News
2023 Year In Review
Blackbird's yearly letter recaps 2023: 38 investments worth $189 million across Australian and New Zealand startups, heavy AI and deep tech deployment, community programs, and open investment-team roles.
Startup · $4.2m raised
Clove
a two-sided marketplace bringing personalised recipes to home cooking
Funding history
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Pre-seed : $4,150,000
Investors
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Clove raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Blackbird Ventures | Pre-seed | - |
| Shakti | Pre-seed | - |
What Clove bought
Companies Clove acquired or merged with, per published coverage. Buying a company is not investing in one: nothing here counts in the deals column.
People
| Name | Role | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Sam Killin | CTO | Forbes Australia |
| Anna Guerrero | CEO | Forbes Australia |
Coverage
Stories naming Clove. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Pre-seed
US$2.8m
Investment Notes: Clove
Blackbird announces it led Clove's US$2.75 million pre-seed round. Founders Anna Guerrero and Sam Killin, formerly of Canva, are building a recipe creation and discovery platform ahead of a beta launch.