The Next Giants Cohort? 60% women founded
Blackbird commits its Giants community to 60% female or non-binary founding teams, opens the next cohort's applications on July 31, and recalls backing Giants alumni More Good Days, Sauce and Cotiss.
Startup · $2.2m raised
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Cotiss raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Phase One Ventures | Pre-seed | - |
| Icehouse Ventures | Pre-seed | - |
| Co-Ventures | Pre-seed | - |
| Blackbird Ventures | Pre-seed | - |
| Afterwork Ventures | Pre-seed | - |
Companies Cotiss 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Harry Wilde | Founder | Blackbird Ventures, SmartCompany |
Stories naming Cotiss. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Blackbird commits its Giants community to 60% female or non-binary founding teams, opens the next cohort's applications on July 31, and recalls backing Giants alumni More Good Days, Sauce and Cotiss.
Blackbird announces it led Cotiss's pre-seed round. The procurement software startup for small and medium teams, started by three founders, has released the first version of its platform.
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