# Blackbird Ventures: portfolio, investments and team

> Blackbird Ventures is a vc firm based in United States. 176 investments on record, 27 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026.

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# Blackbird Ventures

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 176 cheques on record.

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Seed Series A Venture Artificial Intelligence Robotics Venture Capital & Private Equity

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**73%** of best year **27** **cheques in 12 months**, 176 on record

Since the last cheque **4** days **00** hrs **00** min **00** sec

Median round **$7.0M** Rounds led **12 of 176** Sole investor **25 rounds** Exits **2 from the portfolio** Mostly in **Australia, 40%**

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## Blackbird Ventures highlights

- 01 27 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Seed and Series A: 58% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 25 rounds, median $1.1M
- 04 2 exits from the portfolio

## What they do

- **Type:** VC firm (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Artificial Intelligence Robotics Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** United States
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

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## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **176 appearances**

- **2026** 23 rounds
- **Oct** **[General Compute](https://millionrounds.com/company/general-compute)** Series A · US · BOLD Capital Partners **$100M** *Led*
- **Sept** **[OpenDebt](https://millionrounds.com/company/opendebt)** Pre-seed · AU · Startup Daily **$2.0M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[HappyCo](https://millionrounds.com/company/happyco)** Growth · US **$52M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Sterling](https://millionrounds.com/company/sterling)** Seed · NZ **$2.2M** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Superstat](https://millionrounds.com/company/superstat)** Pre-seed · AU · Startup Daily **$3.5M** *Led*
- **Jul** **[Gridcog](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridcog)** Series A · GB · Startup Daily **$14M** With 6 others
- **Jun** **[Sonder](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonder)** Venture · AU **Undisclosed** With 2 others
- **Jun** **[Partly](https://millionrounds.com/company/partly)** Series B · NZ **$50M** With 4 others
- **May** **[August Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/august-robotics)** Series B · HK · Firms' own news pages **$30M** With 6 others
- **Apr** **[Marloo](https://millionrounds.com/company/marloo)** Seed · AU · Ventureburn **$10M** *Led*
- **Apr** **[Syenta](https://millionrounds.com/company/syenta)** Series A · AU · TechStartups **$26M** With 8 others
- **Apr** **[Kimia](https://millionrounds.com/company/kimia)** Seed · AU **$7.0M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Halter](https://millionrounds.com/company/halter)** Series E · NZ · Promus Ventures **$314M** With 9 others
- **Mar** **[Cortical Labs](https://millionrounds.com/company/cortical-labs)** Venture · SG **Undisclosed** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[NextWork](https://millionrounds.com/company/nextwork)** Seed · NZ **$4.5M** With 1 other
- **Feb** **[Adora](https://millionrounds.com/company/adora)** Seed · AU · Startup Daily **$7.0M** *Led*
- **Feb** **[Darwinium](https://millionrounds.com/company/darwinium)** Venture · US **$7.0M** With 3 others
- **Feb** **[HYPR](https://millionrounds.com/company/hypr)** Venture · US **$3.2M** Sole investor
- **Feb** **[Oberon Fuels](https://millionrounds.com/company/oberon-fuels)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 1 other
- **Jan** **[Ivo](https://millionrounds.com/company/ivo)** Series B · US · AlleyWatch **$55M** *Led*
- **Jan** **[PsiQuantum](https://millionrounds.com/company/psiquantum)** Venture · US **Undisclosed** With 4 others
- **Jan** **[Elyos AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/elyos-ai)** Series A · GB **$13M** With 3 others
- **Jan** **[Gilmour Space Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/gilmour-space-technologies)** Series E · AU **$146M** With 2 others
- **2025** 34 rounds
- **Dec** **[Airwallex](https://millionrounds.com/company/airwallex)** Series G · AU · TechStartups **$330M** With 11 others
- **Nov** **[Coherence Neuro](https://millionrounds.com/company/coherence-neuro)** Seed · GB **$10M** With 2 others
- **Nov** **[KOSHE](https://millionrounds.com/company/koshe)** Seed · US **$200K** Sole investor
- **Nov** **[Sundrive Solar](https://millionrounds.com/company/sundrive-solar)** Grant · AU **$17M** With 2 others
- **Oct** **[Wonder Studios](https://millionrounds.com/company/wonder-studios)** Seed · GB · TechCrunch **$12M** With 5 others
- **Oct** **[Lilitu](https://millionrounds.com/company/lilitu)** Seed · US **$200K** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Birdwell](https://millionrounds.com/company/birdwell)** Seed · US **$200K** Sole investor
- **Sept** **[Watchful](https://millionrounds.com/company/watchful)** Seed · NZ **$3.5M** With 1 other
- **Sept** **[Morse Micro](https://millionrounds.com/company/morse-micro)** Series C · AU **$58M** With 5 others
- **Sept** **[TiLT](https://millionrounds.com/company/tilt)** Seed · US **$7.1M** With 8 others
- **Aug** **[Lorikeet](https://millionrounds.com/company/lorikeet)** Series A · AU · QED Investors **$35M** With 9 others
- **Aug** **[Syenta](https://millionrounds.com/company/syenta)** Seed · AU **$5.7M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Hall](https://millionrounds.com/company/hall)** Pre-seed · AU · Startup Daily **$2.0M** *Led*
- **Jul** **[Voqo AI](https://millionrounds.com/company/voqoai)** Pre-seed · AU **$526K** With 1 other
- **Jul** **[Factor](https://millionrounds.com/company/factor)** Seed · PA **$3.0M** With 4 others
- **Jul** **[Aquila](https://millionrounds.com/company/aquila)** Grant · AU **$1.2M** With 3 others
- **Jul** **[Mint Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/company/mint-innovation)** Grant · NZ **$11M** With 3 others

An announcement gives the size of the round, not the size of this investor's cheque: the only rounds that imply a cheque are those where they were the sole named investor.

## Exits from the portfolio

Companies it backed that were later bought or listed **2 in all**

**[Zoox](https://millionrounds.com/company/zoox)** Bought by [Amazon](https://millionrounds.com/fund/amazon) **$1.2B** Jun 2020

**[LonoCloud](https://millionrounds.com/company/lonocloud)** Bought by ViaSat **Undisclosed** Apr 2013

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

## The cheque

Seed Series A Venture

Median round joined **$7.0M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$1.1M**

Led 12 of 176 rounds **7%**

- **Sole investor:** 25 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026
- **Exits:** 2 from the portfolio

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Seed *61*
- Series A *32*
- Venture *32*
- Pre-seed *13*
- Series B *13*
- Grant *9*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Icehouse Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures) 28
- [Startmate](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startmate) 25
- [Airtree Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airtree) 17
- [Callaghan Innovation](https://millionrounds.com/fund/callaghan-innovation) 11
- [Y Combinator](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator) 10
- [Possible Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/possible-ventures) 9

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## 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 Ventures** VC firm **28** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures)[**Startmate** Accelerator **25** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/startmate)[**Airtree Ventures** VC firm **17** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airtree)[**Callaghan Innovation** Investment firm **11** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/callaghan-innovation)[**Y Combinator** Accelerator **10** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/y-combinator)[**Possible Ventures** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/possible-ventures)[**Skip Capital** VC firm **9** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/skip-capital)[**Main Sequence Ventures** VC firm **7** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/main-sequence)[**500 Global** Angel **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/500-startups)[**Felicis** VC firm **6** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/felicis-ventures)[**Artesian VC** Asset manager **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/artesian)[**Bond** Growth equity **5** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bond)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Blackbird Ventures put money into.

[**General Compute** $100M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/general-compute)[**OpenDebt** $2.0M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/opendebt)[**HappyCo** $52M · Sept 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/happyco)[**Sterling** $2.2M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/sterling)[**Superstat** $3.5M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/superstat)[**Gridcog** $14M · Jul 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/gridcog)

## 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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