IAG Firemark Ventures
Venture Capital Corporate VC
≈AUD 170M
Firm FUM
- Type
- Venture Capital
- HQ
- Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Focus
- AI & Data · Built World & PropTech · Climate & Energy Transition · Cybersecurity · Fintech · Financial Services · Real Estate & Infrastructure
About
IAG Firemark Ventures is IAG’s corporate venture arm. Its Early Stage Fund invests in pre-seed and seed companies; its Main Fund invests in Seed-to-Series B companies and can continue investing at later stages, focused on insurance and adjacent sectors.
Strategies
Venture Capital
Growth Equity
Investment Focus
Sources
Profile sources
- iagfiremarkventures.com — AI & Data, Built World & PropTech, Climate & Energy Transition, Cybersecurity, Fintech, Financial Services, Real Estate & Infrastructure
- iagfiremarkventures.com — Financial Services
Locations & investment markets
Office · Sydney, Australia
Office · Melbourne, Australia
Reported capital
AUD 170M · Firm FUM
Firm total across managed strategies · date not disclosed
AUD is a working currency assumption; confirmation is pending.
Capital and location details checked 2026-10-14.
Investment Criteria
Investment size
USD 500K - USD 5M
Reported investment size. Actual commitments may vary by stage, ownership and follow-on participation.
Investment Stages
Stages
Pre Seed Seed Series A Series B Growth
Investment Geographies
Primary Markets
Australia
Coverage
Country-focused Regions
Oceania
Coverage is a guide only.
Location
Office Presence
1 country
Australia
1 known office
Sydney, NSW, Australia (HQ)
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