Seed
US$7m
Principal, Blackbird Ventures
Max Meyer
Roles
Coverage
Stories naming Max Meyer. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Seed
$3.5m
Investment Notes: Index
Blackbird's investment note explains why it led Index's A$3.5 million seed round with Bain Capital Ventures, Y Combinator and industry angels, profiling the planning platform built by two former Canva and Atlassian staff.
undisclosed
US$9m
Investment Notes: Lorikeet
Blackbird's note explains why it led Lorikeet's nine-million-US-dollar round alongside co-investors, describing the startup's workflow-first approach to harder support tickets and its results with Eucalyptus.
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undisclosed
$10.8m
Investment Notes: Atticus
Blackbird announces its investment in Atticus's $10.8 million raise and profiles the startup's founding team, product craft, and enterprise customers.
Funding announcement
The Super Seven: Meet Blackbird's Seven New Associates
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.