"Create programming, content, communications strategies and events to supercharge the Australian and New Zealand startup communities."
"Started out in film before taking a turn into communications and never looking back. Most recently I edited a design magazine and helped founders tell their story through PR."
"Being interested is more important than being interesting."
If you’ve been following along with us at Blackbird in 2020, you’ve probably seen our Giants talks series
We have a fairly narrow investment focus which is defined by our ability to add value to a company
There is a fundamental paradox in the startup world: A lot more founders try to raise money than successfully do
Blackbird Founders and Silicon Valley Advisors
Blackbird’s monthly chat with talented leaders and rising stars in our community, this month with Holly Cardew of Carted.
Blackbird’s monthly chat with talented leaders and rising stars in our community, this month with Nathan Taylor of Partly.
Founder and CEO of The Athletic Alex Mather shares his strategies for building successful subscription-based startups with Giants Weekly.
Startups advisor and customer experience expert Kirsty Traill shares her advice for understanding customers in the latest edition of Giants Weekly.
Startup investor and Clarke Street Advisory CEO Michael Ilczynski shares his expertise on GTM capabilities for Giants Weekly.
Kin Fertility founder Nicole Liu gives a masterclass on growth marketing for Giants Weekly.
Ignition Lane partner, Nikki Brown teaches us the science of sales.
Entrepreneur turned product manager Ned Dwyer shares his advice for better understanding your customers and reducing bias in research for Giants Weekly.
Tech investor, GD1 venture partner and former Apple Engineering Manager Vignesh Kumar explores what it means to scale and why it's important.
Resources and advice collected by our team at Blackbird to help founders navigate COVID-19.
Takeaways from our panel event with SafetyCulture on identifying the warning signs of professional burnout and strategies to beat it.
Startup founder, mentor and investor Dean McEvoy shares his framework for insight development and how startups can get to product-market fit faster.
Blackbird Partner, Sam Wong provides insight into building investor relationships and how to tell if investors have fallen in love with your business (or not).
Blackbird Co-founder and Partner Rick Baker sits down with us to reflect on the startup ecosystem in 2020 and look ahead to 2021.
Merryn Clancy, the COO of Car Next Door, takes us through systems for better time management.
Advice for early stage founders from fellow founders and Blackbird Operating Partner Robyn Denholm.
Blackbird’s monthly chat with talented leaders and rising stars in our community, this month with Ben Sze, co-founder of Edrolo.
Blackbird’s monthly chat with talented leaders and rising stars in our community, this month with Beenu Arora and Manish Chachada of Cyble.
Blackbird’s monthly chat with talented leaders and rising stars in our community, this month with Ajay Prakash, founder of EntryLevel.
Blackbird’s monthly chat with talented leaders and rising stars in our community, this month with Lucy Lloyd, co-founder of Mentorloop.
Founder, investor and contrarian Adam Schwab shares his insights on building a superstar team of investors, founders and employees.
Head of People at Propeller, teaches us how to put the magic into hiring.
In this three part series, we’ll share how aspiring founders can find ideas, interrogate their thinking and take their first steps towards building a startup.
Part Three in our series for aspiring founders starting a startup, with advice for building your minimum viable product (MVP) from Blackbirds and friends.
Part Two in our series for aspiring founders starting a startup. Learn how to validate your startup idea with advice from Blackbirds and our friends.
We invest in wild hearts with the wildest of ideas, right at the beginning! But what makes a wild heart? Read on to find out.
