CEO · Founder, Spriggy · angel in 1 deal
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| CEO · Founder | Spriggy | Startup Daily (31 Jul 2025), Startup Daily (6 Jul 2023), SmartCompany |
| Derivatives Trader (former) | Citibank | Startup Daily |
Every published round Alex Badran took part in, and every parcel of existing shares it bought off another holder. Deals we hold but haven't published yet are not counted.
| Company | Stage | Announced | Amount | Role | Alongside | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MagicBrief | Pre-seed | Jul 2023 | $2m | Participant | Startup Daily (18 Jun 2025), SmartCompany (18 Jun 2025), SmartCompany (7 Jul 2023), Startup Daily (6 Jul 2023), Blackbird Ventures portfolio |
Companies Alex Badran has backed in a published round, and companies whose existing shares it bought off another holder.
| Company | What it does | First invested | Rounds | Led |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| MagicBrief | Jul 2023, Pre-seed | 1 | 0 |
Fund closes reported for Alex Badran, as distinct from the investments it has made.
Companies Alex Badran has backed that another company then bought. An exit for the holding, not a deal Alex Badran did.
Stories naming Alex Badran. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
The children's fintech Spriggy will retire its investment app in August 2025 and refund users, keeping its main pocket money service while it builds a replacement due in 2026.
Blackbird led a $2 million pre-seed raise for MagicBrief, a Sydney martech startup building an advertising creative workflow platform, with Archangel Ventures and several founder-angels also taking part.
Pocket money app Spriggy has raised $10 million in follow-up funding from unnamed investors, after a $35 million Series B in July 2021, and plans to grow its team to around 100.
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