Who we are
Blackbird was founded in 2012 on the believe that a wave of great technology companies would be born outside of Silicon Valley and that, in particular, there would be a wave of success stories that would emerge from Australia. That belief subsequently extended to include Aotearoa New Zealand.
Since inception, we have invested a total of AUD1.2bn into 87 companies, with those investments currently valued at approximately AUD10bn.
We invest in wild hearts with the wildest of ideas, right at the beginning. That involves backing teams from software to space, unified by the ambition to become truly generational.
Current AUM
>1B
Sectors
B2B, Biotech, Blockchain, Business Intelligence, Cleantech, E-commerce/Consumer Internet, Education, Enterprise Tech, Femtech, Fintech, Healthcare
Stages
Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B
Regions
East Asia and Southeast Asia, Europe, Middle East and North Africa (MENA), North America, Oceania
Countries
Australia, Austria, China, Israel, New Zealand, UK, US
Founding / General Partners
Rick Baker, Niki Scevak
Why are we taking the Beyond The Billion Pledge?
At Blackbird, our mission it to back wild hearts with the wildest of ideas, right at the beginning. To do this well, we have to be backing founders from all backgrounds.