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Blackbird Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 176 cheques on record.

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SeedSeries AVentureArtificial IntelligenceRoboticsVenture Capital & Private Equity

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73%of best year27cheques in 12 months, 176 on record
Since the last cheque4days00hrs00min00sec
Median round$7.0MRounds led12 of 176Sole investor25 roundsExits2 from the portfolioMostly inAustralia, 40%
Pitch Blackbird Ventures

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Blackbird Ventures highlights

  1. 01

    27 cheques in the last 12 months

  2. 02

    Mostly Seed and Series A: 58% of its rounds

  3. 03

    Sole investor in 25 rounds, median $1.1M

  4. 04

    2 exits from the portfolio

What they do

Type
VC firm (from a list, unverified)
Cheque size
Not stated
Sectors
Artificial IntelligenceRoboticsVenture Capital & Private Equity
Based in
United States
Cold pitches
Not stated

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The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first176 appearances

  1. 2026

    23 rounds

  2. Oct
    General ComputeSeries A · US · BOLD Capital Partners$100MLed
  3. Sept
    OpenDebtPre-seed · AU · Startup Daily$2.0MWith 1 other
  4. Sept
    HappyCoGrowth · US$52MWith 3 others
  5. Aug
    SterlingSeed · NZ$2.2MWith 1 other
  6. Jul
    SuperstatPre-seed · AU · Startup Daily$3.5MLed
  7. Jul
    GridcogSeries A · GB · Startup Daily$14MWith 6 others
  8. Jun
    SonderVenture · AUUndisclosedWith 2 others
  9. Jun
    PartlySeries B · NZ$50MWith 4 others
  10. May
    August RoboticsSeries B · HK · Firms' own news pages$30MWith 6 others
  11. Apr
    MarlooSeed · AU · Ventureburn$10MLed
  12. Apr
    SyentaSeries A · AU · TechStartups$26MWith 8 others
  13. Apr
    KimiaSeed · AU$7.0MWith 2 others
  14. Mar
    HalterSeries E · NZ · Promus Ventures$314MWith 9 others
  15. Mar
    Cortical LabsVenture · SGUndisclosedWith 3 others
  16. Mar
    NextWorkSeed · NZ$4.5MWith 1 other
  17. Feb
    AdoraSeed · AU · Startup Daily$7.0MLed
  18. Feb
    DarwiniumVenture · US$7.0MWith 3 others
  19. Feb
    HYPRVenture · US$3.2MSole investor
  20. Feb
    Oberon FuelsVenture · USUndisclosedWith 1 other
  21. Jan
    IvoSeries B · US · AlleyWatch$55MLed
  22. Jan
    PsiQuantumVenture · USUndisclosedWith 4 others
  23. Jan
    Elyos AISeries A · GB$13MWith 3 others
  24. Jan
    Gilmour Space TechnologiesSeries E · AU$146MWith 2 others
  25. 2025

    34 rounds

  26. Dec
    AirwallexSeries G · AU · TechStartups$330MWith 11 others
  27. Nov
    Coherence NeuroSeed · GB$10MWith 2 others
  28. Nov
    KOSHESeed · US$200KSole investor
  29. Nov
    Sundrive SolarGrant · AU$17MWith 2 others
  30. Oct
    Wonder StudiosSeed · GB · TechCrunch$12MWith 5 others
  31. Oct
    LilituSeed · US$200KWith 1 other
  32. Sept
    BirdwellSeed · US$200KSole investor
  33. Sept
    WatchfulSeed · NZ$3.5MWith 1 other
  34. Sept
    Morse MicroSeries C · AU$58MWith 5 others
  35. Sept
    TiLTSeed · US$7.1MWith 8 others
  36. Aug
    LorikeetSeries A · AU · QED Investors$35MWith 9 others
  37. Aug
    SyentaSeed · AU$5.7MWith 3 others
  38. Jul
    HallPre-seed · AU · Startup Daily$2.0MLed
  39. Jul
    Voqo AIPre-seed · AU$526KWith 1 other
  40. Jul
    FactorSeed · PA$3.0MWith 4 others
  41. Jul
    AquilaGrant · AU$1.2MWith 3 others
  42. Jul
    Mint InnovationGrant · NZ$11MWith 3 others

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Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed2 in all

ZooxBought by Amazon$1.2BJun 2020
LonoCloudBought by ViaSatUndisclosedApr 2013

An exit counts when it came after the firm's first round in the company. From historical deal records.

Who they invest alongside

The investors most often in the same rounds as Blackbird Ventures. A count of rooms they were both in, not a relationship either has claimed.

Icehouse VenturesVC firm28rounds togetherStartmateAccelerator25rounds togetherAirtree VenturesVC firm17rounds togetherCallaghan InnovationInvestment firm11rounds togetherY CombinatorAccelerator10rounds togetherPossible VenturesVC firm9rounds togetherSkip CapitalVC firm9rounds togetherMain Sequence VenturesVC firm7rounds together500 GlobalAngel6rounds togetherFelicisVC firm6rounds togetherArtesian VCAsset manager5rounds togetherBondGrowth equity5rounds together

Recently backed

The latest companies Blackbird Ventures put money into.

General Compute$100M · Oct 2026OpenDebt$2.0M · Sept 2026HappyCo$52M · Sept 2026Sterling$2.2M · Aug 2026Superstat$3.5M · Jul 2026Gridcog$14M · Jul 2026

Quick answers about Blackbird Ventures

What does Blackbird Ventures invest in?

Blackbird Ventures invests most often at Seed and Series A (58% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Artificial Intelligence, Robotics and Venture Capital & Private Equity.

How active is Blackbird Ventures?

176 investments on record, 27 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 12. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

What has Blackbird Ventures invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: General Compute (Series A, Oct 2026), OpenDebt (Pre-seed, Sept 2026) and HappyCo (Growth, Sept 2026).

How big are Blackbird Ventures's cheques?

The median round it joins is $7.0M.

Does Blackbird Ventures lead rounds?

Sometimes: it led 12 of its 176 investments on record (7%).

Where does Blackbird Ventures invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Australia (40%), the United States (28%) and New Zealand (15%).

Is Blackbird Ventures investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 27 investments in the last 12 months.

Who does Blackbird Ventures invest alongside?

Most often Icehouse Ventures (28 rounds together), Startmate (25 rounds together) and Airtree Ventures (17 rounds together).

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