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 · $2.3m raised
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Sauce raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| AirTree Ventures | Seed | - |
| Archangel Ventures | Seed | - |
| Blackbird Ventures | Seed | - |
| Earlywork | Seed | - |
| Eucalyptus | Seed | - |
| Minnow | Seed | - |
| Respondent | Seed | - |
| SafetyCulture | Seed | - |
| Ultraviolet Ventures | Seed | - |
Companies Sauce 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 |
|---|---|---|
| James Gabb | Founder | Startup Daily, Forbes Australia |
| James Szklarz | Founder | Startup Daily, Forbes Australia |
| Matt Hinds | Founder | SmartCompany, Startup Daily, Forbes Australia |
Stories naming Sauce. 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.
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