the future. | $40M | Series B | May 05, 2026 |  |
| 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 |  |
| 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. | $40M | Series B | Aug 19, 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 |  |
| ExoFlare | ExoFlare is a web application that allows farm managers, visitors, and vets in the agricultural and food sector to assess biosecurity risks. | $3.6M | Seed | Jul 16, 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 |  |
| 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. | $50M | Series C | Apr 27, 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 |  |

10 of 25 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [Blackbird Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/blackbird-ventures-australia) — VC Fund, 5 deals together
- [Bond](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bond-57ec) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [NewView Capital](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/newview-capital) — VC Fund, 4 deals together
- [Airtree Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/airtree-ventures-2) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Aura Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/aura-venture-fund) — VC Fund, 2 deals together
- [Breakthrough Victoria](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/breakthrough-victoria) — VC Fund, 2 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does W23 invest in?

W23 invests primarily in Software, E-Commerce and Food and Beverage startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 25 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is W23's check size?

W23 typically joins rounds of $3.5M–$6M at Seed and $5.4M–$35M 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 W23 participates in.

### How do I contact W23?

Public channels for W23 include LinkedIn and the website linked on this profile. For a verified work email and phone number, create a free Shizune account — contact data is searched across 20+ sources and validated before delivery, so your outreach lands in the right inbox.

### Who are the partners at W23?

The team at W23 includes Brendon Blacker (Head of Investments) and Ingrid Maes (Managing Director). The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.

### 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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