Startup · $8.6m raised
Auckland
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Tracksuit raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Blackbird Ventures | Seed | - |
Every published round Tracksuit 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.
Companies Tracksuit has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio companies recorded yet. | ||||
Fund closes reported for Tracksuit, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Tracksuit has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Tracksuit did.
| Company | Bought by | Kind | Announced | Price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No portfolio company of Tracksuit is recorded as having been acquired. | ||||
Companies Tracksuit 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Connon Bray | Startup Daily, SmartCompany (Fri 1 May 2026), SmartCompany (Wed 29 Apr 2026) | |
| Connor Archbold | CEO · Founder | SmartCompany (Tue 21 Jul 2026), SmartCompany (Fri 1 Mar 2024) |
| Kai Forsyth | Product Lead of AI Visibility | SmartCompany |
| Matt Herbert | co-CEO | SmartCompany |
Stories naming Tracksuit. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Roundup of the week's Australia and New Zealand raises: Gridsight, Pearler and Apate.AI secure the biggest cheques, Drumbeat and GonGlobal add smaller sums, and ten AI startups join Airwallex's Latitude 37 program.
Blackbird's blog post announces portfolio company Tracksuit has bought Hall, an AI brand-visibility startup the firm backed at pre-seed in 2023; Hall founder Kai Forsyth and his team have joined Tracksuit.
A New Zealand consumer research company has bought an Australian artificial intelligence startup, folding its tools into the buyer's brand measurement offering amid consolidation among analytics firms.
Also SmartCompany
Wellington HR consultancy Humankind has bought The Mintable, a Blackbird-backed platform that trains new managers, adding structured training to its consulting services.
Adtech startup Manifest has launched with a $2 million pre-seed round, led by Brand Fund with Antler, Icehouse Ventures, Techstars, family offices and industry angels taking part, aiming to replace agency timesheets.
Aether, a New Zealand AI presentation startup co-founded by a former TikTok NZ manager, raised NZ$3.8 million in seed backing from Icehouse Ventures and Brand Fund 2 after spinning out of studio New+Improved.
Also Startup Daily
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.
Newsletter roundup covering Australian raises by Gilmour Space, BlockTexx, FirstWave and Bandicoot, acquisitions of Alumina, Cyanco, Quality Air Equipment and Amentco, plus takeover interest in CSR and Prospa.
Roundup of four trans-Tasman companies that secured capital: a Series A for a brand-tracking platform, a deeptech pre-seed, a drinks brand's seed round, and a crowdfunded driver-safety app.
Weekly roundup reporting six Australian startup raises totalling $178 million, headed by Loam's $105 million Series B, with rounds for Shift, Quantum Brilliance, SwarmFarm, Tracksuit and Getahead.
Also SmartCompany