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We're true believers who have come together to propel Australia and Aotearoa's most ambitious startups forward.

All Teams

All TEams

Investment

We're true believers who have come together to propel Australia and Aotearoa's most ambitious startups forward.

Alex Gifford

Investments

Head of Investment Programs

Watch more comedy.

Georgia Bretnall

Investments

Community Operations

Georgia Robertson

Investments

Associate

You never regret a swim.

James Palmer

Investments

Principal

Naivety is powerful when applied to the right problem.

Josephine Tay

Investments

Giants Program Manager

Maddy Guest

Investments

Investment Associate

Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage

Mason Yates

Investments

Principal

I’m most excited about things I haven’t seen before

Max Meyer

Investments

Principal

Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier

Michael Tolo

Investments

Partner

Nick Crocker

Investments

Partner

I wish there was a way to know you're in the good old days before you've actually left them.

Niki Scevak

Investments

Partner

"The more ambitious you are, the more likely you are to succeed"

Nora Traughber

Investments

Acting Chief of Staff, Investments

Hope is a discipline.

Phoebe Harrop

Investments

Partner

Companies are just people. The best companies grow from the best people.

Rick Baker

Investments

Partner

Passionate about Aussie and Kiwi startups.

Robyn Denholm

Investments

Board Member

I believe bold ambitions enable a better world

Samantha Wong

Investments

Partner

Saron Berhane

Investments

Foundry Lead

If you do the work, the score will take care of itself.

Silk Kadala

Investments

Principal

Relationships rule the world.

Sofia Echesortu

Investments

Portfolio Program Lead

"Always leave a little room for the unexpected" - James Clear

Tom Humphrey

Investments

Partner

"A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world"

Tristan Edwards

Investments

Investment Associate

Measure Once, Cut Twice

Investment

Operations

We're true believers who have come together to propel Australia and Aotearoa's most ambitious startups forward.

Alex Apoifis

Operations

Partner, Chief Operating Officer

Anthoney Duong

Operations

Head of Investment Legal

Catt Vongpraseuth

Operations

Senior Operations Associate

Cindy Lam

Operations

Legal Counsel

“You miss 100% of the shots you don’t take.-Wayne Gretzky” -Michael Scott

Jane Shaw

Operations

Business Operations Analyst

Jasmin Jenkins

Operations

Head of Investor Relations

We get to think the world is progressing when it is only repeating itself - Rudyard Kipling

Jun Hu

Operations

Business Operations Analyst

Keep finding discomfort, or the discomfort will find you.

Justine Nangle

Operations

General Counsel

If I didn't become a lawyer I would have loved to work in musical theatre

Lorna Donnelly

Operations

Senior FP&A Analyst

Lucia Salim

Operations

Fund Accountant

I’m just me

Rebecca McCallum

Operations

Head of Management Finance

Riley Fallon

Operations

Legal & Compliance Associate

There's some good in this world, Mr. Frodo and it's worth fighting for

Sean Weston

Operations

Operations Manager

I am a long suffering Aston Villa fan and spent a month in Russia for the 2018 World Cup.

Sophie Taylor

Operations

Head of Strategy and Projects

Tom Harvey

Operations

Investor Relations Associate

“It’s not about ideas. It’s about making ideas happen.”

Operations

Building Blackbird

We're true believers who have come together to propel Australia and Aotearoa's most ambitious startups forward.

Alissa Lucas

Building Blackbird

Impact Associate

Everything happens for no reason

Becca Kennedy

Building Blackbird

People & Culture Partner

"It's nice to be nice"

Carlene Kemp

Building Blackbird

Chief People Officer

Connor Wiltshire

Building Blackbird

Data Analyst

"You grow through what you go through"

Davies Ayomide

Building Blackbird

IT Operations Analyst

We are products of our experiences.

Ed Little

Building Blackbird

Head of Technology

What could possibly go wrong?

Ha Tran

Building Blackbird

Data Analyst

"Never regret. If it's good, it's wonderful. If it's bad, it's experience." - Eleanor Hibbert

Joel Connolly

Building Blackbird

Creative Director & Head of Blackbird Foundation

Still trying to make fetch happen.

Kate Glazebrook

Building Blackbird

Head of Impact & Operating Principal

It’s the simple (even boring-sounding) characteristics that matter most in a person

Katie Tholo

Building Blackbird

Partnerships & Program Producer

Mahalia Lum

Building Blackbird

Executive Assistant (Alex Apoifis & Tom Humphrey) and Sydney Office Manager

Get excited for the little things

Melia Rayner

Building Blackbird

Head of Communications

Being interested is more important than being interesting

Morven Brown

Building Blackbird

Executive Assistant (Nick Crocker & Michael Tolo), Melbourne Office Manager

How you do anything is how you do everything

Nick Erzetic

Building Blackbird

Data Product Lead

"The grass is greener where you water it"

Sophie Steverson

Building Blackbird

EA to Rick Baker, Niki Scevak and Samantha Wong

Hospitality is at the heart of every great business that you know and love.

Theia Gabatan

Building Blackbird

Grant Programs and Impact Lead @ Blackbird Foundation

Being cringe is the price you pay for excellence 🥲

Zac Hardman

Building Blackbird

Senior IT & Project Analyst

My side projects have side projects

Building Blackbird

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Meet the Team

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Alex Apoifis

Alex Gifford

Alissa Lucas

Anthoney Duong

Becca Kennedy

Carlene Kemp

Catt Vongpraseuth

Cindy Lam

Connor Wiltshire

Davies Ayomide

Ed Little

Georgia Bretnall

Georgia Robertson

Ha Tran

James Palmer

Jane Shaw

Jasmin Jenkins

Joel Connolly

Josephine Tay

Jun Hu

Justine Nangle

Kate Glazebrook

Katie Tholo

Lorna Donnelly

Lucia Salim

Maddy Guest

Mahalia Lum

Mason Yates

Max Meyer

Melia Rayner

Michael Tolo

Morven Brown

Nick Crocker

Nick Erzetic

Niki Scevak

Nora Traughber

Phoebe Harrop

Rebecca McCallum

Rick Baker

Riley Fallon

Robyn Denholm

Samantha Wong

Saron Berhane

Sean Weston

Silk Kadala

Sofia Echesortu

Sophie Steverson

Sophie Taylor

Theia Gabatan

Tom Harvey

Tom Humphrey

Tristan Edwards

Zac Hardman

Investment

Alex Gifford

Georgia Bretnall

Georgia Robertson

James Palmer

Josephine Tay

Maddy Guest

Mason Yates

Max Meyer

Michael Tolo

Nick Crocker

Niki Scevak

Nora Traughber

Phoebe Harrop

Rick Baker

Robyn Denholm

Samantha Wong

Saron Berhane

Silk Kadala

Sofia Echesortu