Investment Notes: Factor house

Sharing more about our investment into Factor House, a Melbourne-founded startup building developer tools for processing real-time data.

Investment Notes: Index

Sharing more about our investment in Index, a dynamic and collaborative platform for product managers.

Investment Notes: Lorikeet

We are pleased to announce that Blackbird has led a USD $9M funding round into Lorikeet.

Investment Notes: Clutch

Sharing more about our investment in Clutch, a consumer goods company whose first product is a liquid fashion tape called Clutch Glue.

Tracking the gender diversity in our investment pipeline

The latest data from Blackbird on the gender diversity in both our investment team and our investment pipeline.

Investment Notes: Atticus

We are excited to announce that Blackbird has invested in Atticus’ $10.8M capital raise.

Completing the cycle for LPs

Reflecting on what our LPs mean to Blackbird, what's ahead for our investor community and why we're looking for our next IR superstar.

2023 Year In Review

Today we’re sharing our wrap on another wild and remarkable year at Blackbird.

Investment Notes: Clove

We are excited to announce that Blackbird has led a US$2.75M pre-Seed round in Clove.

Investing in More Women and Non-Binary Founders: Part 2

We're sharing a progress update on investing in more women and non-binary founders and what we're learning in cultivating the ecosystem.

How To Be An Investor at Blackbird

Wondering what makes a standout VC? CoS Alexandra Gifford breaks down Blackbird's investment team growth framework.

Investment Notes: Marqo

We're proud to have led the seed round into Marqo, the team enabling AI-Based search for developers.

Investment Notes: Kiki

We've led the seed round into Kiki (formerly EasyRent). A refreshing take on subletting- focused on people, not property.

Investment Notes: Carepatron

We've co-led the seed round for Carepatron, an NZ-based company revolutionising how independent health practitioners work.

Indistinguishable from Magic: A River of Inquiry into AI

“Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from magic” - Arthur C. Clarke

Investment Notes: Nomad Atomics

We've led the pre-series A round into ANU physicists-led company Nomad Atomics. Learn more about what the team is building.

Investment notes: Aquila

We've led the seed round into Aquila, led by Will Jeremijenko and Nelson Smith and their vision to revolutionise renewable energy.

Investment Notes: One Future Football

We are excited to have led the pre-seed round for One Future Football.

Investment Notes: Cotiss

We've led the pre-seed round into Kiwi-founded startup Cotiss. Learn more about what the team is building.

Investing in More Women Founders

Today we’re publishing for the first time our data on how well we’re doing at investing in more women founders.

It's not you, it's me.

Phoebe shares more about her investing process and why you shouldn't be disheartened if a VC decides not to invest in your startup.

Investment Notes: Halter’s Series C

Why we believe that Halter will be one of the great companies to emerge from New Zealand.

Investment Notes: Sumday

Sharing more about our investment into Sumday, a non-financial accounting startup to help accountants change the world.

Investment Notes: MoreGoodDays

We’re proud to have led the seed round into MoreGoodDays, a startup making chronic pain treatment accessible to the 1.6B people who need it.

Investment Notes: Tracksuit

Blackbird Aotearoa has led the seed round for Tracksuit, a Kiwi-founded startup delivering beautiful, affordable, always-on brand-tracking.

Investment Notes: Syenta

We recently led the seed round into Syenta, a printed electronics company founded in Canberra. Learn more in our investment notes.

Investment Notes: HYPR

We are excited to announce Blackbird has led an equity financing in HYPERLABS Inc., a stealth-mode San Francisco based robotics startup.

Investment Notes: Soul Æther

We’ve led the pre-seed round for Soul Æther, a fictional world and a company in one. What does that mean? Read on to find out.

Investment Notes: Checkmate

We’ve recently co-led the Seed round in Checkmate, a platform unifying the e-commerce experience.

Investment Notes: Sonder

We’ve led the Series B round in Sonder, a rapidly growing employee and student wellbeing company.

Investment Notes: Spice AI

Learn more about our investment in Spice AI, a web3-focused data and AI infrastructure platform.

The Next Generation of Biohackers

Why we're excited about companies engineering biology

Blackbird invests early

When is the right time to engage with Blackbird? The right time is now. You're never too early.

Investment Notes: Sitemate

We are proud to have led a funding round into Sitemate, a startup we first met through the Startmate Accelerator back in 2017. 

Our Seed Investment In Blinq

Sharing our investment thinking on Blinq, one of the fastest growing viral SaaS businesses in the world right now.

Investment Notes: Carepatron

We've invested in the pre-seed round for Carepatron, a Kiwi-founded startup building the world's most beautiful digital workspace for health

Investment Notes: Edrolo

We're proud to lead the Series B round for Edrolo, a company we have been privileged to know for some time now.

What makes a great founder investor relationship?

Advice from Blackbird founders and our team on what makes a strong investor to founder relationship, and how it evolves with time.

Investment Notes: Instant

Instant is building the world’s simplest checkout experience, for every buyer and vendor online.

Investment Notes: Foundry Lab

We’re thrilled to have led the Series A round into Foundry Lab.

Investment Notes: First AML

We’re excited to have led the Series B round in First AML

Investment Notes: EnergyBank

We’re excited to have invested in EnergyBank

Investment Notes: Cyble

Investment Notes: Mint Innovation

Blackbird has invested in the Series B round of Mint Innovation, an e-waste startup turning garbage into gold.

Investment Notes: Oscer

Blackbird is leading the seed round into Oscer

Investment Notes: Forage

Blackbird is proud to lead the Series B round into Forage

Investment Notes: PsiQuantum

Investment Notes: FL0

Investment Notes: Forte

Blackbird is excited to be part of the seed investment round into Forte Global

Investment Notes: Carted

Blackbird is leading the USD $10M seed round into Carted

The ABCDEFs of SPACs

Blackbird co-founder and Partner Niki Scevak shares his thoughts on SPACs

Investment Notes: Halter

We are thrilled to lead the $32M Series B round in Halter

Investment Notes: Lexer

We are excited to be leading the AU $33.5M Series B round in Lexer.

Temporarily Unpopular: Investing Lessons

Invest in unqualified founders, where you know nothing, who are unpopular and where you will be wrong most of the time.

Investment Notes: Vow

We are delighted to announce we have followed on in the Series Seed round of Vow

Investment Notes: Multitudes

Blackbird recently led the Seed investment round in Multitudes.

Investment Notes: SunDrive

Blackbird is pleased to further our investment in SunDrive

Investment Notes: Partly

We're pleased to lead the Series Seed round in Christchurch-based startup Partly

Investment Notes: See-Mode

Blackbird is pleased to build our ownership in See-Mode as part of their US$7M Series A round.

Blackbird Principal AMA

Investment Notes: HIVERY

We've led the Series A investment round into HIVERY.

Blackbird is hiring a People Lead

Blackbird Raises $500M Fund

Investment Notes: Ao Air

We are delighted to make our first investment from our inaugural New Zealand fund in Ao Air.

Changing the Food Game with Vow

"10 years from now, if you walk into the supermarket or a restaurant, no matter which country you're in, you're going to have an option of e

Investment Notes: Eucalyptus

We were thrilled to invest in the Series A round, having led the company’s pre-seed round in January 2019, and seed round in October 2019.

Investment Notes: Cortical Labs

Blackbird has invested in the Melbourne-based startup Cortical Labs.

Investment Notes: Ovira

Blackbird has invested $1M into Ovira.

Investment Notes: Dovetail

We’ve finally found a product just for UX researchers in Dovetail.

Investment Notes: Roborigger

We’ve invested $5m in an innovation which promises to make worksites safer.

Investment Notes: Fable

Blackbird is proud to have invested in Fable’s seed round.

Investment Notes: Raine

We’re thrilled to have joined the seed round for Raine.

Investment Notes: Incodocs

We’ve invested in Incodocs, a software-as-service platform for trade and shipping.

How We Invest: Rivers of Inquiry

Welcome to the Third Agricultural Revolution

Investment Notes: Sunfed

We have led a NZ$10M investment into plant-based meat company Sunfed.

Investment Notes: Applied

We have led the seed round for hiring platform company, Applied.

Investment Notes: Zoox

We're investing $500K in Aussie-founded autonomous vehicle company Zoox.

Investment Notes: MOVUS

We're investing in a company connecting machinery to the internet.

The Third Wave

Our third fund is $261M to fund ambitious Australian founders.

Flip Ups: Not As Scary As You Think

Investment Notes: AskNicely

We’re investing in this whose mission is to make NPS actionable for employees.

Investment Notes: EARTH AI

EARTH AI is a company helping mineral explorers identify promising areas.

Investment Notes: Gilmour Space

Gilmour Space is developing a rocket to launch small satellites into space.

Company Missions: High Definition and Vivid Colour

How Much is Enough?

Investment Notes: Fleet

Fleet's mission is simple: to create a network of tiny nano-satellites that deliver a global backhaul service for the Internet of Things.

Investment Notes: Nura

Nura is creating headphones that make music even more personal.

We’re Small Not Big

The Australian venture capital industry at the beginning of 2017 is undersized.

2016 in Review

Crowdfunding in the Toilet Paper Game

Great Teams in Great Markets

When Girls Don’t Do STEM, Women Don’t Do Tech

Why We Rejected 1,983 Startups

Helping (Robotic) Hands

How Investors Fall in Love

At What Stage Will Blackbird Invest?