Startup · $794.6m raised
Auckland
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Halter raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Bessemer Venture Partners | Series D+ · Series D+ · Series C | - |
| Blackbird Ventures | Series D+ · Series D+ · Series C · Series B | - |
| Bond | Series D+ · Series D+ | - |
| DCVC | Series D+ · Series D+ · Series B | - |
| Founders Fund | Series D+ · Series D+ | - |
| Icehouse Ventures | Series D+ · Series D+ | - |
| NewView | Series D+ · Series D+ | - |
| Promus | Series D+ · Series D+ | - |
| Ubiquity | Series D+ | - |
| Peter Beck | Series B | - |
| Peter Beck | Series B | - |
| Prosus Ventures | Series B | - |
| Ubiquity Ventures | Series B | - |
Companies Halter acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
Stories naming Halter. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Blackbird has locked in a second billion-dollar fund — its sixth, slightly bigger than the last — bringing in new institutional backers, and the article recalls portfolio wins, writedowns and failures.
Blackbird announces its new early-stage and growth funds have brought in A$1.05 billion, reflecting on early cheques, portfolio outcomes like Eucalyptus's sale, and new international backers.
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Robotics AI startup Alloy has banked an $8m seed at an $80m valuation, led by Square Peg with Blackbird, Airtree and Skip Capital back again; funds earmarked for engineering hires and growth in the US.
Australia's AgriWebb, a livestock management software maker, is being bought by cattle genetics company URUS. Cofounder Justin Webb discusses the deal and a wider move toward integrated, data-driven farm systems.
Weekly roundup detailing eight trans-Tasman raises totalling A$373.3 million, headlined by Halter's Series E, spanning quantum computing, biomanufacturing, robotics, adtech and agtech, plus a recalled $2 billion founder exit.
Also Startup Daily
Halter, a New Zealand cattle-collar startup, has raised $220m in a Founders Fund-led Series E at a doubled $2bn valuation; the piece argues its ambitions reach beyond agtech.
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Blackbird's investment note explains why it backed Halter's US$220 million Series E at a US$2 billion valuation, recounting the farm-collar company's growth since the firm led its Series B in 2021.
Leaked details from Blackbird's investor day showcase Airwallex and Canva as standout performers, record valuation cuts for Culture Amp and SafetyCulture, and detail Kiki's New York shutdown and settlement.
Blackbird's investment note announces it led Alloy Technologies' $4.5 million pre-seed round, profiling founder Joe Harris and describing the startup's software for robotics companies deploying artificial intelligence.
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Weekly roundup covering 19 Australian and New Zealand raises, headlined by Andromeda Robotics' $23m Series A, plus Freckle, Marloo, X-Hemp, Harvest B, Wable, Starboard and Techstars Sydney's 12-startup cohort.
Also SmartCompany
Blackbird's investment note announces it joined Halter's US$100 million Series D, a round Bond led with NewView also coming aboard, praising Halter's growth and market position across three countries.
Blackbird's New Zealand chief Samantha Wong is heading home to Australia, with partner Phoebe Harrop taking over the Kiwi business in May, backed by the existing team plus a new associate.
Blackbird partner Samantha Wong is handing leadership of the firm's New Zealand arm to Phoebe Harrop and reflects on building Blackbird Aotearoa, its fundraising, portfolio and lessons from Kiwi founders.
A year-end countdown of 2023's twenty largest agtech funding rounds, from biofuels and carbon marketplaces to farm robotics, with EcoCeres' $400 million raise at the top.
Also AgFunderNews
Blackbird led a $2 million pre-seed raise for MagicBrief, a Sydney martech startup building an advertising creative workflow platform, with Archangel Ventures and several founder-angels also taking part.
Weekly agrifoodtech roundup reporting numerous startup funding rounds, fund closes by S2G Ventures and Bidra Innovation Ventures, and collapses including Upward Farms, Boxed, Kalera and Australia's CoLab.
New Zealand agritech startup Croptide raised a $1 million pre-seed round led by Icehouse Ventures, with K1W1 and Masfen Group, to advance plant water-sensing trials with wine and kiwifruit growers.
New Zealand data startup Segna has received US$125,000 from Y Combinator before starting its accelerator program, taking total funds raised to NZ$880,000 with backing from three venture funds.
Blackbird advertises an open Compliance and Risk Manager position in its operations team, describing the compliance duties involved and the benefits of working at the venture firm.
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.
Blackbird Ventures is recruiting three investment associates for its investment team, reporting to principals Michael Tolo, Tom Humphrey and partner Sam Wong. The post describes the role, benefits, culture and the firm's portfolio.
Blackbird is recruiting its first Head of Investor Relations to manage relationships with existing and prospective LPs, describing the role, benefits, and the firm's assets under management and portfolio.
Weekly roundup covering CBA's strategic stakes in Little Birdie and Amber, several Australian funding rounds, Zip's BNPL acquisitions, Tritium's planned NASDAQ listing, Amazon's MGM purchase and other global tech news.
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Weekly roundup covering Main Sequence's second-fund close, operating partner hires at Blackbird and AirTree, raises by Sea Forest, Adventus.io, Halter and others, acquisitions by Equiem, Stripe and Toyota, plus Big Tech earnings.
Blackbird's investment note explains why it led Halter's NZD32 million Series B, profiling founder and CEO Craig Piggott, the smart cattle collar product, and its dairy farming potential.
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Blackbird's Wild Hearts podcast episode features Halter founder Craig Piggott and investor Peter Beck discussing farming technology, startup culture, and New Zealand entrepreneurship.
Blackbird, the Australian venture firm, says it will expand to New Zealand with a new early-stage fund, an Auckland office, and its Sunrise conference, while recalling its early backing of companies including Canva.