CEO, Woolworths · angel in 1 deal

Brad Banducci

Roles

Role	Organisation	Sources
Boss (former)	Woolies	Startup Daily
CEO (former)	Woolworths	Startup Daily (Fri 27 Dec 2024), SmartCompany (Fri 20 Dec 2024), Startup Daily (Tue 9 Apr 2024), Startup Daily (Thu 25 May 2023), Forbes Australia, SmartCompany (Thu 25 May 2023), SmartCompany (Thu 23 Apr 2020), Startup Daily (Fri 6 Dec 2019), Startup Daily (Fri 6 Dec 2019)

Disclosed deals

Every published round Brad Banducci 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
8seats	Seed	27 Dec 2024	$2m	Participant	Black Nova Venture Capital Paul Bradbury Tony Karp Ian Gardiner Mike Priddis Greg Miller	Startup Daily, SmartCompany

Portfolio

Companies Brad Banducci has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.

Company	What it does	First invested	Rounds	Led
8seats		27 Dec 2024, Seed	1	0

Funds

Fund closes reported for Brad Banducci, as distinct from the investments it has made.

Fund	Announced	Committed	Target	Close	Sources
No fund closes recorded for Brad Banducci yet.

Portfolio companies acquired

Companies Brad Banducci has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Brad Banducci did.

Company	Bought by	Kind	Announced	Price
No portfolio company of Brad Banducci is recorded as having been acquired.

Coverage

Stories naming Brad Banducci. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.

10 deals

Seven Aussie startups that raised $155.5 million this week

Weekly roundup covering seven Australian companies' fresh capital: EV charging, satellite IoT, sovereign cloud, wearables, workplace messaging, plus two crowdfunding raises on Birchal.

Also Startup Daily·Startup Daily·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing

Unnamed stage $21m

White label BNPL Limepay may finally gets its ASX listing, but not the way it hoped

ASX-listed Spenda is acquiring payments fintech Limepay, rebranded April Solutions, in an all-scrip deal that could reach $8 million depending on revenue targets, delivering a long-delayed public listing.

Startup Daily Thu 18 Jul 2024 Limepay Spenda Telstra Tourism Australia Woolies Adrian Floate Brad Banducci Dan Peters Michael Ebeid Michael Issenberg Tim Dwyer

Funding announcement

Homebrand ventures: Woolies goes global with its VC fund in partnership with international grocers

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.

Startup Daily Tue 9 Apr 2024 All G Eucalyptus Longtail UX W23 Ahold Delhaize Tesco Woolworths Brad Banducci Ingrid Maes

Exit / M&A

Milkrun is back from the dead after Woolworths brand acquisition

Woolworths has bought the collapsed grocery delivery brand Milkrun and will rebrand its Metro60 service under the name, while other food delivery startups including Voly, Providoor, SEND and CoLab have also shut or been acquired.

SmartCompany Thu 25 May 2023 CoLab Efoodz Milkrun Our Cow Providoor Send Uber Voly Woolworths Brad Banducci Dany Milham

Also Startup Daily·Forbes Australia·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·AgFunderNews

Funding announcement

Coronavirus update for business: Grocery restrictions relaxed, restaurant chatter in your own home, and Netflix eyes up $1 billion

A business news roundup: supermarkets ease buying limits, EnergyLab secures government-backed funding for a startup scale-up program, Startmate hosts an online demo day, Netflix plans new funding, and EatClub launches app features.

SmartCompany Thu 23 Apr 2020 Aldi Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA)Coles EatClub EnergyLab Netflix Startmate Woolworths Brad Banducci James Tilbury Michael Batko

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