Principal, Blackbird Ventures
Stories naming Mason Yates. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Blackbird's investment note announces it led Alloy Technologies' $4.5 million pre-seed round, profiling founder Joe Harris and describing the startup's software for robotics companies deploying artificial intelligence.
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Blackbird interviews Kinde co-founder Ross Chaldecott on lessons from Shopify, Atlassian and Campaign Monitor, Kinde's mission, its authentication product, and the large seed round behind its compound platform build.
Blackbird reflects on its seed backing of Blinq, a Melbourne startup making digital business cards, explaining the viral SaaS product and founder Jarrod Webb's background.
Blackbird presents its seven new investment associates, profiling their varied backgrounds across elite sport, science, banking, consulting and startups, plus prior roles at firms including Sprint Ventures, NZ Growth Capital Partners and AustralianSuper.