Blackbird Ventures


Blackbird Ventures is an Australian venture capital firm that provides seed and early-stage funding to Australian and New Zealand startups, including Canva, Airwallex, Zoox and VeVe. It has raised over $1 billion in capital and as of April 2023 manages 5 funds.
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History

Blackbird Ventures was founded in 2012 by Niki Scevak and Rick Baker; their initial fund was worth AU$30 million.
In November 2022, Blackbird raised the largest Australian venture capital fund worth billion.
Their 5th fund included investments from superannuation funds including AustralianSuper, Hostplus, HESTA, Aware Super, and also Australia's sovereign wealth fund, the Australian Government Future Fund.

Investments

Blackbird Ventures provides capital and advisory services to seed-stage startups and growth-stage companies. Its investments include Canva, Airwallex, Zoox, SafetyCulture, Culture Amp, Redactive AI, and VeVe.