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Blackbird Ventures
Sydney · est. 2012
Blackbird is one of Australia's largest venture capital firms, backing ambitious Australian and New Zealand founders from inception through growth.
Website
Stages
Pre Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Growth
Fund size
—
Partners
Niki Scevak, Rick Baker, Samantha Wong, Tom Humphrey
Founded
2012
HQ
Sydney
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Notable investments
- — Canva
- — SafetyCulture
- — Culture Amp
- — Eucalyptus
- — Zoox
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Timeline
verified · public sources- 2012Blackbird Ventures founded in Sydney.verified · blackbird.vc
- Sep 2022Closes Fund V at A$1B, Australia and NZ's largest single VC fund close.verified · AFR
- Jun 2025Re-ups in Halter Series D at US$1B valuation; NZ agritech reaches unicorn status.verified · Blackbird
- Aug 2025Returns A$200M+ to LPs from secondary sales of Canva stock.verified · Capital Brief