Blackbird Ventures Australia

New Zealand

Blackbird is a venture capital fund based in Australia and New Zealand. We invest in every type of technology from software to space, unified by the biggest of ambitions.

Founded:2012

Firm Location:New Zealand • Auckland, New Zealand • Melbourne, Australia • Sydney, Australia • Australia

Investor Firms That Co-Invest with Blackbird Ventures Australia

Comcast Ventures Caffeinated Capital InterWest Mucker Capital Sequoia Capital China CITG Capital Webb Investment Network Shasta Ventures Alumni Ventures DHVC (Digital Horizon Capital)Founder Collective Telstra Ventures AngelPad Octopus Ventures Lightspeed India Partners The Hit Forge Morpheus Ventures Spider Capital Footwork Salesforce Ventures Partech Ventures Bond ACME Capital The Robotics Hub Scifi Vc Access Venture Partners Tekton Ventures Stata Venture Partners Next Coast Ventures Square Peg Capital Valar Ventures Amplify Partners FPV Fund M8 Ventures King River Capital Next Frontier Capital DCVC (Data Collective)Index Ventures Nexus Venture Partners SoftBank Vision Fund Collaborative Fund (Collab Fund)Costanoa Ventures Crosslink Capital Planeteer Capital Headline (formerly e.ventures)Kleiner Perkins AirAngels Treble Capital SailPoint YOBE Ventures Possible Ventures Pareto Holdings ThirdLove Jigsaw VC AirTree Ventures 500 Global FirstMark Capital 8VC Insight Partners Bain Capital Ventures Accel E1 Ventures Polychain Capital Main Sequence Ventures Prosperity7 Ventures Jelix Ventures Pario Ventures Picus Capital Thrive Capital Bessemer Venture Partners Sapphire Ventures Tiger Global Management SOSV Zetta Venture Partners Felicis Ventures HorizonVC

Blackbird Ventures Australia Team

INVESTORS	INTRO STRENGTH	SWEET SPOT (RANGE)	INVESTMENT LOCATIONS	TOP INVESTMENT CATEGORIES
Rick Baker Blackbird Ventures AustraliaPartner	n/a	$2.5M ($25K - $5.0M)	Investors in Sydney (Australia)	Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Series B), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in Space (Series B), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed) +6
Clare Birch Blackbird Ventures AustraliaAssociate	n/a	$2.5M ($25K - $5.0M)	Investors in Sydney (Australia)	Investors in Medical Devices (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Media/Content (Seed), Investors in Gaming/eSports (Series A), Investors in Medical Devices (Series A), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in Media/Content (Series A), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Seed) +8
Oliver Bruce Blackbird Ventures AustraliaPrincipal	n/a	$2.5M ($25K - $5.0M)	Investors in New Zealand	Investors in Hardware (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Series A), Investors in Hardware (Series A), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Series A), Investors in Manufacturing (Series A), Investors in Manufacturing (Seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Series A), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Seed), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in Hardware (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Crypto (Pre-seed), Investors in Web3/Blockchain (Pre-seed), Investors in Manufacturing (Pre-seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Seed) +16
Nick Crocker Blackbird Ventures AustraliaGeneral Partner	n/a	$2.5M ($25K - $5.0M)	Investors in Australia	Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Seed), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Series A), Investors in Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Digital Health (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed) +10
Phoebe Harrop Blackbird Ventures AustraliaGeneral Partner	n/a	$2.5M ($25K - $5.0M)	Investors in New Zealand	Investors in Food and Beverage (Seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Seed), Investors in Food and Beverage (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in ClimateTech/CleanTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Digital Health (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed) +9
Tom Humphrey Blackbird Ventures AustraliaPrincipal	n/a	$2.0M ($250K - $10.0M)	Investors in Brisbane (Australia), Investors in Melbourne (Australia), Investors in Sydney (Australia), Investors in New Zealand, Investors in Auckland (New Zealand) +1	Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Seed), Investors in SMB Software (Seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Series A), Investors in Developer Tools (Seed), Investors in Education (Series A), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Education (Seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Series A), Investors in SMB Software (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Marketplaces (Series A), Investors in Investors who were founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in female founders (Other Lists), Investors in Investors who invested in diverse founders (Other Lists), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Angel, Scout, and Solo-Capitalists (Other Lists), Investors in Human Capital/HRTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Education (Pre-seed), Investors in Developer Tools (Pre-seed), Investors in Sales & CRM (Pre-seed), Investors in SMB Software (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Pre-seed), Investors in Enterprise (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Marketplaces (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed) +34
Silk Kadala Blackbird Ventures AustraliaAssociate	n/a	$2.5M ($25K - $5.0M)	Investors in Sydney (Australia)	Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Digital Health (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in AI (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed) +11
Max Meyer Blackbird Ventures AustraliaAssociate	n/a	$2.5M ($25K - $5.0M)	Investors in Melbourne (Australia)	Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Enterprise (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed), Investors in Enterprise (Seed) +9
James Palmer Blackbird Ventures AustraliaAssociate	n/a	$2.5M ($25K - $5.0M)	Investors in Auckland (New Zealand)	Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed) +2
Niki Scevak Blackbird Ventures AustraliaPartner	n/a	$2.5M ($25K - $5.0M)	Investors in Sydney (Australia)	Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Series B), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in FinTech (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series B), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in AutoTech (Series B), Investors in AutoTech (Seed), Investors in AutoTech (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Series B), Investors in AutoTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Robotics (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in Digital Health (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in FinTech (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in FinTech (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed) +24
Michael Tolo Blackbird Ventures AustraliaGeneral Partner	n/a	$2.5M ($25K - $5.0M)	Investors in Melbourne (Australia)	Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Digital Health (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in E-commerce (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed) +14
Samantha Wong Blackbird Ventures AustraliaGeneral Partner	n/a	$2.5M ($25K - $5.0M)	Investors in Auckland (New Zealand)	Investors in AI (Series B), Investors in E-commerce (Series B), Investors in E-commerce (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series B), Investors in AI (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in SaaS (Series B), Investors in AI (Series A), Investors in E-commerce (Seed), Investors in Consumer Internet (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Consumer Internet (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Health IT (Series B), Investors in SaaS (Seed) +11
Mason Yates Blackbird Ventures AustraliaAssociate	n/a	$2.5M ($25K - $5.0M)	Investors in Australia	Investors in Robotics (Seed), Investors in Robotics (Series A), Investors in Space (Seed), Investors in Space (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Series A), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Series A), Investors in AutoTech (Seed), Investors in AutoTech (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Series A), Investors in DeepTech (Seed), Investors in AutoTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Space (Pre-seed), Investors in Robotics (Pre-seed), Investors in Health IT (Pre-seed), Investors in DeepTech (Pre-seed), Investors in Digital Health (Pre-seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Pre-seed), Investors in SaaS (Series A), Investors in Health IT (Seed), Investors in Digital Health (Series A), Investors in Digital Health (Seed), Investors in Health & Hospital Services (Seed), Investors in SaaS (Seed) +19