Head of Community, Blackbird Ventures

Dani Pinkus

Roles

Role	Organisation	Sources
Brand, Partnerships and Content Director (former)	Future Women	Blackbird Ventures portfolio
Head of Community	Blackbird Ventures	Blackbird Ventures, Blackbird Ventures portfolio (Tue 24 Aug 2021), Blackbird Ventures portfolio (Fri 4 Dec 2020), Blackbird Ventures portfolio (Sun 9 Feb 2020)
Journalist and Editor (former)	Nine	Blackbird Ventures portfolio
Journalist and Editor (former)	Bauer Magazines	Blackbird Ventures portfolio

Coverage

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News

2023 Year In Review

Blackbird's yearly letter recaps 2023: 38 investments worth $189 million across Australian and New Zealand startups, heavy AI and deep tech deployment, community programs, and open investment-team roles.

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Blackbird is hiring a Product Operations Specialist

Blackbird's Founder Success team is recruiting a Product Operations Specialist, based in Sydney or Melbourne, to scale its community programs such as Giants, the Founder Academy and the Talent Network. Applications have closed.

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Year in Reflection: 2020

Blackbird's year-end review covers its fourth fund announcement, investments in companies including See-Mode, Morse Micro and SafetyCulture, Startmate's climate cohort intakes, Mike Cannon-Brookes joining its board, and numerous team hires.

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Welcome, New Blackbirds

Blackbird introduces seven new team members for 2020 across legal, operations and investment roles, while recalling a $100 million GP-led secondary, a raised New Zealand fund, and its earlier Startmate investment in Perx.

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