EIR, Blackbird Ventures
| Role | Organisation | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| Associate (former) | Sparkbox/GD1 | Blackbird Ventures |
| Chairman (former) · Founder | On Deck | Startup Daily, Blackbird Ventures |
| Intern (former) | Movac | Blackbird Ventures |
| Founder | MeatMail | Blackbird Ventures |
| Entrepreneur-In-Residence (former) | Lightning Lab | Blackbird Ventures |
| First Hire (former) | CoinList | Blackbird Ventures |
| Carta | Blackbird Ventures | |
| EIR | Blackbird Ventures | Startup Daily (19 Apr 2024), Startup Daily (19 Apr 2024) |
| Entrepreneur in Residence (former) | Blackbird Ventures | Blackbird Ventures (19 Apr 2024), Blackbird Ventures (25 Mar 2024) |
| Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR) (former) | Blackbird Aotearoa | - |
| Early Operations Hire (former) | AngelList | Blackbird Ventures |
Stories naming David Booth. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Blackbird's New Zealand chief Samantha Wong is heading home to Australia, with partner Phoebe Harrop taking over the Kiwi business in May, backed by the existing team plus a new associate.
Build Club and AWS are launching a six-week Sydney accelerator for 15 technical founders in AI, offering credits, mentoring and a US tour, with two founders already chosen.
Blackbird partner Samantha Wong is handing leadership of the firm's New Zealand arm to Phoebe Harrop and reflects on building Blackbird Aotearoa, its fundraising, portfolio and lessons from Kiwi founders.
Blackbird has hired On Deck co-founder David Booth for its New Zealand investing team in an EIR role; the post recounts his career and On Deck's roughly $100 million raise.