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QBE Ventures — Seed & Series A VC Firm

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Sydney, AustraliaWebsite

QBE Ventures is a Seed, Series A venture capital firm based in Sydney, Australia investing in Other, Enterprise, Climate / Energy. The firm has 19 portfolio companies in our records.

Portfolio
19 companies on record
Partners
10 listed
Stage
Seed, Series A
Sectors
Other, Enterprise, Climate / Energy, AI / ML, Developer Tools, Marketplace, Consumer, Security
HQ
Sydney, Australia
Check size
Not in our records
AUM
Not in our records

Last verified: 2026-10-25

How to approach: warm intro preferred
Stage

Seed, Series A

Portfolio

19+ companies

Team

10 partners

Investment Thesis

Corporate venture arm investing in technologies that improve insurance operations, claims, and underwriting workflows.

How QBE Ventures invests

QBE Ventures is a vc firm based in Sydney, Australia. The firm invests at the Seed, Series A stages, with a focus on Other, Enterprise, Climate / Energy, AI / ML, Developer Tools.

QBE Ventures has backed 19 companies in our records, including QBE Insurance Group Ltd., Arbol, Aurora Insurance.

Partners & Team

LB

Lori Barnes

Senior Vice President

KO

Kate Oloughlin

General Manager

DG

Daniella Granata

Vice President Professional

AM

Andrew McGrath

Chief Financial Officer

DS

Daniel Steel

Director of Intelligent Automation

SF

Steve Field

Head of Trading

GC

Grant Clemence

Head of Insurance Risk

AW

Andy White

Head of Underwriting Strategy

PM

Paul Masnick

Group Head Of Tax

MM

Michael McNamara

Director of Aviation

Industry Focus

Invests In

Other
Enterprise
Climate / Energy
AI / ML
Developer Tools
Marketplace
Consumer
Security

Portfolio Companies (19)

Other

QB

QBE Insurance Group Ltd.

AR

Arbol

Climate insurance / insurtech·Not stated in the source cited here

Climate-risk coverage platform using data and AI to help businesses analyze and mitigate exposure.

AU

Aurora Insurance

Insurtech·Not stated

Digital MGA offering SMEs real-time, data-driven commercial insurance products through algorithmic underwriting.

BO

Bold Penguin

Insurtech·Not stated

Commercial insurance exchange that makes quoting and binding faster and simpler.

CL

Clara Analytics

Insurtech / AI·Not stated

AI software that improves commercial insurance claims outcomes.

TE

Tensorflight

Insurtech / property data·Not stated

Satellite, aerial, and street-level imagery platform that automates commercial property inspections.

YE

YellowBird

Risk management / marketplace·Not stated

Expert network / on-demand risk and safety talent platform; listed in QBE Ventures portfolio and round records.

ZE

Zeguro

Cybersecurity / insurtech·Not stated

Virtual cybersecurity platform that identifies and mitigates risks through technology, training, and process.

CO

Converge Insurance

Cyber insurance / insurtech·Strategic investment

Cyber insurance platform; QBE Ventures announced a USD $5 million strategic investment in 2025.

CY

Cytora

Insurtech / AI·Not stated

Commercial risk selection and pricing software for insurers.

How to pitch QBE Ventures
  • •Raising at Seed, Series A? You're squarely in their sweet spot.
  • •Lead with your fit in Other, Enterprise, Climate / Energy — the sectors they actively back.
  • •warm intro preferred
  • •Address your outreach to a specific partner, such as Lori Barnes, Senior Vice President.
  • •A warm introduction beats a cold email. Get matched and request an intro.

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