Startup · $10m raised
Perth, WA
Every published round Woodside Energy 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carbon280 | Seed | 19 Aug 2025 | $11.1m | Lead | @AuManufacturing, SmartCompany | |
| KC8 Capture Technologies | Unnamed stage | 8 Jul 2024 | $10m | Lead | @AuManufacturing (Tue 23 Jul 2024), SmartCompany, Startup Daily, @AuManufacturing (Tue 9 Jul 2024) | |
| Snackr | Seed | 30 Jun 2022 | $915k | Participant | Startup News (WA) (Wed 14 Dec 2022), Startup News (WA) (Thu 30 Jun 2022), Startup Daily, Startup News (WA) (Sun 19 Jun 2022) | |
| 1414 | Unnamed stage | 13 Oct 2021 | ≤$2m | Participant | @AuManufacturing, RenewEconomy |
Companies Woodside Energy has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snackr | 30 Jun 2022, Seed | 1 | 0 | |
| KC8 Capture Technologies | 8 Jul 2024 | 1 | 1 | |
| Carbon280 | 19 Aug 2025, Seed | 1 | 1 | |
| 1414 | 13 Oct 2021 | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Woodside Energy, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Woodside Energy has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Woodside Energy did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Woodside Energy is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies Woodside Energy acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Woodside Energy raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| WA Government | Grant | $10,000,000 |
| Western Australian government | Grant | $10,000,000 |
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Jayne Baird | VP of Carbon Solutions | Forbes Australia, Startup Daily, @AuManufacturing |
| Meg O'Neill | CEO | RenewEconomy |
| Rob Affleck | Innovation Manager | Startup News (WA) |
| Shaun Gregory | CTO | ARN (ARNnet) |
Stories naming Woodside Energy. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Roundup of three Australian raises: Skopos Bio's $12m seed for targeted cancer radiopharmaceuticals, Trendspek's $6m for infrastructure condition AI, and R2Crete's $750,000 pre-seed for concrete recycling.
Also Startup Daily·This Week in Australian Startups·Cut Through Venture
Trendspek, a Sydney maker of 3D infrastructure condition records, has banked $6 million in a round OIF Ventures led, funding North American and European growth and AI tools that flag defects in inspection imagery.
Also Dealroom·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·This Week in Australian Startups
Orica will proceed with its Hunter Valley green hydrogen plant after a final investment decision, the first under Hydrogen Headstart; earlier government grants to it and CIP's Murchison are recalled.
Orica has reached a final investment decision for its Hunter Valley green hydrogen and ammonia project, confirming government grant support, while other planned Australian hydrogen projects advance slowly or have been abandoned.
Also RenewEconomy
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
Roundup of the week's five most-read pieces: a hydrogen startup's pilot launch after its seed raise, federal grants to three manufacturers, an opinion piece, Codan's annual results, and a battery maker's failure.
EVP sets out its case for backing SprintSuite, an operations platform for mining and engineering service firms co-founded by Fredy Galindo Jr. and Sandra Harris, citing insider credibility and strong early growth.
EVP's investment note reflects on its backing of SprintSuite, built for mining-sector service companies by founders with industry roots, citing insider credibility, rapid growth and a large untapped market.
Perth hydrogen storage startup Carbon280 has secured funding for a Kwinana pilot plant, led by a Woodside Energy-backed seed round plus government R&D rebates, commercialising its Hydrilyte hydrogen carrier technology.
Also @AuManufacturing
Roundup of five Australian raises totalling $85 million: National Renewable Network's Series A, plus Syenta, Cuttable, SprintSuite and Bitwise Agronomy, with lead investors and expansion plans for each.
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.
Startup News reports Dr Marcus Tan, who founded and led HealthEngine, has taken the Executive Chair role at Perth leadership-development firm Integral, which earlier raised angel money including from Rayn Ong.
RenewEconomy reports that hydrogen developer Infinite Green Energy has gone into administration amid a legal fight with a Queensland investor owed millions from a 2023 share deal.
Sydney workforce-credential platform MyPass Global has closed a $7.5 million Series A round led by venture firm OneVentures, with funds earmarked for product development and growth across the Americas.
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
The Western Australian government has announced a carbon capture funding plan benefiting Woodside's Burrup Hub, drawing criticism from analysts and campaigners who back home electrification over continued gas use.
Seven organisations share federal grants under a carbon capture programme; named recipients include MCi Carbon, Novalith, Calix and KC8, whose award follows a $10 million raise backed by Woodside Energy and Cemex Ventures.
Perth carbon-capture developer KC8 has secured $10 million from Woodside Energy and Cemex's venture arm to cut heavy-industry emissions; the piece also recalls Uno's 2021 acquisition, earlier seed rounds and a US grant.
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.
Roundup of manufacturing briefs: Latrobe Magnesium's share placement, DroneShield and Cyclopharm results, Graphene Manufacturing Group's US OTCQX listing, an Electro Optic Systems dispute settlement, HEO London recruitment, and a green steel partnership.
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.
Thermal storage firm 1414 Degrees has won an extra $750,000 from Woodside's technology arm for its molten silicon SiBox pilot, taking that backer's support to $2.75 million, with the demonstration unit now running unattended.
Also @AuManufacturing
Perth's Plus Eight accelerator has picked six startups for its 2023 program, collectively backed with over $400,000 in seed funding, plus an Israel trip and a December Demo Night slot.
NovoNutrients uses bacteria to convert carbon dioxide into protein and has secured a three million dollar technology and investment deal with Woodside Energy to build a pilot-scale plant.
WA space consortium AROSE has received a $4 million Australian Government grant under the Space Agency's Trailblazer program to design a lunar rover for NASA, leading a sixteen-organisation group including Fugro and Nova Systems.
Also SmartCompany·@AuManufacturing·@AuManufacturing·Defence Connect·@AuManufacturing
Two Australian consortia, AROSE and one involving EPE and Lunar Outpost Oceania, each received a four million dollar grant under the Space Agency's Trailblazer programme to design lunar rover prototypes.
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.
Also Startup News (WA)
QuantumTX's 2022 space and technology incubator has awarded $750,000 across 30 Australian companies, half from Western Australia, working in remote operations fields including robotics, AI and satellite communications.
Spacecubed's Plus Eight Accelerator has named six startups advancing to its final phase, giving them access to a $500,000 seed funding pool and a Demo Night pitch at December's West Tech Fest.
Woodside Energy has received a Western Australian government grant towards a renewable hydrogen production, storage and refuelling facility near Perth, matched by Woodside and built with BGC and Centurion.
Also @AuManufacturing
Live-event food delivery app Snackr has raised a $915,000 seed round led by BetterLabs with Woodside Energy, Eastcourt Capital and Spacecubed Ventures, to grow across more Australian and UK venues.
Ten startups have been chosen for the 2022 Plus Eight Accelerator in Perth, with corporate partners including Capricorn Society, Woodside Energy and RAC BetterLabs supporting the founders as the program begins.
Woodside Energy is putting as much as $2 million into 1414 Degrees to fund a demonstration of its SiBox heat storage technology, with an option to partner on commercialising it.
Also @AuManufacturing