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IAG Firemark Ventures, JVP, and Margalit Startup City join forces to tackle climate change risk assessment

IAG Firemark Ventures, JVP, and Margalit Startup City join forces to tackle climate change risk assessment

The new ClimateTech Insurance joint-collaboration will be encouraging corporations, startups and emerging businesses to support and scale climate technological solutions to help insurers achieve their global energy, environmental and sustainability goals

CTech | 06:02, 19.06.23

IAG Firemark Ventures, the corporate venture capital arm of Australia and New Zealand’s largest general insurer IAG, together with Jerusalem Venture Partners (JVP), and Margalit Startup City (MSC) New York announced on Monday a new ClimateTech Insurance joint-collaboration.

IAG Firemark Ventures, JVP and Margalit Startup City NYC will be encouraging collaboration with corporations, startups and emerging businesses to support and scale climate technological solutions to help insurers achieve their global energy, environmental and sustainability goals.

Erel Margalit (right) and Scott Gunther. Erel Margalit (right) and Scott Gunther. Erel Margalit (right) and Scott Gunther.

“As extreme weather conditions and climate change are increasingly impacting the livelihood of individuals worldwide, insurance companies are actively searching for new technologies, including AI predictions and analytics, with the aim of providing secure coverage for challenging climate conditions,” noted Erel Margalit, Founder and Chairman of JVP and Margalit Startup City. “We are delighted to have IAG Firemark Ventures as our partner, along with MINI and other partners, as we explore new technologies globally in the U.S., Israel, and Australia. These advancements can bring innovative solutions and frameworks to meet the evolving demands of climate change.”

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Scott Gunther, General Partner of IAG Firemark Ventures, said: “As an insurer, we see first-hand the impact climate change is having on our customers, communities, business and our industry. For this reason, IAG Firemark Ventures has ClimateTech as a key startup investment focus area for the future and why we have entered into this important partnership. We look forward to working with the International ClimateTech Centre to help ClimateTech startups’ scale to help deliver on our climate and environmental goals.”

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