Investments
215Portfolio Exits
11Funds
8Partners & Customers
1Service Providers
1About Blackbird Ventures
Blackbird Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in inherently global Internet businesses formed by Australians. The firm backs world-class founders who are setting out to make a difference in the world. Blackbird Ventures itself is a collection of Australia's most successful startup founders and Silicon Valley's top investors who want to help companies succeed on a global stage. Blackbird's fund investors are the founders of some of Australia's most successful technology companies like Atlassian, Campaign Monitor, Aconex and more.
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Latest Blackbird Ventures News
Nov 27, 2023
New Zealand healthtech startup Carepatron has raised A$6 million in a Seed round co-led by existing backer Blackbird Ventures and US-based TQ Ventures: Carepatron, launched in late 2021 by David Pene and Jamie Frew. It practice management software helps healthcare practitioners deal with administration, cutting the time spent dealing with it by around 8 hours... Read more »
Blackbird Ventures Investments
215 Investments
Blackbird Ventures has made 215 investments. Their latest investment was in Sitemate as part of their Seed VC - II on November 11, 2023.
Blackbird Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/16/2023 | Seed VC - II | Sitemate | $4.85M | No | 2 | |
11/14/2023 | Series B - II | Cyble | $6.2M | No | CareSuper, King River Capital, Summit Peak Investments, and Undisclosed Investors | 2 |
10/25/2023 | Series A | Heidi Health | $6.4M | Yes | 4 | |
10/10/2023 | Series A | |||||
9/12/2023 | Seed VC |
Date | 11/16/2023 | 11/14/2023 | 10/25/2023 | 10/10/2023 | 9/12/2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Seed VC - II | Series B - II | Series A | Series A | Seed VC |
Company | Sitemate | Cyble | Heidi Health | ||
Amount | $4.85M | $6.2M | $6.4M | ||
New? | No | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | CareSuper, King River Capital, Summit Peak Investments, and Undisclosed Investors | ||||
Sources | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Blackbird Ventures Portfolio Exits
11 Portfolio Exits
Blackbird Ventures has 11 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was Proxy on May 09, 2023.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
5/9/2023 | Acquired | 9 | |||
5/2/2023 | Acquired | 1 | |||
4/6/2023 | Acquired | 1 | |||
Blackbird Ventures Fund History
8 Fund Histories
Blackbird Ventures has 8 funds, including Blackbird Ventures V.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/2/2022 | Blackbird Ventures V | $642M | 2 | ||
2/2/2021 | Blackbird Ventures IV | ||||
7/16/2019 | New Zealand Fund | ||||
4/2/2018 | Blackbird Ventures III | ||||
9/15/2015 | Blackbird Ventures II |
Closing Date | 11/2/2022 | 2/2/2021 | 7/16/2019 | 4/2/2018 | 9/15/2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Blackbird Ventures V | Blackbird Ventures IV | New Zealand Fund | Blackbird Ventures III | Blackbird Ventures II |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $642M | ||||
Sources | 2 |
Blackbird Ventures Partners & Customers
1 Partners and customers
Blackbird Ventures has 1 strategic partners and customers. Blackbird Ventures recently partnered with EMURGO on August 8, 2020.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/27/2020 | Partner | Japan | EMURGO Traceability Solution Ushered Into New Stage of Growth Through Joint Venture with Blackbird SINGAPORE , Aug. 27 , 2020 / PRNewswire / -- EMURGO , a global blockchain solutions provider & a founding entity of the Cardano protocol , has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Israel-based Blackbird Ventures to establish Brandmark - a new joint venture and blockchain solution aimed at leveraging EMURGO 's tailored blockchain solutions suite and Blackbird Ventures 's expansive network to provide real world , blockchain solutions for large scale , multinational organizations in the current age of Industry 4.0 . | 2 |
Date | 8/27/2020 |
|---|---|
Type | Partner |
Business Partner | |
Country | Japan |
News Snippet | EMURGO Traceability Solution Ushered Into New Stage of Growth Through Joint Venture with Blackbird SINGAPORE , Aug. 27 , 2020 / PRNewswire / -- EMURGO , a global blockchain solutions provider & a founding entity of the Cardano protocol , has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Israel-based Blackbird Ventures to establish Brandmark - a new joint venture and blockchain solution aimed at leveraging EMURGO 's tailored blockchain solutions suite and Blackbird Ventures 's expansive network to provide real world , blockchain solutions for large scale , multinational organizations in the current age of Industry 4.0 . |
Sources | 2 |
Blackbird Ventures Service Providers
1 Service Provider
Blackbird Ventures has 1 service provider relationship
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
|---|---|---|---|
Counsel | General Counsel |
Service Provider | |
|---|---|
Associated Rounds | |
Provider Type | Counsel |
Service Type | General Counsel |
Partnership data by VentureSource
Blackbird Ventures Team
6 Team Members
Blackbird Ventures has 6 team members, including , .
Name | Work History | Title | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
Richard Baker | Founder | Current | |
Name | Richard Baker | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Work History | |||||
Title | Founder | ||||
Status | Current |
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