# Woolworths Limited

> Woolworths Limited is a VC fund in New Farm backing AgTech and GreenTech. See 1 investment, round sizes, portfolio and contact details. Updated Aug 2026.

- Type: VC Fund
- Location: New Farm, Australia
- Total investments: 1
- Last investment: Aug 2020
- Lead investor: 0%
- Last updated: Aug 2026
- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/woolworths-group/
- Website: https://www.woolworthsgroup.com.au/
- Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/woolworths

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.

## Contacts

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

## Investment focus

### Industry

| Industry | Investments | Share |
| --- | --- | --- |
| AgTech | 1 | 100% |
| GreenTech | 1 | 100% |
| Agriculture | 1 | 100% |

## Team

| Name | Title | Investments | Profile |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| Ian John Macfarlane | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/ian-john-macfarlane |
| Andrew Jennings | Group Managing Director, Retail | 3 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/andrew-jennings |
| Cecil Scott Waine | Co-Founder | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/cecil-scott-waine |
| Christine Cross | Director | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/christine-cross |
| Dave Bolton | Head Of Engineering - Customer Technology | 0 | https://shizune.co/investors/profile/dave-bolton |

## Investments

| Company | Description | Round size | Stage | Date | Website |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| FutureFeed | 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 | https://www.future-feed.com/ |

1 of 1 investments shown.

## Co-investors
- AGP Sustainable Real Assets — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [CSIRO](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/csiro) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [GrainCorp Ventures](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/grain-corp) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [Harvest Road](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/harvest-road) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [SparkLabs Cultiv8](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/sparklabs-cultiv8) — VC Fund, 1 deal together
- [W23](https://shizune.co/investors/profile/w23) — VC Fund, 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.

### How do I contact Woolworths Limited?

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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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