QBE Ventures — Seed & Series A VC Firm
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
Seed, Series A
19+ companies
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
Lori Barnes
Senior Vice President
Kate Oloughlin
General Manager
Daniella Granata
Vice President Professional
Industry Focus
Invests In
Portfolio Companies (19)
Other
QBE Insurance Group Ltd.
Arbol
Climate-risk coverage platform using data and AI to help businesses analyze and mitigate exposure.
Aurora Insurance
Digital MGA offering SMEs real-time, data-driven commercial insurance products through algorithmic underwriting.
Bold Penguin
Commercial insurance exchange that makes quoting and binding faster and simpler.
Clara Analytics
AI software that improves commercial insurance claims outcomes.
Tensorflight
Satellite, aerial, and street-level imagery platform that automates commercial property inspections.
YellowBird
Expert network / on-demand risk and safety talent platform; listed in QBE Ventures portfolio and round records.
Zeguro
Virtual cybersecurity platform that identifies and mitigates risks through technology, training, and process.
Converge Insurance
Cyber insurance platform; QBE Ventures announced a USD $5 million strategic investment in 2025.
Cytora
Commercial risk selection and pricing software for insurers.
- •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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