Investor · 1 deal
Every published round Woodside took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC8 Capture Technologies | Unnamed stage | 8 Jul 2024 | $10m | Participant | @AuManufacturing (23 Jul 2024), SmartCompany, Startup Daily, @AuManufacturing (9 Jul 2024) |
Companies Woodside has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| KC8 Capture Technologies | 8 Jul 2024 | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Woodside, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Woodside has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Woodside did.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Jayne Baird | VP of Carbon Solutions (former) | Startup Daily |
Stories naming Woodside. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Rio Tinto has signed a $35m-plus agreement backing Calix's green-iron demo plant in Western Australia, a project that earlier won an ARENA grant of as much as $44.9 million.
Also RenewEconomy
Analysis of ADNOC's proposed cash takeover of Australian gas producer Santos, arguing the deal may harm domestic gas supply and national interests, with government, regulators and shareholders able to block or condition it.
ARENA commits $19.8 million to NeoSmelt, a low-carbon steelmaking venture backed by BHP, Rio Tinto, BlueScope, Woodside and Mitsui; the pilot project near Perth earlier secured $75 million from Western Australia.
Santos is fielding a $30 billion, non-binding takeover approach from a consortium of ADNOC, ADQ and Carlyle; the board intends to recommend a deal if binding terms are agreed.
Weekly roundup of seven Australian and New Zealand raises totalling $42.8 million, spanning property-investment AI, workforce credentialing, allied-health practice software, conversation analytics, maths learning games, copper processing and holiday-park bookings.
Workforce credentialing platform MyPass has secured $7.5 million in Series A backing from OneVentures to grow across the Americas and further build its Skills Passport product. Scalare Partners seeded the company in 2020.
Also SmartCompany
Melbourne carbon capture firm KC8 has secured $10 million from Woodside and Cemex's venture arm to grow its team and roll out its solvent technology across cement, steel, energy and chemical sectors.
Analysis of rising shareholder activism: Lendlease's chairman departs under Tanarra pressure, activists push Karoon over dividends, Tanarra surfaces on Bapcor's register, and L1 Capital runs an activist fund.
Startup News profiles the twelve startups chosen for Spacecubed's 2024 Plus Eight intake in Western Australia, naming their founders and crediting the partners behind the program.
Woodside has committed another US$750,000 to 1414 Degrees' SiBox molten silicon storage demonstration, lifting its total backing to US$2.75 million, on top of earlier Australian Government money.
Samsung C&T has signed an MoU with Perth-based Infinite Green Energy to collaborate on a proposed WA green hydrogen project using the Northam solar farm it recently bought.
Perth hydrogen storage company Carbon280 raised 7.6 million dollars from Woodside and Hive Energy to pilot its licensed Hydrilyte technology, after an earlier UK-government-funded trial.