Startup · $825k raised
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Blakthumb raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Afterwork Ventures | Pre-seed | - |
| Black Nova Venture Capital | Pre-seed | - |
| Luxem | Pre-seed | - |
| Tidal Ventures | Pre-seed | - |
Companies Blakthumb acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Carey Taylor | Founder | Afterwork Ventures portfolio, Tidal Ventures portfolio |
| Mel Fyfe | Founder | Afterwork Ventures portfolio, Tidal Ventures portfolio |
Stories naming Blakthumb. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Techboard's monthly roundup reports February 2022 raises including Scalapay's A$692m Series B, Employment Hero's $181m and Karbon's $93m, My Rewards' ASX listing, and investor deal notes on OwnHome, Kepler Analytics and Blakthumb.
Ignition Lane's weekly technology roundup: climate-tech funding activity, Grok's bid for AGL, King River Capital's digital asset fund, a batch of Australian startup raises, Maropost acquisitions, GigSuper's collapse and a National AI Centre appointment.
Tidal Ventures explains why it led Blakthumb's pre-seed round, describing the indoor agriculture market opportunity, the startup's operating system for cultivators, and founders Mel and Carey's domain expertise.