Thirst quenched: Office drinks dispenser Refilled taps $5.6 million Series A

Detailed summary

The Refiller chills and filters tap water, serving it still or sparkling into a glass or reusable bottle, with a mix locally-made flavours.

OIF Ventures led the round, with backing from existing investor Melt Ventures and a personal investment from fund manager David Paradice.

Melt also led Refilled’s $1.3m seed round in 2023, and the new round takes the total raised to $7.5m.

Refilled emerged fro the University of Technology Sydney, although the idea came to Foodbomb cofounder Ryan Nelson at the gym. A broken water fountain left him standing in front of a vending machine full of plastic bottles, his empty reusable one in hand.

UTS and the University of Sydney were among the early adopters, along with Google’s Sydney office. By June 2025, Refilled had installed 42 machines across Australia and signed coworking operator The Working Capitol as its first Singapore customer.

OIF Ventures investor Oliver Darwin said the Refiller was its own sales pitch.

By continuing, you agree to our Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy.

“Our job is to help them scale up and realise their ambitions on a global stage.”

Three years ago, Nelson’s target was keeping 100 million single-use bottles out of landfill by 2030. Refilled is already at 1.6m, and setting its sights on a billion.

The Refiller chills and filters tap water, serving it still or sparkling into a glass or reusable bottle. Users can mix Australian-made flavours and add caffeine, vitamins or electrolytes. Each machine holds enough ingredients for the equivalent of more than 7,680 cans and automatically reorders supplies when they run low.

Opening of the article, excerpted from Startup Daily. To read the rest, open the article on the publisher's site.