Blackbird
Australia's largest venture firm.
Investing activity
Blackbird appears in 9 AI deals tracked by the AI Lounge deals desk, rounds totalling $440M, and led 6 of them. The rounds are mostly Seed, Pre-seed and Series A, with a median round size of $7M and the largest at $340M. The most recent are General Compute (Series A, $100M, Oct 2026), Heidi Health (Equity + debt, $340M, Sep 2026) and OpenDebt (Pre-seed, A$2M, Sep 2026).
Blackbird most often invests alongside Antler Elevate (Antler), Eliot Crowther, Icehouse Ventures and Skip Capital, and the companies it backs on AI Lounge are mostly in AI, AI compute infrastructure and Clinical AI.
Deals
Frequently asked questions about Blackbird
What AI companies has Blackbird invested in?
Blackbird's AI investments include General Compute, Heidi Health, OpenDebt, Azonic, Sterling, Marloo, Kimia and NextWork. The 9 rounds on AI Lounge are listed on this page with amounts, dates and co-investors.
Where is Blackbird based?
Blackbird is based in Sydney, Australia.
What stage does Blackbird invest at?
In the rounds tracked on AI Lounge, Blackbird has invested at Seed, Pre-seed, Series A and Growth, with a median round of $7M. Blackbird led 6 of those rounds.
Who does Blackbird co-invest with?
Blackbird's most frequent co-investors on AI Lounge are Antler Elevate (Antler) (2 deals), Eliot Crowther (2 deals), Icehouse Ventures (2 deals), Skip Capital (2 deals) and Abstract Ventures (1 deal).
How can founders reach Blackbird?
Founders on AI Lounge can see Blackbird's contact details in AI Investor Contacts (paid plans), check for a warm introduction through members who worked with the firm under Warm Paths, and add Blackbird to their Investor Pipeline to track the conversation.