Where does Silk Kadala work?

Silk Kadala is Principal at Blackbird Foundry.

Where did Silk Kadala go to school?

Silk Kadala studied at University of Sydney (Medicine Undergraduate Cross-Institutional Study, Neuroscience); The University of Western Australia (Triple Bachelor Degree (BCom, BA, BSc)); Auckland International College (International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme).

Silk Kadala

Investor

Principal at Blackbird Foundry · Principal at Blackbird Giants · General Counsel at Parkwalk Advisors

Australia

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About

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.

Invests in

AI & Machine LearningDeep TechFintechHardwareSaaSSpace Tech

Experience

BlackbirdPrincipalcurrent2025 — presentSydney, New South Wales, Australia
BlackbirdSenior Associate2024 — 2025Sydney, Australia
BlackbirdAssociate2022 — 2024Sydney, Australia
StartmateMentorcurrent2023 — presentSydney, Australia
KearneySenior Consultant2020Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
KearneyConsultant2019 — 2020Sydney, Australia
OncoRes MedicalProduct Analyst2018 — 2019Greater Perth Area
WAUCChief Executive Officer2015 — 2019Greater Perth Area
WAUCMcKinsey & Company (University Sponsored Projects)2016 — 2017Greater Perth Area
KearneyConsultant Intern2017 — 2018Sydney, Australia
McKinsey & CompanyWomen in Leadership Forum2017

Skills & more

Leadership26Teamwork22Microsoft Excel17Management Consulting11Project Management9Creative Problem Solving4Strategy4Public Speaking7Entrepreneurship2Business Transformation2Problem Solving2Consulting2

Languages English · French

Shaolin Kempo Karate - 2nd Degree Black Belt — Robert Gemmell Martial Arts
Tae Kwon Do - 1st Degree Black Belt — Ace Tae kwon Do NZ

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Colleagues at Blackbird Foundry

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

Becca Kennedy

People & Culture Partner at Blackbird Foundry

Carlene Kemp

Chief People Officer at Blackbird Foundry

Catt Vongpraseuth

Senior Operations Associate at Blackbird Foundry

Network2

Bill Bartee

Managing Partner at Main Sequence Ventures

Clare Birch

Senior Associate at Blackbird Ventures

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Frequently asked questions

Who is Silk Kadala?: 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.
Where does Silk Kadala work?: Silk Kadala is Principal at Blackbird Foundry.
What does Silk Kadala invest in?: Silk Kadala invests in AI & Machine Learning, Deep Tech, Fintech, Hardware, SaaS, Space Tech.
Where did Silk Kadala go to school?: Silk Kadala studied at University of Sydney (Medicine Undergraduate Cross-Institutional Study, Neuroscience); The University of Western Australia (Triple Bachelor Degree (BCom, BA, BSc)); Auckland International College (International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Programme).

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Also attended Auckland International College1

Eric NgoStrategic Projects at Touchstone Partners

Shared employers

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Katrin GeyskensExecutive Director at Capricorn Venture Partners Wendy XiaoPartner at Northzone Sheng Xin YuInvestment Analyst at Burda Principal Investments Adrián MachoAssociate at Inveready Technology Investment Group Patrik BackmanGeneral Partner at OpenOcean Ralf WahlstenChairman at OpenOcean

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Also worked at OncoRes Medical1

Renee RyanInvestor at DigitalDx Ventures

Also worked at WAUC1

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