Mark Carnegie
Angel Investor
Sydney, Australia
Mark Carnegie is a seed investor in Sydney focused on FinTech and Bitcoin. Mark has more than 30 years of experience as an entrepreneur, investor and corporate advisor in New York, London and Sydney. From 1990 to 2000 Mark was the Australian and Asian representative of Hellman & Friedman following his training on Wall Street with James D. Wolfensohn and in London at Hudson Conway with Lloyd Williams.In 2000 Mark co-founded leading Australian boutique corporate advisory and private equity firm Carnegie, Wylie & Co Pty Limited with John Wylie. Carnegie Wylie was acquired by leading Wall Street bank, Lazard Inc in 2007, and following the sale, Mark was appointed the CEO of Lazard Australia Private Equity. Throughout his career, Mark has been involved in a range of diverse Australian and Asian investments and has participated in groups that have acquired major stakes in the Courage Pub Estate, John Fairfax Holdings, Hoyts Cinemas, Formula One Holdings, SCTV, Macquarie Radio Network, Lonely Planet Publications and London Sumatra Plantations. As a corporate advisor, Mark has advised Qantas and Coles Myer on general strategic matters, Westfield on its $22 billion merger and Qantas on its JetStarAsia start-up in Singapore. Mark holds a BA from Oxford University and a BSc (Hons) from Melbourne University. He is a former Treasurer of the Oxford Union.
- Total investments:
- 6
- Last investment:
- Lead investor:
- 100%
Last updated:
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Industries Mark Carnegie invests in
Stages Mark Carnegie invests in
Countries Mark Carnegie invests in
Round sizes
Contacts
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Round size
- Seed
- $2.7M–$2.7M
Investment Focus
Industry
- FinTech 3 (50%)
- Bitcoin 1 (17%)
- Ethereum 1 (17%)
- Software 1 (17%)
- Information Services 1 (17%)
Stage
- Seed 2 (33%)
- Series A 1 (17%)
- Venture - Series Unknown 1 (17%)
Country
- Cyprus 2 (33%)
- Australia 2 (33%)
Investments
| Company | Description | Round | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
| KEABANK is a fintech solutions hub that unifies a neobank, crypto-platform and global payments services localized for different countries. | Seed / Aug 15, 2024 | ||
| Kea is a group of licensed entities powering global finance with one KYB across banking, stablecoins, and crypto — supported by a custom core banking system, and a human-touch approach. | Seed / Aug 15, 2024 | ||
| KEABANK is a fintech solutions hub that unifies a neobank, crypto-platform and global payments services localized for different countries. | $2.7M / Seed / Jul 01, 2023 | ||
| Kea is a group of licensed entities powering global finance with one KYB across banking, stablecoins, and crypto — supported by a custom core banking system, and a human-touch approach. | $2.7M / Seed / Jul 01, 2023 | ||
| Chrono.Tech is Australia's oldest blockchain business that is engaged in building a suite of software solutions aimed at the HR and recruitment sector. The company is currently developing LaborX — its flagship product that acts as a contract-powered freelancer platform enabling anyone around the world to interact on a peer-to-peer basis andreceive payments in cryptocurrencies. LaborX has seen its user base grow by over 42,000 freelancers and almost 5,000 customers in light of surging demand for digital currency markets. | $30M / Venture - Series Unknown / Jan 27, 2022 | ||
| ChronoBank.io is an ambitious and wide-ranging blockchain project aimed at disrupting the HR/recruitment/finance industries in a similar way to how Uber disrupted the taxi business and UpWork represented an evolution in freelancing. | $30M / Series A / Jan 27, 2022 |
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FAQ
What does Mark Carnegie invest in?
Mark Carnegie invests primarily in FinTech, Bitcoin and Ethereum startups, most often at Seed and Series A stage. Most of the 6 investments tracked by Shizune back companies in Cyprus. The Investment Focus section breaks down every industry, stage and country in the portfolio.
What round sizes does Mark Carnegie invest in?
Mark Carnegie typically joins rounds of $2.7M–$2.7M at Seed. These are whole funding-round sizes, not Mark Carnegie's own check, which is rarely disclosed: the 10th–90th percentile of the confirmed public funding rounds Mark Carnegie took part in.
How do I contact Mark Carnegie?
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When did Mark Carnegie last invest?
The most recent investment recorded for Mark Carnegie closed in Aug 2024. Shizune tracks 6 investments in total for this profile, including round sizes, stages and portfolio companies, all sourced from confirmed public funding rounds and refreshed monthly.
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Yes — every stat on this profile is calculated from confirmed public funding rounds monitored across hundreds of sources since 2020. This profile was last refreshed in Oct 2026 and is updated monthly. Spotted something off? Use the “Suggest an edit” link near the top of the page.
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