Where does Clare Birch work?

Clare Birch is Senior Associate at Blackbird Ventures.

What check size does Clare Birch write?

Clare Birch typically writes checks of $25K – $5M.

Where did Clare Birch go to school?

Clare Birch studied at University of Sydney (Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (Honours), Chemistry (Computational); University of Sydney (Bachelor of Science (Advanced), Chemistry); Nanjing University (Research Exchange, Biochemistry).

Clare Birch

Investor

Senior Associate at Blackbird Ventures

Sydney, Australia

Writes $25K – $5M checks · typically $2.5M

Experience

Thinking Machines LabMember of Technical Staffcurrent2025 — presentSan Francisco, CA
Emergence QuantumChief of Staff2024 — 2025Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Department of Industry, Science and ResourcesMember, National Quantum Advisory Committee2022 — 2025Australia
EncourSenior Associate2024Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
BlackbirdSenior Investment Associate and "Scientist in Residence"2021 — 2024Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
University of SydneyChemistry Research Assistant and Outreach Team Lead2019 — 2021Sydney, Australia
University of SydneyStudent Fellow to the Academic Board and the Faculty of Science and its Board2019Sydney, Australia
DeadlySciencePrograms Coordinator2021Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
Oxford Falls Grammar SchoolLearning Support Assistant/Teachers' Aid2017 — 2018
Cotton On GroupRetail Assistant2016 — 2017Brookvale, Australia
Moneytax Financial CentreReceptionist2015 — 2016

Education

University of SydneyBachelor of Science (Advanced) (Honours), Chemistry (Computational2019 — 2020
University of SydneyBachelor of Science (Advanced), Chemistry2016 — 2019
Nanjing UniversityResearch Exchange, Biochemistry2018
Queenwood SchoolInternational Baccalaureate

Skills & more

Research1Computational ChemistryAmazon EC2DFTPhotographyCitizen ScienceEducational EquityTutoring1TeachingOptimal ControlStatisticsPhotoshop1

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LightroomPythonJuliaLaTeXMathematicaLeadershipdoing thingsmaking stufftalking about doing things and making stuffGaussian 16

Languages Arabic · English · French

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Colleagues at Blackbird Ventures

Alex Apoifis

Operations Partner, Chief Operating Officer at Blackbird Foundry

Alex Gifford

Head of Investment Programs at Blackbird Foundry

Alissa Lucas

Impact Associate at Blackbird Foundry

Anthoney Duong

Head of Investment Legal at Blackbird Foundry

Baoying Tong

Investment Associate at Blackbird Foundry

Barbara Bry

Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer at Blackbird Ventures

Becca Kennedy

People & Culture Partner at Blackbird Foundry

Bill Bartee

Managing Partner at Main Sequence Ventures

Network4

Bill Bartee

Managing Partner at Main Sequence Ventures

Kate Glazebrook

Operating Principal at Blackbird Giants

Mason Yates

Principal at Blackbird Ventures

Niki Scevak

Partner at Blackbird Foundry

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Clare Birch?: Senior Associate at Blackbird Ventures
Where does Clare Birch work?: Clare Birch is Senior Associate at Blackbird Ventures.
What check size does Clare Birch write?: Clare Birch typically writes checks of $25K – $5M.
Where did Clare Birch go to school?: Clare Birch studied at University of Sydney (Bachelor of Science (Advanced) (Honours), Chemistry (Computational); University of Sydney (Bachelor of Science (Advanced), Chemistry); Nanjing University (Research Exchange, Biochemistry).

Same school

Also attended University of Sydney245

Clay RobbinsForward Deployed Partner at Slow Ventures Clare McCartney BeerCOO & Managing Director at Burda Principal Investments Tony NystenPartner at OpenOcean Naomi GunasekaranDeputy Chief Financial Officer, Funds - Finance at Magnetar AI Ventures Jethro CohenPrincipal at Square Peg Capital Osh JayasuriyaInvestment Operations Manager at Square Peg Capital

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Also attended Nanjing University19

Will PriceInvestor at Next Frontier Capital Zhenan BaoAdvisory Partner at Fusion Shan YangVice President at Joyance Partners Violet TanPartner & COO at UpHonest Capital Lingling JiangPartner at DWF Labs Ryan LeePrincipal at Comcast Ventures

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Also attended Queenwood School1

Rochelle RitchieMarketing and Communications at Folklore Ventures

Shared employers

Also worked at Thinking Machines Lab8

Sangeen ZebInvestor at GV (Google Ventures)PaulInvestor at Square Peg Capital Mo El-BibanyGeneral Partner at Page One Ventures Ziyaad KhayratteePartner at Factorial Funds Lisa HanPartner at Lightspeed Venture Partners James AlcornPartner at Zetta Venture Partners

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