Blackbird Ventures

Venture capital firm
Surry Hills, Nsw, AustraliaFounded 2012blackbird.vcSee connections →

Early-stage to growth venture capital firm backing companies across AI, data, sports tech, and consumer technology.

At a glance

Blackbird Ventures appears in 3 funding rounds tracked by ValueAddVC since 2026, leading 2. Its most recent tracked deal was Heidi Health's $340M Series C round (Sep 22, 2026). ValueAddVC also tracks 1 fund managed by Blackbird Ventures.

Strategy

Stages
SeedGrowth
Sectors
AIDataSports TechBrand IntelligenceConsumer Technology
Geographies
Surry Hills, Nsw, Australia

Recent changes

  1. Sep 22, 2026Invested in Heidi Health (Series C, $340M) PYMNTS
  2. Sep 5, 2026Stages updated: Seed, Growth blackbird.vc
  3. Sep 5, 2026Sectors updated: AI, Data, Sports Tech, Brand Intelligence, Consumer Technology blackbird.vc
  4. Aug 20, 2026Invested in Vessev (Series A, $19M) Axios
  5. Jun 22, 2026Invested in Baseten (Series F, $1.5B) Baseten
Earlier changes (1)
  1. Jan 1, 2013New fund: Blackbird Ventures Fund I ($25M) Value Add VC funds tracker

Funds

1
FundVintageSizeStrategySource
Blackbird Ventures Fund I2013$25MFlagship
As of 2013Value Add VC funds tracker

Portfolio

3 total

Recent Investment Activity

3

Track record: led 2 and participated in 1 of 3 tracked venture rounds · 3 in the last 12 months · led 1 Series C, 1 Series A

DateCompanyEventRoleAmountValuationInvestorsSource
Sep 22, 2026Heidi HealthSeries CLed$340M$900M
Blackbird VenturesLeadunverifiedPhoenix CourtunverifiedPoint72unverifiedHeadlineunverifiedGeneral Catalystunverified
PYMNTS
Aug 20, 2026VessevSeries ALed$19M—
Blackbird VenturesLeadunverifiedK1W1Icehouse VenturesShasta Ventures
Pulse story
Jun 22, 2026BasetenSeries FParticipated$1.5B$13BBaseten

Sector / Stage Activity

By sector (portfolio)
AI infra
1 · 33%
Biotech
1 · 33%
Transportation
1 · 33%
By stage (tracked rounds)
Series C
1 · 33%
Series A
1 · 33%
Series F
1 · 33%

Co-Investors

12

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overlapping sector, stage or region

Value Add Research

Latest Pulse

  1. Vessev Raises $19M to Bring Electric Boats to the USNew Zealand's Vessev raised a $19M Series A led by Blackbird Ventures to launch its electric hydrofoil ferries in the US, naming Lake Tahoe operator FlyTahoe as its first American customer.→
  2. Canva Slashes Revenue Growth Forecast as AI Costs BiteCanva cut its 2026 revenue growth forecast from 30% to 20%, citing unsustainably high costs of serving AI features built on frontier models -- a warning shot for every SaaS company that rushed AI to market without solving unit economics.→

Blackbird Ventures FAQ

What companies has Blackbird Ventures invested in?

Blackbird Ventures' portfolio includes Baseten, Heidi Health, Vessev.

Who does Blackbird Ventures co-invest with most?

In the rounds Value Add tracks, Blackbird Ventures most often invests alongside 01 Advisors (1 shared deal), Altimeter Capital (1 shared deal), Battery Ventures (1 shared deal), BoxGroup (1 shared deal), CapitalG (1 shared deal).

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Where these figures come from
  • Axiosmajor outlet1 fact
  • Basetenresearch database1 fact
  • PYMNTSValue Add VC data1 fact
  • Value Add VC funds trackerValue Add VC data1 fact

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