# Blackbird: portfolio, investments and team

> Blackbird is a private equity based in Australia. 26 investments on record, 9 in the last 12 months, latest Oct 2026. Portfolio, stages, co-investors and team.

Source: https://millionrounds.com/fund/blackbird (Millionrounds; every figure on the page links to its filing or article)

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# Blackbird

Last cheque observed Oct 2026; 26 cheques on record.

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Deploying now New fund $1.0M, Sept 2026 Private equity

Series A Seed Growth Venture Capital & Private Equity

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**90%** of best year **9** **cheques in 12 months**, 26 on record

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

Median round **$22M** Rounds led **5 of 26** Sole investor **1 rounds** Mostly in **Australia, 50%**

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## Blackbird highlights

- 01 9 cheques in the last 12 months
- 02 Mostly Series A and Seed: 59% of its rounds
- 03 Sole investor in 1 rounds, median $3.0M

## What they do

> Filed 1 private fund offering with the SEC, the most recent in 2021-03 From their own website

- **Type:** Private equity (from a list, unverified)
- **Cheque size:** Not stated
- **Sectors:** Venture Capital & Private Equity
- **Based in:** Sydney, Australia
- **Cold pitches:** Not stated

## The record

Every round we can evidence, newest first **26 appearances**

- **2026** 9 rounds
- **Oct** **[MP Space](https://millionrounds.com/company/mp-space)** Seed · AU · Google News search **$16M** *Led*
- **Oct** **[Revolver Resources](https://millionrounds.com/company/revolver-resources)** Debt · AU · Google News search **$3.0M** Sole investor
- **Oct** **[Coherence Neuro](https://millionrounds.com/company/coherence-neuro)** Series A · US · Google News search **$45M** With 18 others
- **Aug** **[Azonic](https://millionrounds.com/company/azonic)** Pre-seed · NZ · Startup Daily **$597K** *Led*
- **Aug** **[Vessev](https://millionrounds.com/company/vessev)** Series A · NZ · Startup Daily **$19M** *Led*
- **Aug** **[Alloy Robotics](https://millionrounds.com/company/alloy-robotics)** Seed · AU · Startup Daily **$8.1M** With 3 others
- **Aug** **[Vexev](https://millionrounds.com/company/vexev)** Series A · AU · Startup Daily **$8.6M** With 7 others
- **Jun** **[Baseten](https://millionrounds.com/company/baseten)** Growth · US · Crunchbase News **$1.5B** With 16 others
- **Jan** **[Gilmour Space Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/gilmour-space-technologies)** Growth · AU · Startup Daily **$217M** With 9 others
- **2025** 9 rounds
- **Oct** **[Heidi Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/heidi-health)** Series B · AU · Point72 Ventures **$65M** With 8 others
- **Sept** **[PsiQuantum](https://millionrounds.com/company/psiquantum)** Series E · US · TechStartups **$1.0B** With 9 others
- **May** **[Airwallex](https://millionrounds.com/company/airwallex)** Series F · US · Crunchbase News **$300M** With 8 others
- **Mar** **[Halter](https://millionrounds.com/company/halter)** Series E · NZ · TechStartups **$220M** With 8 others
- **Mar** **[Iceberg Quantum](https://millionrounds.com/company/iceberg-quantum)** Pre-seed · AU · Startup Daily **$2.0M** *Led*
- **Mar** **[Sonder](https://millionrounds.com/company/sonder)** AU · Startup Daily **$40M** With 3 others
- **Mar** **[Heidi Health](https://millionrounds.com/company/heidi-health)** Series A · AU · Startup Daily **$27M** With 6 others
- **Feb** **[Factor House](https://millionrounds.com/company/factor-house)** Growth · AU · Firms' own news pages **$3.1M** *Led*
- **Feb** **[Ivo](https://millionrounds.com/company/ivo)** Series A · US · Startup Daily **$26M** With 6 others
- **2019** 5 rounds
- **Oct** **[Canva](https://millionrounds.com/company/canva)** AU · TechCrunch **$85M** With 4 others
- **May** **[Morse Micro](https://millionrounds.com/company/morse-micro)** AU · Smh **$24M** With 7 others
- **Apr** **[AskNicely](https://millionrounds.com/company/asknicely)** Series A · NZ · Nzherald **$10M** With 2 others
- **Mar** **[Skedulo](https://millionrounds.com/company/skedulo)** Series B · US · FinSMEs **$28M** With 2 others
- **Feb** **[See-Mode Technologies](https://millionrounds.com/company/see-mode-technologies)** Seed · SG · Tech in Asia **$1.0M** With 1 other
- **2017** 3 rounds
- **Dec** **[Dgraph](https://millionrounds.com/company/dgraph)** US · TechCrunch **$3.0M** With 3 others
- **Sept** **[Accelo](https://millionrounds.com/company/accelo)** Series A · US · FinSMEs **$9.0M** With 1 other
- **Jun** **[Culture Amp](https://millionrounds.com/company/culture-amp)** Series C · AU · FinSMEs **$20M** With 2 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.

## The team

Named by the firm itself, on a filing, its Form ADV or its company registration **11 named**

AF **Anthony F Kokx** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

CL **Christian L Duvall** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

GJ **Gary J Miller** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

GP **Grant P Wirth** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

GA **Greg Adler** Managing Partner/Principal, and co-managing member of BLKB III GP, LLC, the General Partner & Sole Sponsor i Filing they signed

JP **John P Woods** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

JW **John William Chenault Sanders** Sanders is the manager of the company. i Filing they signed

MJ **Matthew Jenson** Principal i Filing they signed

PH **Peter Hosfield** Chief Financial Officer i Filing they signed

RD **Rodney D Snyder** Executive Officer i Filing they signed

TV **Todd Vender** Managing Partner/Principal, and co-managing member of General Partner i Filing they signed

We also hold **11** people at this firm from the lists this database was built from: a weaker source than the filings, since a list does not say when a title ended. Login to see them.

## What the register says

From the firm's own filings with the SEC, which it must file accurately by law

**5+** funds on file numbered funds in its name

New fund on file

**$1.0M**

raised in Sept 2026

From its SEC filing, not a journalist: a firm that has just raised has money to deploy.

## The cheque

Series A Seed Growth

Median round joined **$22M** the round, not its cheque Alone, median **$3.0M**

Led 5 of 26 rounds **19%**

- **Sole investor:** 1 rounds
- **Last cheque:** Oct 2026

Rounds by stage said on their site

- Series A *7*
- Seed *3*
- Growth *3*
- Pre-seed *2*
- Series E *2*

Cheques by month Led Joined

Nov 2023 Oct 2026

Often in the room with

- [Airtree Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airtree) 3
- [Bond](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bond) 3
- [Hostplus](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hostplus) 3
- [LocalGlobe](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe) 3
- [Possible Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/possible-ventures) 3
- [Alumni Ventures](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund) 2

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## Who they invest alongside

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

[**Airtree Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/airtree)[**Bond** Growth equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/bond)[**Hostplus** Private equity **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hostplus)[**LocalGlobe** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/localglobe)[**Possible Ventures** VC firm **3** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/possible-ventures)[**Alumni Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/us-strategic-tech-fund-an-alumni-ventures-fund)[**Founders Fund** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/founders-fund)[**GD1** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/gd1)[**HESTA** Institutional LP **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/hesta)[**Headline** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/headline)[**Icehouse Ventures** VC firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/icehouse-ventures)[**K1W1** Investment firm **2** rounds together](https://millionrounds.com/fund/k1w1)

## Recently backed

The latest companies Blackbird put money into.

[**Coherence Neuro** $45M · Oct 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/coherence-neuro)[**Vessev** $19M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/vessev)[**Vexev** $8.6M · Aug 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/vexev)[**Baseten** $1.5B · Jun 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/baseten)[**Gilmour Space Technologies** $217M · Jan 2026](https://millionrounds.com/company/gilmour-space-technologies)[**Heidi Health** $65M · Oct 2025](https://millionrounds.com/company/heidi-health)

## Quick answers about Blackbird

### What does Blackbird invest in?

Blackbird invests most often at Series A and Seed (59% of the rounds on record), in sectors such as Venture Capital & Private Equity.

### How active is Blackbird?

26 investments on record, 9 of them in the last 12 months, and it led 5. The most recent was in Oct 2026.

### What has Blackbird invested in recently?

Its most recent investments on record: MP Space (Seed, Oct 2026), Revolver Resources (Debt, Oct 2026) and Coherence Neuro (Series A, Oct 2026).

### How big are Blackbird's cheques?

The median round it joins is $22M.

### Does Blackbird lead rounds?

Yes: it led 5 of its 26 investments on record (19%).

### Where does Blackbird invest?

Most of the companies it backs are in Australia (50%), the United States (31%) and New Zealand (15%).

### Is Blackbird investing now?

Yes: it is actively investing, with 9 investments in the last 12 months.

### Who does Blackbird invest alongside?

Most often Airtree Ventures (3 rounds together), Bond (3 rounds together) and Hostplus (3 rounds together).

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