# Westpac

> Westpac is a VC fund in Sydney backing Energy and Renewable Energy. See 38 investments, check sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: Sydney, Australia
- Total investments: 38
- Last investment: Jun 2026
- Lead investor: 18%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/2729759
- X (Twitter): https://www.twitter.com/westpac
- Website: https://www.westpac.com.au/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/westpac

Westpac is a VC fund in Sydney focused on Energy and Renewable Energy. Westpac is Australia's first bank and first company. They have 192 years' experience helping their customers to achieve their financial

## Contacts

5 contacts available for Westpac. Shizune tracks 9 team members at Westpac. Sign up free to unlock them: https://app.shizune.co/sign-up/investor-profiles/find-team-emails/westpac?utm_source=investor_profile

## Round sizes

| Stage | Round size |
| --- | --- |
| Series C | $16M–$187M |
| Post-IPO Debt | $66M–$981M |
| Debt Financing | $76M–$1.2B |

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Energy | 11 | 29% |
| Renewable Energy | 9 | 24% |
| FinTech | 6 | 16% |
| Financial Services | 6 | 16% |
| Solar | 4 | 11% |

55 industries tracked in total.

### Stage

| Stage | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Debt Financing | 15 | 39% |
| Post-IPO Debt | 10 | 26% |
| Series C | 3 | 8% |
| Seed | 1 | 3% |
| Series B | 1 | 3% |

8 stages tracked in total.

### Country

| Country | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Australia | 19 | 50% |
| United States | 4 | 11% |
| United Kingdom | 4 | 11% |
| Singapore | 2 | 5% |
| France | 1 | 3% |

8 countries tracked in total.

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Karen Ganschow | General Manager, Customer Relationship Marketing | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/karen-ganschow |
| Philip Coffey | Deputy Chief Executive Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/philip-coffey |
| Alexandra Holcomb | Chief Risk Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/alexandra-holcomb |
| Arama Kukutai | Team Member | 14 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/arama-kukutai |
| David Curran | Chief Information Officer | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/david-curran-3 |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Amount | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Schoolblazer | Schoolblazer is a retail firm that supplies uniforms and sportswear to schools. | $75.9M | Debt Financing | Jun 24, 2026 |  |
| Greatland Gold | Greatland Gold plc engages in the exploration and development of natural resources. It explores for gold, nickel, and cobalt deposits. | $359.5M | Post-IPO Debt | May 31, 2026 |  |
| Alkane Resources | Alkane Resources is a gold mining company. They offer products that include gold and copper. They focus on gold production, exploration, and partnerships. | $102.8M | Post-IPO Debt | Mar 29, 2026 |  |
| Westgold Resources | Westgold has laid solid foundations to secure growing gold production, which will ensure the companies status as a major player in the Australian Gold Sector.Westgold has commissioned and operates four production facilities in Western Australia, the Murchison Gold Operations, Fortnum Gold Project, Higginsville Gold Operations and the recentlystarted Cue Gold Operations. Once steady state production is achieved in the near future, Westgold will be significant producer with multiple high quality long life projects. | $428.4M | Post-IPO Debt | Mar 11, 2026 |  |
| Flow Power | Flow Power is a power generation firm. It is retailing the electricity in Australian market. Also it is providing electricity services such as business electricity, load management and energy management. |  | Debt Financing | Dec 22, 2025 |  |
| Potentia Energy | Potentia Energy is an energy industry that offers development, construction, and operation of solar, wind, and storage for industries. | $553M | Debt Financing | Dec 11, 2025 |  |
| Akaysha Energy | Akaysha Energy offers full-cycle development for projects including Battery Energy Storage Systems (BESS) and renewable energy. | $195.7M | Debt Financing | Sep 04, 2025 |  |
| Catalyst Metals | Catalyst Metals is a mineral exploration company. They provide products and services in business operating segments such as mining and exploration operations. | $65.9M | Post-IPO Debt | Jul 24, 2025 |  |
| Metlen Energy & Metals | Mytilineos specializes in the construction of electric power, gas trading, renewables, and storage development centers. | $298.1M | Post-IPO Debt | Jun 17, 2025 |  |
| Pacific Energy | Pacific Energy is an ASX-listed energy supply business. PEA owns and operates approximately 40 power stations with a total power generation capacity of around 400MW. | $257.9M | Debt Financing | May 27, 2025 |  |

10 of 38 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- [ANZ](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/a-n-z) — VC Fund, 13 deals together
- [Commonwealth Bank of Australia](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/commonwealth-bank-of-australia) — VC Fund, 12 deals together
- [Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corporation](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sumitomo-mitsui-banking-corporation) — VC Fund, 11 deals together
- [ING Group](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ing-group) — VC Fund, 10 deals together
- [Societe Generale S.A.](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/societe-generale) — VC Fund, 8 deals together
- [Bank of China](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/bank-of-china) — VC Fund, 7 deals together

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## FAQ

### What does Westpac invest in?

Westpac invests primarily in Energy, Renewable Energy and FinTech startups, most often at Debt Financing and Post-IPO Debt stage. Most of the 38 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.

### What is Westpac's check size?

Westpac typically joins rounds of $16M–$187M at Series C, $66M–$981M at Post-IPO Debt and $76M–$1.2B at Debt Financing. These ranges are 10th–90th percentile round sizes calculated from confirmed public funding rounds, so they are a realistic guide to the rounds Westpac participates in.

### How do I contact Westpac?

Public channels for Westpac include LinkedIn, X (Twitter) 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 Westpac?

The team at Westpac includes Karen Ganschow (General Manager, Customer Relationship Marketing), Philip Coffey (Deputy Chief Executive Officer) and Alexandra Holcomb (Chief Risk Officer), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. 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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