Principal, Blackbird Ventures
Stories naming Silk Kadala. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Blackbird's investment notes announce its backing of Heidi's Series B alongside Point72 Private Investments, describing the AI medical scribe's rapid growth, enterprise traction, and international expansion.
Blackbird partners explain why the firm's 2022 fund led Factor House's $5 million seed round, profiling the Melbourne developer-tools startup, its Kafka and Flink management products, revenue growth and customers.
Also Startup Daily·LaunchVic
Blackbird's note explains its decision to lead Clutch's $2 million pre-seed round, citing the fashion-glue brand's organic social growth, strong Priceline sales, and upcoming United States retail launch.
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.
Blackbird announces it led Clove's US$2.75 million pre-seed round. Founders Anna Guerrero and Sam Killin, formerly of Canva, are building a recipe creation and discovery platform ahead of a beta launch.
Blackbird's investment note announcing it led Sumday's $2M pre-seed round, profiling the Tasmanian startup's carbon accounting software for accountants and its three co-founders.
Also SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany·Startup Daily·SmartCompany
Blackbird's blog post advertises an open Head of People role, describing the people-and-culture remit, the author's current internal work, and the firm's growth from 12 to 61 staff.
Blackbird presents its seven new investment associates, profiling their varied backgrounds across elite sport, science, banking, consulting and startups, plus prior roles at firms including Sprint Ventures, NZ Growth Capital Partners and AustralianSuper.