Woolworths Limited
VC Fund
New Farm, Australia
Woolworths Limited is a VC fund in New Farm focused on AgTech and GreenTech. Woolworths is an Australian company that was founded in 1924 in Sydney. When we opened our first store, the Founding CEO Percy Christmas stated a key principle for Woolworths: Every man, woman and child needs a handy place where good things are cheap.This principle is just as important today as it was in 1924 and we work hard to live up to thisvision by offering the best possible convenience, value, range and quality to the 28 million customers we serve each week.Woolworths has more than 3,000 stores across Australia and New Zealand, that span food, liquor, petrol, general merchandise, home improvement and hotels. Woolworths is a proud, home-grown Australian business, employer of more than 198,000 people and committed business partner of many thousand local farmers, producers and manufacturers.
- Total investments:
- 1
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 0%
Last updated:
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Industries Woolworths Limited invests in
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Countries Woolworths Limited invests in
Contacts
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Investment Focus
Industry
- AgTech 1 (100%)
- GreenTech 1 (100%)
- Agriculture 1 (100%)
Team
| Name | Title | Investments | Links | |
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Ian John Macfarlane
Director
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Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Andrew Jennings
Group Managing Director, Retail
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Group Managing Director, Retail | Total investments: 3 | Find email | |
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Cecil Scott Waine
Co-Founder
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Co-Founder | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Christine Cross
Director
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Director | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
Dave Bolton
Head Of Engineering - Customer Technology
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Head Of Engineering - Customer Technology | Total investments: 0 | Find email | |
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Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
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| FutureFeed focuses on lowering methane emissions from livestock using Asparagopsis. FutureFeed has been established by CSIRO with investment support from Woolworths, Graincorp, Harvest Road, and AGP Sustainable Real Assets/ Sparklabs Cultiv8. The company holds the global IP rights to technology developed by CSIRO, Meat, and LivestockAustralia, and James Cook University.FutureFeed will commercialize an innovative livestock feed ingredient that utilizes a specific type of seaweed, Asparagopsis, which can increase productivity and reduce methane emissions simultaneously.Livestock feed with FutureFeed is the solution. It could improve farm profitability and will tackle climate change without adverse impact on livestock productivity. FutureFeed may also provide farmers access to other income streams through carbon markets and provide access to premium niche markets through a low carbon footprint and environmentally friendly product where markets and regulations allow.The company's new natural livestock feed ingredient is good for the animals, good for climate change, and great for business. | $9.3M / Series A / Aug 20, 2020 |
Co-Investors
AGP Sustainable Real Assets
1 deal together
CSIRO
1 deal together
GrainCorp Ventures
1 deal together
Harvest Road
1 deal together
SparkLabs Cultiv8
1 deal together
W23
1 deal together
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FAQ
What does Woolworths Limited invest in?
Woolworths Limited invests primarily in AgTech, GreenTech and Agriculture startups, most often at Series A stage. Most of the 1 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Australia. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
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Who are the partners at Woolworths Limited?
The team at Woolworths Limited includes Ian John Macfarlane (Director), Andrew Jennings (Group Managing Director, Retail) and Cecil Scott Waine (Co-Founder), among 9 team members tracked by Shizune. The Team section lists each member with their title, investment count and links.
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