How many investments has Blackbird Foundry made?

Blackbird Foundry has 148 tracked investments, 6 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.

What stage does Blackbird Foundry invest at?

Blackbird Foundry invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.

Where is Blackbird Foundry located?

Blackbird Foundry is headquartered in Sydney, AU.

Does Blackbird Foundry lead rounds?

Yes, Blackbird Foundry leads investment rounds.

Who does Blackbird Foundry co-invest with?

Blackbird Foundry most often shares deals with Blackbird Ventures, Blackbird Giants, AirTree Ventures, among 252 tracked co-investors.

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Sydney · Pre-Seed–Growth · 53 people tracked

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Foundry is Blackbird's bet that the next generation of world-changing companies will come from researchers who choose ambition. The free, 8-week hybrid program (online plus in-person sessions in Australia) supports up to 10 teams per cohort of scientists, engineers and inventors with at least the seed of an idea. Teams receive 1:1 coaching from founders, operators and investors, weekly practical seminars on deep tech topics, and access to a 200+ builder community and the Blackbird network. Each team gets $1k non-dilutive funding with no equity taken, and the winning pitch earns a A$5k prize. The program is deliberately unconcerned with IP or product maturity, focusing instead on ambition, quality and building through technical risk.

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Annie Liao· Founder, Build Club

Founder of portfolio company Build Club. With a background in management consulting and startup operations, she previously served as chief of staff at a Series A AI startup.

Cibby Pulikkaseril· Founder, Baraja

Co-founder of portfolio company Baraja. An engineer and technical leader, he previously designed and built lasers at Finisar before creating a new type of moving-part-free Lidar with his co-founder.

Craig Piggott· Founder, Halter

Founder of portfolio company Halter. He grew up on a dairy farm in New Zealand and, after a mechanical engineering degree and a stint at Rocket Lab, founded Halter to build a more sustainable future of farming.

Joel Connolly· Creative Director & Head of Blackbird Foundation· Australiain 𝕏

Joel Connolly leads Blackbird's Brand and Comms team as Creative Director and heads the Blackbird Foundation, which aims to foster creativity in young people. He previously served as Head of Community and, before joining Blackbird, founded a talent management business and Sydney Craft Beer Week. The page notes he has since left the firm.

Melanie Perkins· Founder, Canva

Founder of portfolio company Canva. She previously taught design at university and ran a design business enabling students, teachers and parents to collaborate on high school yearbooks before founding Canva.

Saron Berhane· Foundry Lead· Greater Sydney Areain

Leads the Foundry program at Blackbird and is the point of contact for applicant questions and feedback.

sberhane@blackbird.vc

Theia Gabatan· Grant Programs and Impact Lead @ Blackbird Foundation· Sydney, New South Wales, Australiain

Theia Gabatan is the Grant Programs and Impact Lead at Blackbird Foundation, where she manages capital deployment, community building, and creative programs for young people. Filipino and raised in Australia, she also works in photography, jewelry making, and essay writing, and maintains a personal website and a Substack newsletter.

Michael Tolo· Partner· Melbourne, Victoria, Australiain 𝕏

Michael Tolo applies a law-to-finance, Italian immigrant family perspective and long-term mindset to back category-creating deep-tech companies like quantum computing, acting as an early-stage investor and anchor for global bets.

Nick Crocker· Partnerin

Niki Scevak· Partner· Sydney, Australiain 𝕏

Partner at Blackbird; author of investment notes on companies including Box and Instant.

Phoebe Harrop· Partner

Partner at Blackbird who authored the note on Tracksuit's acquisition of Hall and led Hall's pre-seed round.

Rick Baker· Partner

Samantha Wong· Partner· Sydney, New South Wales, Australiain 𝕏

Partner at Blackbird who authored the announcement of the firm's sixth fund and its early-stage investment approach.

Tom Humphrey· Partner· Sydney, New South Wales, Australiain 𝕏

Tom Humphrey is a Partner at Blackbird Ventures. Prior to his investing career, he was involved in two startups: Kanopy, acquired by KKR in 2020, and OurDeal, acquired by News Corp in 2011.

James Palmer· Principal· Auckland, New Zealandin

An investment principal at Blackbird.

Max Meyer· Principal· Melbourne, Victoria, Australiain 𝕏

Max Meyer seeks founders with unconstrained ambition in contrarian domains—enterprise SaaS, space, robotics and AI—and commits long-term support, writing public Investment Notes that explain product and founder stories in depth.

Silk Kadala· Principal· Australiain 𝕏

Silk Kadala focuses on healthcare and AI-enabled software (Heidi Health, Harrison AI), authors the Indistinguishable From Magic AI series, and pairs MedTech commercialization, management consulting, and hands-on startup experience.

Alex Apoifis· Operations Partner, Chief Operating Officer· Sydney, Australiain 𝕏

Alex Apoifis is Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Blackbird, overseeing finance, legal, compliance, operations, investor relations and fundraising. Before Blackbird, worked as a lawyer, investment banker and institutional stockbroker.

Alex Gifford· Head of Investment Programs· Melbourne, Australiain

Investments Chief of Staff / Head of Investment Programs who supported Blackbird's investment team by improving communication, processes and productivity. Previously an environmental and human rights lawyer, a study skills presenter, co-host of a gender podcast, and a member of PwC's education consulting team. The page indicates she has since left the firm.

Alissa Lucas· Impact Associate· Sydney, Australiain

Impact Associate at Blackbird (now departed) who supported founders and the firm on impact and ESG initiatives. Previously a banking and finance lawyer at Allen & Overy and worked in startup and fintech teams at KPMG in Hong Kong and Sydney.

Anthoney Duong· Head of Investment Legal· Sydney, Australiain

Oversees investment legal at Blackbird, handling the legal aspects of VC investments, exits and ongoing portfolio company management. Previously a private equity lawyer at King & Wood Mallesons in Sydney and worked in-house at an investment firm and investment bank in Sydney and London.

Baoying Tong· Investment Associate· Sydney, Australiain

Former Investment Associate at Blackbird Ventures based in Sydney, Australia; the page indicates the person is no longer with the firm.

Becca Kennedy· People & Culture Partner· Sydney, Australiain

Canadian-born, Calgary native now based in Sydney, working alongside the CPO to support Blackbird's people and culture. Previously a critical care veterinary nurse at a specialty and referral hospital. Note: page indicates she has since left the firm.

Carlene Kemp· Chief People Officer· Sydney, Australiain

Carlene Kemp served as Chief People Officer at Blackbird, based in Sydney. The page notes she has since departed the firm.

Catt Vongpraseuth· Senior Operations Associate· Sydney, Australiain

Handles Blackbird's operational functions, including investor and portfolio reporting, compliance, and fund operations. Previously spent five years in the finance team at Pacific Equity Partners and worked in EY's assurance practice.

Cindy Lam· Legal Counsel· Sydney, Australiain

Cindy Lam is a lawyer at Blackbird who advises on fundraisings, fund structuring, fund governance and maintenance, and special projects. She previously worked as a financial regulatory lawyer at a commercial law firm in Sydney. The page notes she has since left the firm.

Connor Wiltshire· Data Analyst· Auckland, New Zealandin

Connor Wiltshire is a Data Analyst on Blackbird's Investments team, supporting decision-making by analyzing portfolio data, spotting trends, and building tools for insights. He previously worked at Halter in supply chain and QA, completed a coding bootcamp at Dev Academy, and worked at Element X AI on a language learning app for Pearson Education. The page notes he has since left Blackbird.

Davies Ayomide· IT Operations Analyst· Sydney, Australiain

Davies Ayomide worked as an IT Operations Analyst at Blackbird, based in Sydney. The page notes they have since left the firm.

Ed Little· Head of Technology· Sydney, Australiain

Ed Little leads Blackbird's Technology team, overseeing IT, security and data capabilities for the firm. He previously spent over a decade in technology and risk roles, most recently as a technology risk consultant focused on security and data. The page notes he has since left Blackbird.

Georgia Robertson· Associate· Auckland, New Zealandin

Georgia Robertson is an Associate on Blackbird's investment team in Auckland, focused on finding and backing ambitious Australian and New Zealand founders from the earliest stage. Her prior career spans corporate law, technology, social impact and data consulting, including building the NZ arm of a fast-growing tech-charity and serving as CE of a data consultancy. She notes she has since left Blackbird.

Jane Shaw· Business Operations Analyst· Melbourne, Australiain

Born in Indonesia and educated in law and economics in Melbourne, Jane worked across operations at Blackbird including investor onboarding, fund reporting, capital calls, and compliance. Before Blackbird she was a Customer Success Lead in the Digital Innovation team at Justice Connect, a community legal centre. She has since left the firm.

Jasmin Jenkins· Head of Investor Relations· Sydney, Australiain

Head of Investor Relations at Blackbird, focused on connecting limited partners with the firm and addressing their needs. She previously worked in sustainable finance and funds management, with earlier experience in hospitality. The page notes she has since left the firm.

Jessica Tulp· Associate· Auckland, New Zealandin

Jessica Tulp is a former Associate on Blackbird's New Zealand investments team, focused on finding and backing early-stage Kiwi founders. She holds an Honours degree in Biotechnology and previously worked in strategic operator and chief-of-staff roles at companies including Rocket Lab and Soul Machines, as well as in Amsterdam.

Josephine Tay· Giants Program Manager· Sydney, Australiain

Josephine Tay runs the Giants program at Blackbird, an eight-week initiative supporting early-stage founders entering the ANZ ecosystem. Before Blackbird she was a Venture Growth and Community Lead at an agtech accelerator, a Product Manager at climate tech startup Cecil Earth, and worked in Treasury at Westpac.

Jun Hu· Business Operations Analyst· Melbourne, Australiain

Grew up in Perth and later moved to Melbourne. Supported Blackbird with operational functions including investor and portfolio reporting, compliance, and fund operations. No longer with the firm.

Justine Nangle· General Counsel· Sydney, New South Wales, Australiain

Justine Nangle is General Counsel at Blackbird Ventures. She holds an LLB in Law and a BA in International Studies with a focus on Japanese from the University of Technology, Sydney, and was admitted as a Solicitor in New South Wales in 2001.

Kate Glazebrook· Head of Impact & Operating Principal· Sydney, New South Wales, Australiain 𝕏

Operating Principal at Blackbird who previously worked at NESTA and co-founded Applied.

Katie Tholo· Partnerships & Program Producer· Sydney, New South Wales, Australiain

Maddy Guest· Investment Associate· Melbournein

Investment Associate at Blackbird who authored the post on the firm's investment in Superstat.

Mahalia Lum· Executive Assistant (Alex Apoifis & Tom Humphrey) and Sydney Office Manager· Sydneyin

Mahalia Lum is an Executive Assistant to Alex Apoifis and Tom Humphrey at Blackbird Ventures. She previously served as Executive Assistant to a CEO and Operations Specialist, a role that included business development, sales, customer service, finance, HR, and marketing responsibilities, as well as setting up and managing a team in the Philippines from Sydney. Lum holds a Bachelor of International Studies, which included a semester in Lyon, France, and has worked as an Assistant Trade Advisor for the French Embassy Trade Commission and volunteered with the Cambodian Organisation for Children and Development in Phnom Penh.

Morven Brown· Executive Assistant (Nick Crocker & Michael Tolo), Melbourne Office Manager· Melbournein

Nick Erzetic· Data & Product Manager· Greater London, England, United Kingdomin

Nick Erzetic is a Data & Product Manager at Blackbird Ventures. He focuses on data and product development within the venture capital firm.

Phoebe Harrop Meadows· New Zealandin

Authored the post on behalf of Blackbird about the Tracksuit acquisition of Hall; involved with Blackbird's investment in Hall.

Riley Fallon· Legal & Compliance Associate

Robyn Denholm· Board Member· Sydney, New South Wales, Australiain

Robyn Denholm serves as Chair of the Board of Directors at Tesla Inc., where she is also a member of the Audit and Compensation Committees, and works as an Operating Partner at Blackbird Ventures. Her prior board roles include finance and audit committee positions at ABB Ltd. and Echelon Corporation Ltd. Her background covers financial and operational management, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, and restructuring.

Sean Weston· Head of Fund Operations· Sydney, New South Wales, Australiain

Sofia Echesortu· Portfolio Program Lead· Sydney, New South Wales, Australiain

Sofia Echesortu is the Portfolio Program Lead at Blackbird Ventures, where she coordinates and produces events across Australia's startup ecosystem, including founder dinners, retreats, workshops, and larger gatherings, with more than 100 events planned for the year. She is also the founder of Atlas Outdoor Club, an agency that designs outdoor experiences, offsite retreats, and activations for communities and brands. Her background includes work in design and event production.

Sophie Steverson· EA to Rick Baker, Niki Scevak and Samantha Wong· Sydney, New South Wales, Australiain

Sophie Steverson is an operations and project management professional serving as executive assistant to Blackbird co-founders Rick Baker and Niki Scevak. Her experience covers finance, business administration, and operational systems, processes, and procedures.

Sophie Taylor· Head of Strategy and Projects· Sydney, New South Wales, Australiain

Tom Harvey· Investor Relations Associate· Sydney, New South Wales, Australiain

Tom Harvey is an Investor Relations Associate at Blackbird, where he supports communication and relationship-building with investors and assists with fundraising and portfolio management. He previously worked on a Private Equity Growth Team on business development and go-to-market strategy for an M&A origination platform, and held roles at ION Markets and ION Analytics focused on product strategy, cyber resilience, ISO20022 compliance, and market analysis. During his time at ION Analytics, he led an internal project that developed a GPT-4-based language model trained on commercial and revenue data for the executive team.

Tristan Edwards· Investment Associate· Sydney, New South Wales, Australiain

Zac Hardman· Senior IT & Project Analyst· Sydney, New South Wales, Australiain

Rayn Ong· Advisory Committee Member· Sydney, New South Wales, Australiain 𝕏

Angel investor with 100+ early-stage investments, known for sharp instincts and informative LinkedIn content.

Founder mafia

4 people who came through Blackbird Foundry went on to found or lead other companies.

Georgia RobertsonAssociateFounded Humanitix Jessica TulpAssociateFounded Rocket Lab Morven BrownExecutive Assistant (Nick Crocker & Michael Tolo), Melbourne Office ManagerFounded Neo Bionica Niki ScevakPartnerFounded O3

What they invest in

from 86 of 148 portfolio companies

AI & Machine Learning ×38SaaS ×37Enterprise Software ×29Hardware ×15Deep Tech ×12Developer Tools ×12Fintech ×11Marketing Tech ×9

HQs:Australia×28United States×22New Zealand×5United Kingdom×3Canada×1Singapore×1

Who they back

founder profiles across 59 portfolio companies

41%

solo founders

24 of 59 mapped founding teams

38%

repeat founders

of 89 founders with career history

Founding team size:solo founder×242 founders×263 founders×54+ founders×4

Where their founders studiedfrom 78 founders with education data

University of Melbourne ×12UNSW ×5Harvard Business School ×4London Business School ×4The University of Western Australia ×4University of Sydney ×4University of Technology Sydney ×4INSEAD ×3

What their founders studiedfrom 82 founders with field-of-study data

Computer Science ×24Engineering ×16Business & Management ×13Finance & Accounting ×12Economics ×9Physics ×5Mathematics & Statistics ×4Politics & Policy ×2

Where their founders worked beforefrom 89 founders with career history

Goldman Sachs ×5Amazon ×4Google ×4Startmate ×4National Australia Bank ×3ThreatMetrix ×3Xero ×3ANZ ×2

Accelerator rootsportfolio companies that came through a program

Y Combinator ×9

15 founders hold a PhD · 12 hold an MBA (of 88 with degree data)

Investments · 148 tracked

founders shown can be your intro path

By year:2025 · 2 2022 · 1 2021 · 25 dated

Acceloaccelo.com in 𝕏

Accelo provides software solutions for professional services businesses, helping teams manage operations and deliver services more efficiently.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWollongong, AU

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures Level Equity

Adoraadora.so in 𝕏

Adora provides product teams with real-time visibility into user experience through a visual analytics platform.

Developer ToolsSaaSSurry Hills, AU

Omar(Co-founder)in Nathan(Co-founder)in Nathan Scully(Founder)inOmar Salem(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures Designer Fund Garuda Ventures Skip Capital

Airwallexairwallex.com in 𝕏

Airwallex operates a global banking platform that provides cross-border payments, financial infrastructure, and AI-powered financial software for businesses.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFintechSaaSSingapore, SG

Jack Zhang(CEO)in Max Li(Co-Founder and Head of Design)inLucy Yueting Liu(Co-Founder and President)inXijing Dai (Jacob Dai)(Co-Founder and Chief Technology Officer)inKi-Lok Wong(Co-Founder and Principal Architect)in Jacob Dai(Founder)in

Co-investors20VC Activant Capital AEF Greater Bay Area Fund AirTree Ventures Athletic Ventures Blackbird Ventures +23 more

Altsalts.co in 𝕏

Alts provides research, due diligence, and investment opportunities on alternative assets—including artwork, farmland, real estate, film, and other exotic markets—through both a public newsletter and a private investor community called Altea.

FintechMarketing Tech

Stefan von Imhof(Founder)inWyatt Cavalier(Founder)in

Co-investorsBeyond Capital Blackbird Ventures Ten13 Craft Ventures Menlo Ventures Oak HC/FT +2 more

Andromeda Roboticsandromedarobotics.ai inSep 2025

Andromeda Robotics builds empathetic companion robots designed to reduce loneliness and provide social interaction, developed in partnership with aged care and assisted living providers for their residents.

AI & Machine LearningHealthtechRoboticsWellness & FitnessSouth Melbourne, AU

Grace Brown(Executive Officer, Director)inYanqiu Chen(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardDerek Gerrard(Director)Eurie Kim(Director)

Co-investorsArtesian Forerunner Ventures Galileo Ventures Navis Capital Partners Purpose Ventures Rethink Impact +4 more

Ao Airao-air.com

Aō-Air develops proprietary air-seal hardware for respiratory protection that analyzes air volumes and flow conditions in real-time.

HardwareHealthtechIoTAuckland, NZ

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures

Appliedblackbird.vc

Blackbird is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage founders across Australia and New Zealand.

Sector AgnosticSydney, AU

Co-investorsBlackbird Giants NZ Growth Capital Partners BlackRock Bond Capital Management General Catalyst Kleiner Perkins +1 more

Ask Nicelyasknicely.com in 𝕏Dec 2021

AskNicely provides a customer experience management platform that helps service businesses capture customer feedback and motivate teams to take action on insights.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSPortland, US

Aaron Ward(Executive Officer, Director)in Tony Ward(Chief Executive Officer)in Reagan Nickl(Chief Commercial Officer)in Sharon Babkes(Chief Financial Officer)in Brian Fravel(VP of Marketing)in Jolene Smith(VP of People and Culture)in

Co-investorsAngel HQ Arc Angels Blackbird Ventures Enterprise Angels Icehouse Ventures NZ Growth Capital Partners +1 more

August Roboticsaugustrobotics.com in 𝕏

August Robotics builds modular robots that automate repetitive, hazardous, and labour-intensive tasks for companies in construction, exhibitions, and industrial fit-outs.

AI & Machine LearningConstruction TechHardwareRoboticsLas Vegas, US

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures Skip Capital Big Pi Ventures GS Futures

AuthSignalauthsignal.com in 𝕏

Authsignal provides a multi-factor authentication (MFA) and passkeys-as-a-service platform that enables brands to implement account security and reduce fraud.

CybersecurityDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures NZ Growth Capital Partners Paloma

Barajabaraja.com in

Baraja manufactures LiDAR sensors using Spectrum-Scan technology for autonomous vehicles and self-driving applications.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareMobility & Transportation

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures InterValley Ventures Main Sequence Ventures

Black Aiblack.ai in

Black.ai provides AI-powered retail intelligence by analyzing CCTV footage to track customer journeys across multiple cameras.

AI & Machine LearningRetail TechCollingwood, AU

Sebastien Collier(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures In-Q-Tel Melbourne Accelerator Program (MAP)Right Click Capital Saltagen Ventures

Blackbird Foundationblackbird.foundation in

Blackbird Foundation offers grant-based funding to young people aged 18-25 in Australia and New Zealand pursuing passion projects (Protostars program), and to organizations working to develop creativity in young people (Believers program).

Creator EconomyImpact & Social GoodSydney, AU

Co-investorsBlackbird Giants Blackbird Ventures

Blinqblinq.me in 𝕏

Blinq provides digital business cards and AI-powered contact capture tools for professionals and teams to exchange contact information and manage relationships from in-person meetings.

Enterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaS

Jarrod Webb(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures HubSpot Ventures Square Peg Capital Touring Capital

Bugcrowdbugcrowd.com in 𝕏

Bugcrowd runs a crowdsourced security platform that connects organizations with a community of ethical hackers to find and disclose vulnerabilities across their attack surface.

CybersecurityMarketplacesSaaSSan Francisco, US

Chris Raethke(Executive Officer)inCasey Ellis(Executive Officer, Director)in

BoardNeill Occhiogrosso(Director)Charles Beeler(Director)

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures General Catalyst Paladin Capital Group Partech Ventures Rally Ventures Management, Llc Square Peg Capital +2 more

Build Clubbuildclub.ai in

Build Club operates a learning community and platform where individuals learn AI skills through courses and certifications, build projects collaboratively with other members, and access job opportunities and client connections.

AI & Machine LearningEdTech

Annie Liao(Founder)in

Co-investorsAirTree Ventures Archangel Ventures Blackbird Ventures Startmate Launch Club

Caligracaligra.com

Caligra is a computer hardware company designing devices for technical professionals including scientists, artists, engineers, and designers to support creative and technical work.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareHardware

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures Purpose Ventures

Canvacanva.com

Design platform; Blackbird invested when it was just an idea and in every round since.

SocialSurry Hills, Nsw, AU

Melanie Perkins(Co-founder & CEO)inClifford Obrecht(Executive Officer, Director)Cliff Obrecht(Co-founder & COO)in Cameron Adams(Co-founder & CPO)inIan LeeJeffrey Story

Co-investors3Spoke Capital 500 Global AirTree Ventures Alkeon Innovation Alpha Square Group Altra Venture +49 more

CarbonChaincarbonchain.com in 𝕏Dec 2022

CarbonChain provides software for companies and financial institutions to measure and account for greenhouse gas emissions across supply chains, from production to shipping to use of commodities and products.

Advanced ManufacturingClimate TechData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB

Adam Hearne(Founder)in ROHEET SHAH(Founder)in Roheet Shah(Executive Officer, Director)in

Board Sierra Peterson(Director)in

Co-investorsAera VC Blackbird Ventures Bragiel Brothers C3 Ventures MAVA Ventures Pioneer +8 more

Carepatroncarepatron.com in 𝕏

Carepatron provides practice management and clinical workflow software for healthcare clinicians.

HealthtechSaaS

David Pene(Founder)in Jamie Frew(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures Coreline Ventures Tq Ventures Llc

Cartedcarted.comApr 2021

Surry Hills, Nsw

Holly Cardew(Executive Officer, Director)Michael Angell(Executive Officer, Director)

Board Michael Tolo(Director)in

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures Ten13

Checkmatejoincheckmate.com

Checkmate generates exclusive discount codes with partner brands and automatically finds the best prices across 200,000+ retail stores for shoppers.

B2B MarketplacesConsumerDirect to ConsumerSan Francisco, US

Harry Dixon(Founder)in Rory Garton-Smith(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures GV (Google Ventures)Mantis Capital Scribble Ventures Wavemaker Partners f7 Ventures +7 more

Chuffedchuffed.org

Chuffed is a crowdfunding platform for social and charitable campaigns, enabling organizers to raise funds for causes while providing supporters a way to contribute to community impact.

B2B MarketplacesImpact & Social GoodSaaSSocial

Prashan Paramanathan(Founder)inPrashan P.(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures

Chyralchyral.com.au

Chyral is an AI-powered photonics lab developing technology to read blood biochemistry non-invasively through the skin using light, machine learning, and models of light-tissue interaction.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHealthtechMelbourne, AU

Co-investorsMedTech Actuator NextGen Ventures

Clayclay.com in 𝕏

Clay provides a data enrichment and workflow platform that combines first-party, intent, and third-party data from 100+ sources to help sales and growth teams identify and reach target customers.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureMarketing TechSaaSSales TechNew York, US

Kareem Amin(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsAbstract Ventures Ambush Capital boldstart ventures BoxGroup CapitalG Charge VC +18 more

CLUTCH Glueclutchglue.com in

CLUTCH is a skin-adhesive product that holds clothes in place without traditional fasteners, offering up to 20 wears per tube for consumers seeking alternative clothing attachment methods.

Consumer

Annabel Hay(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures

Coherence Neurocoherenceneuro.com in 𝕏

Coherence develops neurotechnology systems that measure and modulate brain activity to treat cancer and other neurological diseases.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical DevicesSan Francisco, US

Ben Woodington(Co-founder & CEO)in Elise Jenkins(Co-founder & CTO)in

Co-investorsArtesian Blackbird Ventures Divergent Capital Possible Ventures SmartGateVC XEIA Venture Partners +3 more

CoinJarcoinjar.com in 𝕏

CoinJar is a cryptocurrency exchange platform that enables users to buy, sell, and spend Bitcoin, Ethereum, and other cryptocurrencies.

Crypto & Web3Fintech

Asher Tan(Co-founder & Chief Executive Officer)inRyan Zhou(Co-founder & Chief Operating Officer)in Niall Carson in

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures Digital Currency Group

Cortical Labscorticallabs.com in 𝕏

Cortical Labs develops biological computing systems by growing human neurons on chips to create a programmable computing platform.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechDeep TechMelbourne, AU

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures Gobi Partners Horizons Ventures LifeX Ventures Radar Ventures In-Q-Tel +1 more

Cotisscotiss.com in

Cotiss is a procurement intelligence platform that transforms unstructured communications—emails, meetings, contracts, and documents—into queryable, structured context for procurement decisions.

Enterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsAfterWork Ventures Blackbird Giants Blackbird Ventures Icehouse Ventures Phase One Ventures

Culture Ampcultureamp.com in 𝕏

Culture Amp builds a platform for employee surveys and feedback management that helps organizations improve workplace culture and employee experience.

Enterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkHR TechImpact & Social GoodSaaSSan Francisco, US

Didier Elzinga(Executive Officer, Director)inDouglas English(Director)

Board Kevin Diestel(Director)in Ilya Fushman(Director)in Wesley Chan(Director)in

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures Felicis Ventures Index Ventures Sapphire Ventures Generation Investment Management Global Founders Capital +4 more

Cyblecyble.com in 𝕏

Cyble provides threat intelligence and security solutions for organizations to protect against cyber threats across their attack surface.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityEnterprise SoftwareSaaSSan Francisco, US

Beenu Arora(Founder)in Manish Chachada(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures Cathexis Ventures Grant Park Ventures King River Capital Kube VC PICUS CAPITAL +9 more

Darwiniumdarwinium.com in 𝕏

Darwinium is a cyberfraud prevention platform that uses AI and behavioral analysis to identify genuine users, fraudsters, and AI agents across digital interactions in real time.

AI & Machine LearningCybersecurityFintechSan Francisco, US

Alisdair Faulkner(Co-founder, CEO)in Ananth Gundabattula(Co-founder, Head of Data / Architecture)inBen Davey(Co-founder, VP Products)in Caleb Moore(Co-founder, CTO)inColin Goldie(Co-founder, VP Engineering)in Peng Leong(Executive Officer)in

Co-investorsAirTree Ventures Blackbird Ventures Glitch Capital JG Digital Equity Ventures US Venture Partners Accomplice

Dgraphdgraph.ioAcquired

Dgraph is an open-source, distributed graph database that operates at terabyte-scale for real-time applications, offering both direct database operations and GraphQL API interfaces for developers.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsHouston, US

Manish Rai Jain(Founder)inPrashanth Koppula(Executive Officer, Director)

BoardSunandita Nijhawan(Director)

Co-investorsAirTree Ventures Blackbird Ventures Redpoint Ventures Abstract Ventures Bain Capital Ventures GreatPoint Ventures +2 more

Disputifydisputify.com

Disputify (operating as Reshop) provides instant refund services to consumers making returns at online retailers, allowing customers to receive their money back immediately rather than waiting days or weeks, with flexibility in refund delivery method and a 7-day shipping window.

ConsumerE-commerceFintechRetail Tech

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures

Dovetaildovetail.com in 𝕏

Dovetail is a customer intelligence platform that centralizes and analyzes fragmented customer feedback from multiple sources using AI to generate actionable insights across organizations.

AI & Machine LearningData & InfrastructureEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Benjamin Humphrey(Founder)in Bradley Ayers(Founder)in

Co-investorsAccel Blackbird Ventures Felicis Ventures Elev8 Venture Partners Elev8.vc Grok Ventures

EARTH AIearth-ai.com in 𝕏

Earth AI uses AI to locate critical mineral deposits by analyzing geological data, supporting the supply chain for hardware and emerging technologies.

Advanced ManufacturingAI & Machine LearningClimate TechDeep TechNew MaterialsSan Francisco, US

Roman Teslyuk(Founder)in

Board Ian Rountree(Director)inMikhail Taver(Director)in Jamie Lee(Director)inIsabella Sykes(Director)Arnoud Balhuizen(Director)

Co-investorsAirTree Ventures Alpaca VC Blackbird Ventures Cantos Ventures Corigin Ventures DCVC (Data Collective)+23 more

Edroloedrolo.com.au in

Edrolo provides curriculum-aligned video lessons and scaffolded practice questions for secondary school students, along with class- and student-level performance insights for teachers and schools.

EdTechSaaSMelbourne, AU

Jeremy Cox(Founder)in Duncan Anderson(Founder)in

Co-investorsAirTree Ventures Blackbird Ventures Cardinia Ventures OneVentures

Elevioelev.io in

Elev.io provides embedded customer support and onboarding tools that help companies reduce customer effort through in-app assistants, knowledge bases, and guided user experiences.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareSaaS

Co-investorsAirTree Ventures Blackbird Ventures Notion Capital Project A Ventures Seed Capital Limited

Elyos AIelyos.ai in 𝕏

Elyos provides AI agents designed for trades and field service businesses, automating customer service, scheduling, sales, and administrative tasks.

AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareSaaSLondon, GB

Adrian Johnston(Founder)in Philippa Brown(Founder)in Panos Stravopodis(Founder & Chief Technology Officer)in

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures Collaborative Fund Endgame Capital Pi Labs Sterling Road Y Combinator +10 more

Enhance Labsenhancelabs.ai in

Enhance provides a live, isolated mirror of a web application from a GitHub repository that allows teams to iterate on real UI and features with AI assistance before merging changes to production.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsBrisbane, AU

Haziq Nordin(Founder)inJesse Head(Founder)

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures QIC Ventures

Eucalyptuseucalyptus.health in

Eucalyptus is a global telehealth provider that operates a group of digital healthcare clinics treating complex, chronic conditions and offering preventative care.

ConsumerDigital HealthHealthtech

Co-investorsAirTree Ventures Athletic Ventures Blackbird Ventures Bond Capital Management Mighty Partners NewView Capital +2 more

Factorusefactor.com in

Factor builds software tools for energy pricing and portfolio management, aiming to replace slow, manual spreadsheet-based processes used by energy teams.

Climate TechEnergyEnterprise SoftwareSaaSWellington, NZ

Co-investorsBlack Nova VC Blackbird Ventures Darcy Naunton Flying Fox Ventures Icehouse Ventures

Factor Housefactorhouse.io in 𝕏

Factor House builds enterprise tooling for real-time streaming data infrastructure, including Kpow (a UI and API for Apache Kafka) and Flex (for Apache Flink), unified in the Factor Platform for streaming observability.

Data & InfrastructureDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMelbourne, AU

Derek Troy-West(Co-founder)in Kylie Troy-West(Co-founder)in

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures Alice Anderson Fund Flying Fox Ventures LaunchVic Basecamp Lighter Capital OIF Ventures +1 more

First AMLfirstaml.com in

First AML is an anti-money laundering platform that combines AML, KYC, and KYB tools with AI and global data sources to help firms onboard and verify customers.

AI & Machine LearningFintechSaaS

Co-investorsArc Angels Blackbird Ventures Creative HQ — The Incubator Headline Headline Growth Management, LLC Icehouse Ventures +2 more

FL0fl0.com in 𝕏

fl0 offers an AI-driven revenue platform that detects real-time buyer intent signals to identify high-intent prospects and automate engagement and outreach.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSales Tech

Dale Brett(Founder)in

Co-investorsSkip Capital Blackbird Ventures Rainfall Ventures

Fleet Spacefleetspace.com in 𝕏

Fleet Space is a space exploration company that operates satellites and an in-house geoscience team to advance mineral exploration on Earth, the Moon, and Mars.

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechHardwareSpace TechAdelaide, AU

Matthew Pearson(Founder)in Flavia Tata Nardini(Chief Executive Officer & Co-founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni Ventures Artesian Blackbird Ventures In-Q-Tel Momenta Ventures OneVentures +4 more

Forage Mailforagemail.com in 𝕏Defunct

Forage Mail provides automated email filtering for Gmail accounts that separates low-priority messages and delivers a daily digest summary with condensed versions of newsletters, while allowing users to customize filtering rules across any email client.

AI & Machine LearningConsumerNew York City, US

Eni Jaupi(Founder)in

Co-investorsAlumni Ventures Purpose Built Ventures Spacecadet Ventures Titanium Ventures Y Combinator Acrylic +5 more

Foundry Labfoundrylab.com in 𝕏

FoundryLab produces metal casting parts for defense, aerospace, and automotive industries using 3D-printed ceramic molds and automated processes, delivering production-grade parts from CAD to finished product in 72 hours without tooling delays.

Advanced ManufacturingDeep TechDefense TechHardwarePetone, Wellington

David Moodie(Founder)inPeter Beck(Director)Mike Collett(Director)

Board Vignesh Kumar(Director)in Samantha Wong(Director)in

Co-investorsArc Angels Blackbird Ventures Enterprise Angels GD1 Icehouse Ventures NZVC +4 more

Gilmour Spacegspace.com in 𝕏

A launch services company that develops vehicles and satellite systems for space missions.

Deep TechDefense TechHardwareMobility & TransportationSpace TechGold Coast, AU

Michelle GilmourinJames Gilmour(Co-Founder, Head of Launch Site Operations)inAdam Gilmour(Co-Founder, Chief Executive Officer)

Co-investors500 Global Blackbird Ventures Fine Structures Ventures Main Sequence Ventures QIC Ventures

Hallusehall.com in

Hall is a marketing analytics platform that tracks how a brand, company, and website appear in AI-generated answers, measuring sentiment, share of voice, and positioning across conversational AI.

AI & Machine LearningMarketing TechSaaS

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures

Halterhalterhq.com

Halter develops GPS-based collars and monitoring towers for livestock management on farms.

AgTechHardwareIoTWaikato, NZ

Co-investorsArc Angels Bessemer Venture Partners Blackbird Giants Blackbird Ventures Bond Capital Management DCVC (Data Collective)+7 more

HarrisonAIharrison.ai

Raising the standard of healthcare through clinical AI solutions

Dimitry Tran(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures Horizons Ventures

Heidi Healthheidihealth.com.au in 𝕏

Heidi builds an AI Care Partner platform that augments clinical workflows through an AI scribe and a medical research tool called Evidence, serving clinicians across hospitals and healthcare systems globally.

AI & Machine LearningDigital HealthHealthtechSaaS

Dr. Thomas Kelly MDWaleed Mussa(Founder)in

Co-investorsHeadline Latitude Alumni Ventures Archangel Ventures Blackbird Ventures General Catalyst +8 more

HYPRhypr.ai 𝕏

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures

Iceberg Quantumiceberg-quantum.com in 𝕏

Iceberg Quantum designs fault-tolerant quantum computing architectures based on LDPC codes that reduce the hardware overhead for quantum error correction.

Deep TechHardwareQuantum Computing

Larry Cohen(Co-Founder)inFelix Thomsen(Co-Founder)in Samuel Smith(Co-Founder)in

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures DCVC (Data Collective)LocalGlobe

Indexindex.inc 𝕏

Alloy makes a prototyping product used by product teams, with a focus on AI tools.

AI & Machine LearningDeveloper ToolsEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures

Instant Labsinstant.ca in 𝕏

Instant provides a domain search and availability tool that checks domain names and displays available extensions in real-time.

Developer ToolsEnterprise SoftwareMarketing TechSaaSVictoria, CA

Beau Hartshorne(Founder)in Dirkjan Ochtman(Founder)in

Co-investorsSouth Quad Y Combinator Form Capital PageOne Lab, Inc.Slow Ventures Tango.vc +1 more

Inventia Life Sciencesinventia.com.au in

Inventia Life Science develops 3D cell culture platforms and standardized cell models for drug discovery, cancer research, and toxicity screening.

AI & Machine LearningBiotechMedical DevicesMelbourne, AU

Aidan O'Mahony(Founder)in

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures

Karbonkarbonhq.com in 𝕏

Karbon provides accounting practice management software for accounting firms, offering tools for team collaboration, workflow and task automation, client management, and email.

AI & Machine LearningCloud ComputingEnterprise SoftwareFintechFuture of WorkSaaSSan Francisco, US

Stuart McLeod(Executive Officer, Director)inJohn Freeman(Director)in Ian Vacin(Founder)in

Board Joe Onofrio(Director)in

Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures Emles Venture Partners Five Elms Capital Tidemark TIMIA Capital Toba Capital +8 more

Other

Tracked investments with no reachable website or further public details — typically companies that wound down, renamed, or were absorbed.

AquilaAtolloratorAtticusAvante–GardeBellishCell BauhausCloveDAC LabsDiatom BiolabDohmeEcho FertilityEddAIEnergyBankEntrixaEntryLevelExcellentFableForge PhotonicsForteGerulusGraft AIGreen DynamicsHive ProteinsJunoKikiKwettaLumi Quantum TechnologiesLumina CorpMarqoMixOmicsNewton SpaceNexis SurgicalOlypicOn ZeroOne Future FootballPerizoicPlastechPolymathPortaraPredictive Text Labs (PTL)ProxyQuantum OraclesQubridgeRedTail TechnologyRiboproseSmolmindSOLITSonare MedicalSonorusTerroTwistedValleytronicsWaru Systems

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Frequently asked questions

How many investments has Blackbird Foundry made?: Blackbird Foundry has 148 tracked investments, 6 of which have exited, including 2 dated in the last 24 months.
What stage does Blackbird Foundry invest at?: Blackbird Foundry invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series A, Series B, Series C, Growth stages.
What sectors does Blackbird Foundry focus on?: Blackbird Foundry focuses on AI & Machine Learning, Biotech, Deep Tech, Quantum Computing, Robotics, Sector Agnostic, Space Tech.
Where is Blackbird Foundry located?: Blackbird Foundry is headquartered in Sydney, AU.
Does Blackbird Foundry lead rounds?: Yes, Blackbird Foundry leads investment rounds.
Who does Blackbird Foundry co-invest with?: Blackbird Foundry most often shares deals with Blackbird Ventures, Blackbird Giants, AirTree Ventures, among 252 tracked co-investors.

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