Blackbird Giants
Venture capitalSydney · Pre-Seed–Series B · 7 people tracked
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Investment thesis
Blackbird's Giants program supports pre-idea and idea-stage founders across Australia and New Zealand by building community rather than running a traditional accelerator. It connects ambitious first-time founders with mentors drawn from the Blackbird portfolio, operators and ecosystem experts through weekly in-person meetups in Sydney and Melbourne plus virtual 1-1 mentoring sessions. Eligibility requires an active startup idea worked on for under two years and a personal connection to ANZ. The program is free and does not take equity, aiming to help early founders validate ideas, build MVPs and forge pathways into the startup ecosystem.
Source: firm website, verified Aug 3, 2026.
Team · 7 people
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What they invest in
from 13 of 19 portfolio companiesDigital Health ×3Healthtech ×3SaaS ×3AI & Machine Learning ×2Creator Economy ×2Enterprise Software ×2Fintech ×2Impact & Social Good ×2
HQs:Australia×6United Kingdom×1United States×1
Investments · 19 tracked
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Omada Health provides virtual-first, integrated care programs for chronic disease management, delivered as data-driven solutions for employers, health plans, and healthcare organizations.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & FitnessSan Francisco, US
Andrew DiMichelle(Executive Officer, Director)Adrian James(Executive Officer, Director)inSean Duffy(Executive Officer, Director)inWei-Li Shaoin
BoardJonathan Root(Director)inCasper De Clercq(Director)in
Co-investorsAndreessen HorowitzCanvas VenturesCivilization Ventures Management, LlcDesigner FundFounder CollectiveHealthtech Capital+12 more
Blackbird is a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage founders across Australia and New Zealand.
Sector AgnosticSydney, AU
Co-investorsBlackbird FoundryNZ Growth Capital PartnersBlackRockBONDGeneral CatalystKleiner Perkins+1 more
April Dunford is a positioning and sales pitch consultant who helps B2B technology companies refine their market positioning and develop sales messaging.
Marketing TechSales Tech
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 FoundryBlackbird Ventures
Lenny's Newsletter publishes researched advice on product management, growth, and career development.
Creator EconomyMedia & Entertainment
Co-investorsLeonis CapitalNFXOktogon Ventures
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 VenturesBlackbird VenturesIcehouse Ventures
Co-investors2050atai Life SciencesAtaiBeckleyCaduceus Capital PartnersFred Hutchinson Cancer Research CenterOphthaFund+1 more
Nesta Impact Investments is a venture capital fund that invests in early-stage tech startups aligned with three core missions: improving school readiness, tackling obesity, and reducing household carbon emissions.
FintechImpact & Social GoodSector AgnosticLondon, GB
Co-investorsOxford University InnovationCompanyon VenturesEPIC VENTURESFirstMark CapitalGoodwater Capital
Online education subscription platform with pre-recorded tutorials and lectures by experts.
David Rogier(Founder)in
Co-investorsAdvancit CapitalAkkadian VenturesBrighter CapitalCleo CapitalEvolution VC PartnersGSV Ventures+21 more
More Good Days provides an evidence-based chronic pain management program for people living with persistent pain and fibromyalgia, combining physiotherapy, clinical psychology, and support coaching.
Digital HealthHealthtechWellness & Fitness
Co-investorsBlackbird VenturesGiant LeapSide Stage Ventures
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Startmate is a platform that provides investors with access to early-stage founders in Australia and New Zealand, offering deal flow and angel investing education.
FintechSector AgnosticSydney, AU
Niki Scevak(Founder @ Blackbird & Startmate)inPhoebe Pincus(CEO)in
Co-investorsBlackbird FoundryBlackbird VenturesStartmate Launch Club
MEQ Solutions develops hardware and software tools that use AI-driven imaging and analytics to objectively measure meat quality and yield throughout the supply chain, from live animals to finished products.
AgTechAI & Machine LearningFoodTechMelbourne, AU
Remo Carbone(Founder and CEO)
Co-investorsInsight PartnersRampersand
SafetyCulture develops a workplace operations platform used by frontline teams to conduct inspections, report issues, and manage safety and quality processes.
AI & Machine LearningEnterprise SoftwareFuture of WorkSaaS
Luke Anear(Chief Executive Officer)inEdelita Tichepco(Chief Financial Officer)inTom Dance(Chief Technology Officer)inHamish Grant(Chief Operating Officer)inAnna Wenngren(Chief People Officer)in
Co-investorsAirTree VenturesBlackbird VenturesIndex VenturesMorpheus Ventures
Co-investorsBlackbird Ventures
A marketing services firm that helps early-stage startups across multiple industries build clarity and achieve growth by moving beyond guesswork and overwhelm in their marketing efforts.
Marketing TechSaaS
A NSW Government website that publishes grants and funding opportunities for government agencies, businesses, startups, and individuals, and offers support programs and disaster assistance.
GovTech
Co-investorsNSW Clean Technology Innovation Grants
Infrastructure for fine-tuning LLMs, used by NVIDIA, NASA and Meta with 2M+ monthly downloads.
Co-investorsBlackbird FoundryM12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)
A newsletter covering trends, insights, and happenings in health tech and innovation for over 10,000 subscribers.
Digital HealthHealthtechMedia & Entertainment
Exits · 1
IPOs and acquisitions across the tracked portfolioOmada HealthNASDAQ: OMDA
Portfolio news
latest coverage across their companies
Events · winspireme.com · Aug 19, 2026
Applied · investing.com · Aug 10, 2026
Omada Health · ca.investing.com · Jul 17, 2026
Overnight Success · entrepreneur.com · Jul 15, 2026
O3 · startupdaily.net · Jul 14, 2026
April Dunford · aurumbureau.com · Apr 28, 2026
Codium · newsbreak.com · Mar 31, 2026
Frequently asked questions
- How many investments has Blackbird Giants made?
- Blackbird Giants has 19 tracked investments.
- What stage does Blackbird Giants invest at?
- Blackbird Giants invests at the Pre-Seed, Seed, Series B stages.
- What sectors does Blackbird Giants focus on?
- Blackbird Giants focuses on Sector Agnostic.
- Where is Blackbird Giants located?
- Blackbird Giants is headquartered in Sydney, AU.
- Does Blackbird Giants lead rounds?
- Yes, Blackbird Giants leads investment rounds.
- Who does Blackbird Giants co-invest with?
- Blackbird Giants most often shares deals with Blackbird Ventures, Blackbird Foundry, New Enterprise Associates (NEA), among 61 tracked co-investors.
Media · Podcasts & interviews
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Rockets Made in Australia: Taking on the global space race with Adam Gilmour
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Satellites and solutions: Flavia Tata Nardini's journey to solve big challenges.
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Wild Hearts with Dr Thomas Kelly | CEO & Co-Founder, Heidi
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Re-writing the rules of learning: Amber Joseph on building NextWork
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