Investments
254Portfolio Exits
17Funds
8Partners & Customers
2Service Providers
1About Blackbird Ventures
Blackbird Ventures is a venture capital firm that invests in technology sectors. The company provides support to startups at various stages of their development. Blackbird Ventures primarily serves the technology industry. It was founded in 2012 and is based in Surry Hills, Australia. Blackbird Ventures ceased operation in December 2024.
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Latest Blackbird Ventures News
Sep 9, 2025
Sydney-based startup Marloo, which has developed an artificial intelligence assistant to ease the administrative pressures on financial advisers, has closed a $4.2 million pre-seed funding round following strong take-up of its technology in the sector in Australia and overseas. The capital raising was led by Blackbird Ventures, with support fro...
Blackbird Ventures Investments
254 Investments
Blackbird Ventures has made 254 investments. Their latest investment was in PsiQuantum as part of their Series E on September 10, 2025.
Blackbird Ventures Investments Activity
Date | Round | Company | Amount | New? | Co-Investors | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
9/10/2025 | Series E | PsiQuantum | $1,000M | No | 1789 Capital, Adage Capital Management, Baillie Gifford, BlackRock, Macquarie Capital, Morgan Stanley, NVentures, Qatar Investment Authority, Ribbit Capital, S Ventures, T. Rowe Price, Temasek, Third Point Ventures, Type One Ventures, and Undisclosed Investors | 15 |
9/9/2025 | Pre-Seed - II | Marloo | $2.7M | No | Brand Fund 1, Co Ventures, Matt Leibowitz, Philip Fierlinger, Sam Halse, Thomas Kelly, Tom Hambrett, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | 2 |
8/12/2025 | Seed VC | Syenta | $5.7M | Yes | 3 | |
8/6/2025 | Series A - II | |||||
7/28/2025 | Pre-Seed |
Date | 9/10/2025 | 9/9/2025 | 8/12/2025 | 8/6/2025 | 7/28/2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Round | Series E | Pre-Seed - II | Seed VC | Series A - II | Pre-Seed |
Company | PsiQuantum | Marloo | Syenta | ||
Amount | $1,000M | $2.7M | $5.7M | ||
New? | No | No | Yes | ||
Co-Investors | 1789 Capital, Adage Capital Management, Baillie Gifford, BlackRock, Macquarie Capital, Morgan Stanley, NVentures, Qatar Investment Authority, Ribbit Capital, S Ventures, T. Rowe Price, Temasek, Third Point Ventures, Type One Ventures, and Undisclosed Investors | Brand Fund 1, Co Ventures, Matt Leibowitz, Philip Fierlinger, Sam Halse, Thomas Kelly, Tom Hambrett, and Undisclosed Angel Investors | |||
Sources | 15 | 2 | 3 |
Blackbird Ventures Portfolio Exits
17 Portfolio Exits
Blackbird Ventures has 17 portfolio exits. Their latest portfolio exit was MagicBrief on June 18, 2025.
Date | Exit | Companies | Valuation Valuations are submitted by companies, mined from state filings or news, provided by VentureSource, or based on a comparables valuation model. | Acquirer | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
6/18/2025 | Acquired | 6 | |||
6/4/2025 | Acquired | 10 | |||
1/24/2025 | Acquired | 4 | |||
Date | 6/18/2025 | 6/4/2025 | 1/24/2025 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Exit | Acquired | Acquired | Acquired | ||
Companies | |||||
Valuation | |||||
Acquirer | |||||
Sources | 6 | 10 | 4 |
Blackbird Ventures Fund History
8 Fund Histories
Blackbird Ventures has 8 funds, including Blackbird Ventures V.
Closing Date | Fund | Fund Type | Status | Amount | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
11/2/2022 | Blackbird Ventures V | $642M | 2 | ||
2/2/2021 | Blackbird Ventures IV | ||||
7/16/2019 | New Zealand Fund | ||||
4/2/2018 | Blackbird Ventures III | ||||
9/15/2015 | Blackbird Ventures II |
Closing Date | 11/2/2022 | 2/2/2021 | 7/16/2019 | 4/2/2018 | 9/15/2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Fund | Blackbird Ventures V | Blackbird Ventures IV | New Zealand Fund | Blackbird Ventures III | Blackbird Ventures II |
Fund Type | |||||
Status | |||||
Amount | $642M | ||||
Sources | 2 |
Blackbird Ventures Partners & Customers
2 Partners and customers
Blackbird Ventures has 2 strategic partners and customers. Blackbird Ventures recently partnered with EMURGO on August 8, 2020.
Date | Type | Business Partner | Country | News Snippet | Sources |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8/27/2020 | Partner | Japan | EMURGO Traceability Solution Ushered Into New Stage of Growth Through Joint Venture with Blackbird SINGAPORE , Aug. 27 , 2020 / PRNewswire / -- EMURGO , a global blockchain solutions provider & a founding entity of the Cardano protocol , has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Israel-based Blackbird Ventures to establish Brandmark - a new joint venture and blockchain solution aimed at leveraging EMURGO 's tailored blockchain solutions suite and Blackbird Ventures 's expansive network to provide real world , blockchain solutions for large scale , multinational organizations in the current age of Industry 4.0 . | 2 | |
Vendor |
Date | 8/27/2020 | |
|---|---|---|
Type | Partner | Vendor |
Business Partner | ||
Country | Japan | |
News Snippet | EMURGO Traceability Solution Ushered Into New Stage of Growth Through Joint Venture with Blackbird SINGAPORE , Aug. 27 , 2020 / PRNewswire / -- EMURGO , a global blockchain solutions provider & a founding entity of the Cardano protocol , has entered into a strategic partnership agreement with Israel-based Blackbird Ventures to establish Brandmark - a new joint venture and blockchain solution aimed at leveraging EMURGO 's tailored blockchain solutions suite and Blackbird Ventures 's expansive network to provide real world , blockchain solutions for large scale , multinational organizations in the current age of Industry 4.0 . | |
Sources | 2 |
Blackbird Ventures Service Providers
1 Service Provider
Blackbird Ventures has 1 service provider relationship
Service Provider | Associated Rounds | Provider Type | Service Type |
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Counsel | General Counsel |
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Provider Type | Counsel |
Service Type | General Counsel |
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