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Niki Scevak

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Co-Founder at Startmate · Partner at Blackbird Foundry · Partner at Blackbird Ventures · Board director at Darwinium · Board director at Ask Nicely · +1 more

Sydney, Australia

FoundedO3

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About

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

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechFintechHardwareSaaSSpace Tech

Board director at Darwinium

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Darwinium's investors · 7

AccompliceBoston · $5M – $25M checks · since 2023AirTree VenturesSydney · $132K – $16.5M checks · since 2023Blackbird FoundrySydneyBlackbird VenturesSydney · $149K – $60M checks · since 2026Glitch CapitalJG Digital Equity VenturesManilaUS Venture PartnersMenlo Park · $500K – $10M checks · since 2023

Co-founders at Darwinium

AFAlisdair Faulkner
Alisdair FaulknerCo-founder, CEO
AGAnanth Gundabattula
Ananth GundabattulaCo-founder, Head of Data / Architecture
BDBen Davey
Ben DaveyCo-founder, VP Products
CMCaleb Moore
Caleb MooreCo-founder, CTO
CGColin Goldie
Colin GoldieCo-founder, VP Engineering

Board director at Ask Nicely

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Ask Nicely's investors · 8

Angel HQWellington · $5K – $600K checks · since 2021Arc AngelsAuckland · since 2021Blackbird FoundrySydney · since 2021Blackbird VenturesSydney · $149K – $60M checks · since 2021Enterprise AngelsTauranga · since 2021Five Elms CapitalKansas City · $15M – $150M checks · since 2021Icehouse VenturesAuckland · $120K – $2.4M checks · since 2021NZ Growth Capital PartnersAuckland · since 2021

Co-founders at Ask Nicely

AWAaron Ward
Aaron WardExecutive Officer, Director

Board director at Skedulo

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Skedulo's investors · 8

Blackbird VenturesSydney · $149K – $60M checks · since 2019Costanoa Venture CapitalPalo Alto · since 2019Costanoa VenturesSan Francisco · $500K – $8M checks · since 2019M12 (Microsoft's Venture Fund)Seattle · $100K – $10M checks · since 2019QIC VenturesBrisbaneSoftBank GroupTokyo · since 2021SoftBank Vision FundLondon · since 2019Triangle Peak PartnersPalo Alto · since 2019

Co-founders at Skedulo

MF
Matt FairhurstFounder

Experience

  1. BlackbirdPartnercurrent2012 — presentSydney
  2. StartmateCo-Foundercurrent2010 — presentGreater Sydney Area
  3. Homethinking.comFounder2005 — 2010
  4. Jupiter ResearchAnalyst1999 — 2005
  5. BookmarkBoxCo-Founder1998 — 1999
  6. Macquarie BankAssistant Stockbroker1998 — 1999

Deals · 3

DarwiniumBoard seat

via Blackbird Ventures · filed Feb 2026 · $8.5M raise

Ask NicelyBoard seat

via Blackbird Ventures · filed Dec 2021 · $20M raise

BugcrowdBoard seat

via Blackbird Ventures · filed Mar 2018 · $26M raise

Attribution from SEC filings, press coverage, and firm rosters.

Other disclosed investments

Board seats

Skedulo

Investor

7pm anywhereAlloyAquilaAskNicelyBugHerdCapacityHQChuffed.orgCloveCoinJarCompeteSharkComposureCortical LabsCriticalDeliciouDogetipbotEdroloElevioEltoEntryLevelEverproofFleet SpaceFlightfoxFoogi Inc.Frontier MicroscopyGAMEFACE.AIGrabbleHappyCoHavaHaystackHQHaystaqHey InfluencersHiveryHoneeHubifyInductlyInstantInventia LifeIRL GamingJournalmateKinderloopKoalaSafeLEDALucyLumificMAPTOMoojiveMorse MicroMyagiNexus NotesNightingale HousingNinja BlocksNomad AtomicsNoosboxNucleotraceOne Future FootballOurSay AustraliaPageloadPixel TogetherProcess StreetPropeller AeroPylonQPayRobbyRoom RangerSaru InternationalScriptickSee-Mode TechnologiesSessionsSetkickShareMasonShiftrShiftsShoes of PreySkeduloSkydropSmartrmailSonderSportholdSTEMNStorybergSundrive SolarSupportieSyentaSyntropyThe Big CrunchToday We LearnedUpguardVenndVeroWorkyardYoung Republic

Sources: SEC Form D filings · curated public sources.

Colleagues at Startmate

Akshat Pande
Finance Manager at Startmate Launch Club
Ben Simai
Head of Investments and Product at Startmate Launch Club
Bhavesh Nain
Investment Associate at NextGen Ventures
Disha Jain
Investment Principal at NextGen Ventures
Emma Grife
Head of Founders at Startmate Launch Club
Erika Enberg
Head of People at Main Sequence Ventures
George Robinson
Investor at Startmate
Holly Brooks
Head of Marketing at Startmate Launch Club

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Alan Jones
Director at Catalysr

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Niki Scevak?
Partner at Blackbird; author of investment notes on companies including Box and Instant.
Where does Niki Scevak work?
Niki Scevak is Founder @ Blackbird & Startmate of O3 and Co-Founder at Startmate and Board director at Darwinium and Board director at Ask Nicely and Board director at Skedulo.
What does Niki Scevak invest in?
Niki Scevak invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS, Space Tech.
What companies did Niki Scevak found?
Niki Scevak founded O3.
What boards does Niki Scevak sit on?
Niki Scevak holds tracked board seats at Ask Nicely, Bugcrowd, Darwinium, Skedulo.
What companies has Niki Scevak invested in?
Investments tracked here include 7pm anywhere, Alloy, Aquila, AskNicely, Bugcrowd, BugHerd, CapacityHQ, Chuffed.org, Clove, CoinJar, CompeteShark, Composure, and 80 more.
Where did Niki Scevak go to school?
Niki Scevak studied at UNSW (BSc, Economics, Commerce and Computer Science).

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