Startup · $5m raised · AI
Company generating creative AI output with proprietary model Flint Alpha
Noosa, QLD
Every investor coverage indicates participated in a round Springboards raised.
| Investor | Rounds | Invested |
|---|---|---|
| Blackbird Ventures | undisclosed | - |
Investors whose own portfolio pages list Springboards, even though we haven't found any coverage of the round yet.
| Investor | Listed on |
|---|---|
| 77 Partners | its portfolio page ↗ |
Companies Springboards 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Amy Tucker | CCO · Founder | SmartCompany, Blackbird Ventures |
| Kieren | CTO | Blackbird Ventures |
| Pip Bingemann | CEO · Founder | SmartCompany, Blackbird Ventures |
Stories naming Springboards. Where several outlets covered the same round, they are bundled under whichever ran the fullest account.
Blackbird partner Tom Humphrey argues AI panic overstates the threat to software firms, sketching four stages from bolting on models to training them, and pointing to Canva's acquisitions and Springboards' new model as proof.
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Blackbird's note describes its new lead investment in Springboards, a Noosa, Queensland AI platform for advertising creatives, covering its product, early adopters, and founding team.
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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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