Will Richardson
Managing Partner & Founder @ Giant Leap Fund
Melbourne, Australia
Will Richardson is a seed investor at Giant Leap Fund in Melbourne focused on Energy and Renewable Energy. Will leads the Impact Investment Group's venture capital division and co-founded the Giant Leap Fund. Over his fifteen years of experience, he’s moved from mainstream private equity, property and corporate finance sectors further and further towards impact.He is a board member of the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia and amentor at Startmate.
- Total investments:
- 7
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 14%
Last updated:
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Industries Will Richardson invests in
Stages Will Richardson invests in
Countries Will Richardson invests in
Investment Focus
Industry
- Energy 2 (29%)
- Renewable Energy 2 (29%)
- Solar 1 (14%)
- Delivery 1 (14%)
- Software 1 (14%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (29%)
- Series A 2 (29%)
- Pre-Seed 1 (14%)
- Series B 1 (14%)
- Funding Round 1 (14%)
Country
- Australia 5 (71%)
- United States 1 (14%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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Modo
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Modo is a mindful productivity platform that enables overburdened and overwhelmed people to be present and focused on what matters. The company's software tool employs psychology, behavioral science, and user experience methodologies to help clients organize their ideas and discover clarity in the midst of daily living, resulting in long-termadvantages in both productivity and mental health.Modo was established in 2022 in Naarm, Melbourne by Peter Haasz. | $502.1K / Pre-Seed / Oct 12, 2022 | |
Change Foods
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Change Foods is a food-tech company developing animal-free cheese and dairy products. Its products are created by leveraging precision fermentation technology, starting with cheese, by harnessing the power of microbes instead of animals to create bio-identical dairy proteins and ingredients. | $12.1M / Seed / Feb 07, 2022 | |
Amber Electric
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Amber Electric is an energy retailer and technology-driven electricity provider that supplies households with access to real-time wholesale electricity pricing. The company operates by passing through wholesale market prices directly to customers rather than using traditional fixed retail tariffs, allowing electricity costs to fluctuate based onsupply and demand conditions in the energy market. The business provides a digital platform that enables customers to monitor electricity prices in real time and adjust their usage patterns to periods when energy is cheaper and more abundant. It also integrates with home solar systems, batteries, and electric vehicles, allowing users to automate energy consumption, storage, and export decisions to optimize cost outcomes and energy efficiency.Amber develops software tools and automation systems that support dynamic energy management, including smart scheduling features and integration with connected home energy devices. These tools are designed to help customers shift energy-intensive activities and battery charging to periods of lower wholesale prices and higher renewable energy availability. The company also supports distributed energy resources by enabling households with solar panels and batteries to participate more actively in the electricity market. Through this model, excess stored energy can be exported back to the grid during higher price periods, aligning household energy use with grid conditions and renewable generation levels. | $2.5M / Seed / Sep 10, 2019 | |
Sendle
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The first postal service was invented in 1516, not long before William Shakespeare was born. Almost 500 years later, nothing much has changed. To be or not to be (waiting at ye olde worlde post office), that is the question. We're pretty sure you’ve got better things to do.Sendle brings the postal service into the 21st century. No morequeues, wasted lunchtimes or closing time dashes. Sendle picks up and delivers parcels up to 10kg door-to-door, at Australia Post prices, usually cheaper. | $13.1M / Series B / Jan 19, 2019 | |
Future Super
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At Future Super our purpose is to empower Australians to use their savings to create a fairer, brighter, renewable energy powered future. | Aug 25, 2018 | |
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Sendle
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The first postal service was invented in 1516, not long before William Shakespeare was born. Almost 500 years later, nothing much has changed. To be or not to be (waiting at ye olde worlde post office), that is the question. We're pretty sure you’ve got better things to do.Sendle brings the postal service into the 21st century. No morequeues, wasted lunchtimes or closing time dashes. Sendle picks up and delivers parcels up to 10kg door-to-door, at Australia Post prices, usually cheaper. | $5M / Series A / Aug 08, 2016 | |
Car Next Door
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Car Next Door is an online marketplace, providing a booking system and a range of in-vehicle technologies to make car-sharing safe, fast, keyless, and easy for both car owners and car borrowers. It will enable 10,000 Australians to share their cars with neighbors, thereby removing the dependency on personal vehicle ownership and fundamentallychanging the way people make their transport decisions.Car Next Door is based in Sydney, Australia. | $1M / Series A / Oct 28, 2015 |
Co-Investors
About Giant Leap Fund
Giant Leap is Australia's first venture capital fund to be 100% dedicated to investing in exceptional, rapidly scalable impact businesses.
Giant Leap Fund Contacts
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Peter Cameron
Venture Partner
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Will Richardson
Managing Partner & Founder
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Adam Milgrom
Venture Partner
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Amanda Goodman
Fund Manager
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Charlie Macdonald
Associate
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FAQ
What does Will Richardson invest in?
Will Richardson invests primarily in Energy, Renewable Energy and Solar startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 7 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
When did Will Richardson last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Will Richardson closed in Oct 2022. Shizune tracks 7 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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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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