Startup · $5m raised · AI
Noosa, QLD
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Springboards raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Blackbird Ventures | undisclosed | - |
| L'Oréal | undisclosed | - |
Investors whose own portfolio pages list Springboards, even though we haven't found any coverage of the round yet.
| Investor | Listed on |
|---|---|
| 77 Partners | its portfolio page ↗ |
Every published round Springboards took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpaceDraft Pty Ltd | Accelerator | 19 Nov 2020 | - | Participant | Startup News (WA) (Thu 19 Nov 2020), Startup News (WA) (Tue 21 Jul 2020) |
Companies Springboards has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| SpaceDraft Pty Ltd | 19 Nov 2020, Accelerator | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Springboards, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Springboards has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Springboards did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Springboards is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies Springboards acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Pip Bingemann | CEO · Founder | SmartCompany, Blackbird Ventures |
| Kieren | CTO | Blackbird Ventures |
| Amy Tucker | CCO · Founder | SmartCompany, Blackbird Ventures |
Stories naming Springboards. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Blackbird partner Tom Humphrey argues AI panic overstates the threat to software firms, sketching four stages from bolting on models to training them, and pointing to Canva's acquisitions and Springboards' new model as proof.
Blackbird's note describes its new lead investment in Springboards, a Noosa, Queensland AI platform for advertising creatives, covering its product, early adopters, and founding team.
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Blackbird's note explains why it led Lorikeet's nine-million-US-dollar round alongside co-investors, describing the startup's workflow-first approach to harder support tickets and its results with Eucalyptus.
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Profile recalling how StorReduce, a Sydney data-storage software startup, was acquired by Pure Storage after the US firm downloaded its whitepaper, covering its seed raise, accelerator stint and due diligence.