CEO and Chief Investment Officer, W23
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| CEO and Chief Investment Officer | W23 | Startup Daily (9 Apr 2024), Startup Daily (6 Jun 2022), W23 team page |
| Managing Director | W23 | SmartCompany, Startup Daily (24 Nov 2022), Startup Daily (2 Nov 2022) |
Stories naming Ingrid Maes. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Woolworths and four international grocers are behind global venture fund W23 Global, each putting in US$25 million, with Ingrid Maes as CEO. The original Australian W23 fund backed Eucalyptus, All G Foods and Longtail UX.
Weekly roundup covering six Australian startup raises totalling over $54 million, including Sapia.ai's Series A, rounds for Abyss Solutions, HMC Group and eQ8, plus smaller raises for Oceanfarmr and Subpod.
Recruitment AI startup Sapia.ai has raised a $17 million Series A led by Macquarie Capital and Woolworths' venture arm W23, to fund overseas expansion; Woolworths has used the platform for a year.
Three female-led venture firms launch WinVC, a community and education initiative supporting women in venture capital through mentoring, networking and profile-raising, led by executives from W23, OneVentures and Jelix Ventures.