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W23

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W23 is the venture capital arm of Woolworths Group, established to invest in innovative start ups that support the group retail ecosystem strategy.

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Spoon Guru

Spoon Guru

Spoon Guru provides artificial intelligence powered food search and discovery technology for grocery retailers.


Team

Ingrid Maes

Ingrid Maes

Managing Director

Ingrid brings venture capital and executive experience from W23, WinVC, and retail groups.

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Recent investments

Series A
$2.0M

W23 backed the London based food technology start up to support international growth and product innovation.

"With governments worldwide launching campaigns to tackle obesity and related lifestyle diseases, consumers are now thinking about how food impacts their health and wellness. There is a desire from shoppers for healthier choices and with a significant swing to online shopping, grocery retailers have the opportunity to use technologies like Spoon Guru to drive and scale healthier baskets. It is our mission to provide retailers with the tools they need to ensure healthier food discovery, thereby improving basket sizes and values and in turn driving customer loyalty and growth for our partners. The funding will ensure we can further develop our product suite and expertise in driving towards this goal."
— Markus Stripf, Co-founder