Woodside Energy
VC Fund
Perth, Australia
Woodside Energy is a VC fund in Perth focused on Oil and Gas and Biotechnology. Woodside has an extensive portfolio of facilities which we operate on behalf of some of the world’s major oil and gas companies.We have been operating the landmark Australian project, the North West Shelf, since 1984 and it remains one of the world’s premier liquefied natural gas (LNG) facilities.With the successful start-up of the PlutoLNG Plant in 2012, Woodside now operates six of the seven LNG processing trains in Australia.Woodside also operates four oil floating production storage and offloading vessels in the Carnarvon Basin, North West Shelf and Timor Sea. This is the largest owner-operated fleet in Australia with an excellent track record of efficiently and safely producing from current fields.Driven by our world-class capabilities, we are committed to expanding our LNG portfolio through premium developments including the Browse Floating LNG (FLNG) Development.Additionally, we are seeking to expand our exploration portfolio, both within Australia and globally, to generate future growth opportunities for the company.
- Total investments:
- 8
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 63%
Last updated:
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Industries Woodside Energy invests in
Stages Woodside Energy invests in
Countries Woodside Energy invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
| Name | Phone | Socials | |
|---|---|---|---|
| See all 12 contacts → | |||
Round size
- Seed
- $915k–$6.9M
- Series A
- $13M–$18M
Investment Focus
Industry
- Oil and Gas 2 (25%)
- Biotechnology 2 (25%)
- Information Technology 2 (25%)
- Apps 1 (13%)
- Sales 1 (13%)
Stage
- Series A 3 (38%)
- Seed 2 (25%)
- Series B 1 (13%)
- Corporate Round 1 (13%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (13%)
Country
- Australia 4 (50%)
- India 1 (13%)
- United States 1 (13%)
- United Kingdom 1 (13%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Craig Jennings
Opportunity Manager - LNG Fuels
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Opportunity Manager - LNG Fuels | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Elizabeth Westcott
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
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Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Geoff Donaldson
Founder
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Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
George Gilboy
Chief Representative Japan
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Chief Representative Japan | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Greg Roder
EVP, Corporate Strategy and Planning
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EVP, Corporate Strategy and Planning | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
| See all 12 team members → | ||||
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon280 is putting the Hydrilyte Hydrogen Storage System on the market. Hydrilyte is non-toxic and safe for both humans and the environment, in contrast to ammonia, compressed hydrogen, and liquified hydrogen. | $6.9M / Seed / Aug 18, 2025 | ||
| NovoNutrients is working to turn waste CO2 into high-value, low-cost proteins and additives for food and feed by developing proprietary microbes and advanced gas fermentation systems. | $18M / Series A / Jul 09, 2024 | ||
| UNO Technology developing globally relevant carbon dioxide (CO2) capture technology to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from the use of fossil fuels. | $6.7M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jul 09, 2024 | ||
| NovoNutrients is working to turn waste CO2 into high-value, low-cost proteins and additives for food and feed by developing proprietary microbes and advanced gas fermentation systems. | $3M / Corporate Round / Apr 13, 2023 | ||
| String Bio designs sustainable industrial products security that improves worldwide food security. The company uses methane as a source of carbon for biodegradable products and introduces a sustainable protein allowing users to determine with a simple test for high-value industrial chemicals and transportation fuels, enabling companies to help meetthe growing global demand for protein. | $20M / Series B / Jul 11, 2022 | ||
| Snackr is a mobile ordering platform designed to keep fans in the action and out of the queues at live events! | $915K / Seed / Jun 19, 2022 | ||
| Blue Ocean Seismic Services is an oil and energy company that specializes in low cost and reduced carbon emission ocean bottom seismic acquisition. The company uses swarms of long-endurance autonomous self-repositioning nodes to collect high-quality OBS data whilst reducing carbon emissions, HSSE risks, survey duration, and cost.It was founded in2019 and headquartered in Farnborough, England. | $12.9M / Series A / Oct 13, 2020 | ||
| GLX Digital is a digital workflow tool that manages sales and procurement processes from end to end in real-time. | Series A / Jul 15, 2020 |
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FAQ
What does Woodside Energy invest in?
Woodside Energy invests primarily in Oil and Gas, Biotechnology and Information Technology startups, most often at Series A and Seed stage. Most of the 8 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What is Woodside Energy's check size?
Woodside Energy typically joins rounds of $915k–$6.9M at Seed and $13M–$18M 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 Woodside Energy participates in.
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Who are the partners at Woodside Energy?
The team at Woodside Energy includes Craig Jennings (Opportunity Manager - LNG Fuels), Elizabeth Westcott (Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director) and Geoff Donaldson (Founder), among 12 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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